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State of North Carolina} June County Court Sessions of the Peace 1777
Currituck County }
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The Last Will and Testament of Ann POYNER, William IVES, and Joshua WHITE late of this County afsd was in open Court exhibited and proved in due form, the several executors qualified by taking the oath by law prescribed, and the said Wills stands here there recorded as followeth Viz.
In the name of God Amen I Anne POYNER of Currituck County being sick and weak in body but of soud and disposing memory Thanks be to God for it and knowing that all flesh must yield to death when it shall pleas God to call do make constitute and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament revoking and disannulling all and every other will or wills here to fore by me made either by word or writing and for the setling of my estate I do order give and dispose of the same in manner and form following.
Imprimis: I give and bequeath to my Daughter Prudonce MORSE three barrels of indian corn to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth POYNER one red hiefer to her and her heirs forever, named Redbud.
Item: I give and bequeath to my Daughter Lydia POYNER one cow and calf named Browny to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give all the rest of my indian corn to be equally divided between my four youngest children Anne POYNER, William POYNER, Elisabeth POYNER and Lydia POYNER to them and their heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath twelve pound, as my son James left me in his will and all my flax to be equally divided between my five younges children Prudence, Anne, William, Elizabeth, and Lydia to them and their heirs forever.
Item: I also appoint my friend Hilary SIMMONS to be my whole and sole executor of this my Last Will and Testament to pay first my debts and then my legicies and also to see the articls given to my four youngest children and pay the money to Anne her part as soon as collected to William at the age of eighteen years to Elisabeth and Lydia when they come to age of sixteen years old in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixt my seal this 3 day of October 1776
/s/ Anne [her mark] POYNER and a seal
Signed sealed and pornounc in prience of
Joseph POYNER
Zachariah [his mark] MORSE
Recorded and examined this 12th day of June 1777
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