In the Name of God Amen, the twelveth of November I Robert OVERTON being Sick in body but of Good And perfect Memory thanks be to almighty God And Calling to Remembrance the Uncertain State of this transitory Life And that all flesh Must Yield Unto death to him? it Shall please God to Call, do make Constitute ordain And Declare this my Last will & testam^t in manner And form following Revokeing And Annuling by these presents all & Every testament and testam^ts will & wills heretofore by me Made and Declared Either by word or writting And this to be taken only for My Last Will And testament And none other and first Commiting My Soul into the hands of Almighty God And My body Where My Executors Shall please to bury it I do also order Give and dispose My worldy Estate in manner and form following,

Item I Give And bequeath Unto My well beloved Wife Ales all my Stock And household goods within doors And without That is to Say all My Whole Estate at her own Disposing Dureing her Widdowhood And afterwards to be Equally Divided Among My Children that is them Sirviving I do also Make ordain Constitute and appoint My Well beloved wife Ales my whole and Sole Executor to this this [sic] My Last will and testament in Witness Whereof I have here unto Set My hand and Seal the 12^th day of November 1750.
    /s/ Robert [his Mark] OVERTON            Seal

    James BURNHAM
    Caleb [his C Mark] SIKES
    Ephraim [his E Mark] BRIGHT

   North Carolina  }    April Court 1753
 Currituck County }

Present His Majesties Justices
    These may Certifie that James BURNHAM & Caleb SIKES Appeared in Open Court and made Oath that they were present and Saw Robert OVERTON Sign Seal publish & Declare the Within to be and Contain his Last will and Testament & that they saw Ephraim BRIGHT Sign as Evidence thereto and that the Said Robert OVERTON was then and at that time of Sound and Disposeing Memmory.  Then also appeared Alice OVERTON his wife as Executrix in Open Court and took the Executor Oath in Due form of Law.  Ordered that the Hon^ble James MURRAY Esq^r Secretary of the Said province Have notice thereof that Letters Testamentory Issue thereon as the Law Directs.
    Test  William SHERGOLD CC

[On the back is written: Rob^t Overton's Will; Letters iss^d March the 13^th 1754; Recorded in the Sec^s Office in Book K. P^a 86 D]

[Source: North Carolina State Archives - MARS ID: 12.96.1.1654 (folder)]

This will was contributed by Kay Midgett Sheppard. No part of this document may be used for any commercial purposes. However, please feel free to copy any of this material for your own personal use and family research. If you find anything in these records that pertains to your families, it is strongly suggested that you look at the original record on your own to check for errors or possibly other additional and helpful information. Thank you!

Return to USGenWeb	Return to NCGenWeb	Return to Currituck

© 2006 Kay Midgett Sheppard