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MOURNING SEYMORE (1823 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

MOURNING SEYMORE

May 19, 1823

In the name of God Amen. I MOURNING SEYMORE of the County of Camden & State of N. Carolina, being in a low state of health but in perfect mind & memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will & Testament principally and first of all I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body to be buried in decent christian burial, at the discretion of my exer. Hereafter to be named, nothing doubting but I shall receive the same, and as touching such worldly estate where with it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with in this life I give, devise & dispose of the same in the following manner & form.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son SETH SEYMORE, one gun & one large powder horn to him and his heirs forever, and also my crop that is now planted on his part of the plantation.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son JOHN SEYMORE the sum of Five dollars to be paid him out of my estate by my Exe. At his arriving to Twenty One Years, and two small powder horns to him & his heirs forever.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my two Daughters MELENY BRAY and DINAH SEYMORE all the residue of my estate within doors & out to be sold & all the proceeds after paying all my just debts to be equally divided between my Daughters aforesaid, share & share alike to them & their heirs forever.

Item. Lastly of all I nominate, make and appoint SETH BELL my whole & sole Executor to this my Last Will and Testament entirely disannuling and revoking all other hitherto by me made in any wise ratifying, confirming & acknowledging this & this only to be my Last & true Will In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 19th day of May Anno Dom 1823.

MOURNING SEYMORE seal

Her x mark

Signed, sealed & acknowledge

In presence of

ABEL SEYMORE

His x mark

SALLY SEYMORE

Her x mark

Camden County Court

August Term 1823

This was exhibited in open Court & proved to be the Last Will & Testament of MOURNING SEYMORE dec’d by the oath of SALLY SEYMORE a subscribing witness thereto in due form of law and SETH BELL esqr. an Executor therein named & qualified as Executor thereto by taking the oath prescribed by law. Ordered to be Recorded.

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK.

Will Book C

Pages 21, 22

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse

 

WRIGHT, THOMAS G.

 Camden County, N.C. Deed Book “S” page 275

This indenture made the 19th day of April in the year of AD eighteen hundred and twenty six by and between Thomas G. Wright & wife Elizabeth Wright formerly Elizabeth Gallop of the county of Camden & state of North Carolina of the one part and Joseph Seymore of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that they the said Thomas G. Wright and wife Elizabeth Wright for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars good and lawful money to them in hand paid by the said Joseph Seymore. The receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged that this hath given granted bargained & sold and both fully and freely and absolutely sell alien convey & confirm unto him the said Joseph Seymore his heirs executors administrators and assigns a certain piece or tenement of land situated in the county of Camden laying between Raymonds creek and Pasquotank creek. Being a tract of land that Luke Gallop left to his heirs and joining the lands of Jane Tillett, John P. Wright and also the lands of the said Joseph Seymore containing by estimation six acres. To have and to hold the above named land and tenament with every appenature thereunto belonging in anywise to his purpose and benefit and behoof forever who shall from time to time and at all times hereafter have hold remain occupy posses and enjoy the same free and clear of all manner of incumbrances whatsoever from us our heirs executors administrators and assigns for us and we the said Thomas G. Wright and wife Elizabeth Wright both further consent to and with the said Joseph Seymore to warrant secure and we defend the afforesaid land and tenament from the lawful claim of all persons laying claim thereto the same in any manner or way whatever.

In witnesseth whereof we have here unto set our hands and affirm our seals the day and date above written.

Thomas G. Wright

Elizabeth Wright

May term 1826

The deed of bargain & sale from Thomas G. Wright & wife Elizabeth to Joseph Seymore was exhibited & the execution thereof acknowledged by the said Thomas G. & wife Elizabeth & on motion orderedthat Richard Berry Esquire a member of the court be appointed to take the presents examination of the said Elizabeth Wright as to her voluntary assent thereto who reported that she executed the same of her own free will & accord without and compusion of her said husband. Ordered registered

Registered June 21st 1826 M.G. Lurry clerk

Contributed by: Harry Schoettle