{"id":1697,"date":"2013-11-01T03:20:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T07:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/camden\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2015-03-23T01:50:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T05:50:25","slug":"margaret-gregory-1753-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/camden\/margaret-gregory-1753-will\/","title":{"rendered":"MARGARET GREGORY (1753 Will)"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT<\/span><\/p>\n

OF<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>MARGARET GREGORY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

February the 3:d Day 1746<\/span><\/p>\n

In the name of God Amen. I\u00a0MAGARET GREGORY<\/strong>\u00a0Widow of\u00a0Pasquotank County<\/i>\u00a0in the Province of North Carolina being in perfect health & memory thanks be given unto God. Therefore calling unto Mind the Mortallity of my Body do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in the manner and form following.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. I give & bequeath unto my well beloved Son\u00a0RICHARD\u00a0GREGORY<\/strong>\u00a0one negro man named Charles to him and the children he had by his first Wife and their heirs for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. I give to my well beloved Son\u00a0JAMES GREGORY<\/strong>\u00a0one negro girl named Hannah and her increase to him and his heirs forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. I give unto my well beloved Son\u00a0JOHN GREGORY<\/strong>\u00a0one negro boy named Joshua to him and the children he has by his first Wife to him and their heirs for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. I give unto my beloved Son\u00a0CALEB GREGORY\u00a0<\/strong>one negro woman named Priscilla she and her future increase to him and his heirs for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved Daughter\u00a0<\/b>MARY\u00a0UMPHERIS<\/strong>\u00a0one shilling sterling to her and her heirs for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. I give unto my well beloved Daughter\u00a0MARGARET\u00a0BARL??Y<\/strong>\u00a0one negro woman named Sue and her increase to her & her heirs for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. I give unto my well beloved Daughter\u00a0SARAH GRANDY\u00a0<\/strong>one negro woman Wroth and her future increase to her & the heirs of her body for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. I give unto my Grandaughter\u00a0SARAH UMPHERIS<\/strong>\u00a0one negro boy named Isaac to her and the heirs of her body for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

And I do hereby uttorly disallow revoke and disanul all and every other formor Testaments or Wills by me in any ways before named ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament and my Son\u00a0JAMES GREGORY<\/strong>\u00a0afore named I constitute and ordain my sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and Year above written.<\/span><\/p>\n

MARGAROT GREGORY<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Her Mark<\/span><\/p>\n

Signed, sealed and Delivered<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Presence of<\/span><\/p>\n

JAMES FORBES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

ELIZABETH FORBES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

REBECCA HARDING<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Her X mark<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

MARGT GREGORY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

WILL<\/span><\/p>\n

Letters Issued<\/span><\/p>\n

16th of July 1753<\/span><\/p>\n

5 Coppy Sheets<\/span><\/p>\n

Recorded in the _ _ _\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Office in Book K <\/span><\/p>\n

Pg. 15 —-<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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