Dennis Capps
Will undated - April Court 1749

In the Name of God Amen.  I Dennis CAPPS of the County of Coratuck being weak of Body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given to God, therefore calling to mind the uncertainty & Inflability of this transitory Life & knowing that it is appointed for all Men Once to Die do make & ordain this my Last Will & testament in Manner & form as follows (that is to say) principally & first of all I Give & Bequeath my Soul unto the Hand of Almighty God that gave it, & my Body to the Earth at the Diserction of my Exec^r & Exec^x hereafter named & as for my Worldly Good w^ch God of his Infinite mercy has been pleased to bestow upon me in this life I Give & Bequeath in Manner & form as follows-

Imprimis I Give & Bequeath unto my Loving Son Ew^d CAPPS the Land he Now lives on to him & his Heirs for Ever.

Item -- I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Moses CAPPS the Eastern part of my Land bound^d by a Slab Markt Line to him & his Heirs for Ever.

Item -- I Give & Bequeath unto my Son. Wm. CAPPS the Western part of my Land from the afores^d Markt Line to him & [his] Heirs for Ever.

Item -- I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Henry CAPPS One English Shill^g.

Item -- I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Dennis CAPPS One English Shill^g.

Item -- I Give & Bequeath unto my Grandson Enoch CAPPS One English Shill^g.

Item --I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Capps BARRY One English Shill^g.

Item -- I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Milborough Capps BRYAN One English Shill^g.

Item -- I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary STRIPES One Square Table w^th a draw in it.

Item -- I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Eliz^th CAPPS my Great Chest.

Item -- I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Phillip CAPPS all the rest of s^d Estate both Real & personal after my Wifes Decease she to have the use of it during her Natural Life.  I Appoint my Loving Wife & Son Moses the Exec^tr & Exec^tx of this my Last Will & Testam^t.  I Ratify Allow & Confirm this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament Disanulling all Wills by me made heretofore In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal ye Day & Year first about Written.
    /s/ Dennis [his D mark] CAPPS        Seal

Signed Sealed & Delv^d in presence of us                Interlin^d y^e words BARRY & BRYAN before Signed & Sealed

Signum
    Robert [x] SIMMONS
    Willis SIMMONS
    Elish CORNISH [Elias Cornish in probate]
    Doyley LATTER

  North Carolina  }    At a Court Began & held at the Court House in & for the County
Currituck County }    on Tuesday the 4^th Day of April anno Dom 1749

Present His Majesties Justices
    These may Certify that Robert SIMMONS & Elias CORNISH two of the Subscribing Evidences to the Within Will appeared in Open Court & Made Oath on the Holly Evangelists that they were Present & Saw Dennis CAPPS Sign Seal, Publish, and Declare the within to be & ordain his Last Will and Testament, and that the said Dennis CAPPS was then & at that time of Sound and Disposing Memory; and that they Saw Willis SIMMONS & Doyley LATTER the other Subscribing Evidences Sign their Names at the same Time.  Then also appeared Moses CAPPS Surviving Executor (Named in the within Will) in open Court & took the Exors Oath in Due form of Law.  Ordered that the Hon^ble Nath^l RICE Esq^r Secretary of the said Province have Notice thereof that Letters Testamentory Issue thereon as the Law Directs.
    Test. Rich^d McCLURE Clk Cur^t

[On the back of this will is written:
    Currituck 1749
    Letters is^d June 30^th 1749
    Wills ___ N1 from the 30^th June 1749 to the 25^th March 1750
    This Bundle Sattled with the Secretary and the Gov^r & the 12 ______ with the Gov^r But not the Sec^r Since Sattle with the Secretary]

[Source: North Carolina State Archives - MARS ID: 12.96.1.358 (folder)]

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