THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
July 1, 1824
In the name of God Amen, I LEMUEL JONES of the State of N.Carolina and the County of Camden being of sound mind and memory and calling to mind the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, do make this my Last Will and Testament in way and manner following to wit.
Item. I give and bequeth unto my beloved Wife MARY one bed and furniture her choice, one beaufatt and crockery which it contains, two hogs her choice and one cow and calf her choice, to her and her heirs forever. I also leave the use of negro Phipe to her during her natural life.
Item. I give and bequeth unto my Son JOSIAH JONES the plantation which I bought of SAMUEL TUMBLIN and also seven acres of the wood land atched to the land where I now live to be set of from the North end of this tract of land to him and his heirs forever, with the exception of two and fifty dollars to be paid out of said lands to my Daughter CHLOE JONES to her and her heirs forever.
Item. I give and bequeth unto my Daughter BETSEY JONES the plantation whereon I now live and negro Dhiue(?) reserving the use of her to my Wife to her and her heirs forever with exception two hundred and fifty dollars to be paid out of said lands to my Daughter CHLOE JONES to her and her heirs forever.
Item. I leave the residue of my estate not allready given away to be sold for six months credit and after paying of just debts the balance I give and bequeth unto my Daughter CHLOE JONES to her and her heirs forever.
I also nominate and apoint my son JOSIAH JONES and my friend READING BROCKETT Executors to this my Last Will and Testament, This 1st day of July 1824.
LEMUEL JONES seal
His x mark
Sign’d sealed in the presence
Of Witness
THOS. TILLETT jurat
ELIJAH S. STAPLES
JOSIAH JONES qual’d
Pd. 3 of
Camden County Court
February Term 1825
This was exhibited in open Court and proved as the Last Will and Testament of LEMUEL JONES dec’d by the oath of THOMAS TILLETT a subscribing witness thereto in due form of law, and JOSIAH JONES one of the Executors therein named appeared and qualified as Executor thereto. Ordered that letters Testamentary issue
(Note: no clerks name given)
Will Book C
Page 44
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse