Luke Ethredge
Feb. 25, 1732 - Nov. 5, 1735

I Luke ETHREDGE of Carrtuck in y^e County of Albemarle in north Carolina being very Sick and weak in Body but of perfect memory Blest be allmighty god for it Do make Constetut and ordane this my Last will and Testament.  I Bequeath my Soul into y^e Hand of god who Gave it me hoping to Receive y^e Same _____ att y^e Last Day and my body to y^e Earth Desiring? to be ____ed in Chirston maner and my worldly goods as followeth.

Item  I Give to my Dafter Sarah ETHREDGE y^e Land I now Live on after my wel be Loved wife Criston ETHREDGE Deceas to hur and hur heirs for Ever being part of asarten [a certain?] tract of Land Left me by my father Containg one hundred and fifty ackors and one Coue and a Cou Calfe and one young mare she giving y^e first Colt ye s^d mare Brings to my Dafter Elebeth ETHREDGE when my s^d Dafter arife to y^e age of sixtean years.

Item  I Give to my Daughter Elebeth ETHREDGEE that parsel of Land Lying In y^e Greate Swamp Cald and none [known] by ye name of andrews ______ Containing seventy five ackors to hur and hur heirs for Ever and one Coue and yearling to be Delifred to hur when She shall Com to y^e age of sixtean years or y^e Day of marredge.

Item  I Give to my Dafter Ann ETHREDGES one Cou and Calfe and one heafer and y^e foset [first] Colt my Riden mare or ye young mare bring to be Delifred when She is sixtean years old or y^e Day of maridge.

Item  I Give and Bequeath to my three Dafters hear Before named Each of them a Sou and Pigg at y^e age of sixtean years and att their mothers decease to hafe a feather bead Each of them and my house hould goods to be Equleay Devided betwean my three Dafters after y^e Decease of my well beloved wife Criston ETHREDGE.

Item  I give and Bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Christon ETHREDGES all my parsonable Estate both within Doore and without as De[cut off] Duee and Demands whethersoever thay be for and first paying my jest _____ making my wife Christon ETHREDGES my sole Executrix Joyning my well beloved friend Edward COX with hur to see this my Last will and Testement performed.
    /s/ Luke [his mark] ETHREDGE        Seal

Signead Sellead and Deliveread In the presents of us this 25 Day of febery Anno Domnay 1732.
    Elizebeth [hur x mark] DANEL
    Otho HOLLAND

This will was proved in Currotuck Court by the Oaths of Eli^h DANIELS & Otho HOLLAND the Subscribing Evidences thereunto & the Exec^x therein named tooke the Ext^s Oath.
    Test: Thos LOWTHER  Clk. Cort

[On the back of this will is written: Letters present^d y^e 5^th day of Nov^r 1735.  Recorded]

[Source: North Carolina State Archives - MARS ID: 12.96.1.668 (folder)]

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