William Seares
August 29, 1679 - no probate attached to will

Albemarle

In the name of God [torn]

I William Seares of this County of Albemarle In the Province of Carrolina being very sick and weak of body but of a sound and perfect memory praise to Almighty God for the same Do make ordain and Appoint this my Last will And Testament In mannor and forme following:

First I Bequeath my soule unto God my Maker through the Merrits of my Redeemer Jesus Christ by whose Bloudy wounds bistow death and passion: I hope and Do believe that he hath merritted for me Eternall happiness And My body to the earth with Decent burial: And for All my wordly Endowments of both Moveables And Immoveables: As Land Good Chattles And credits that it hath pleased the Almighty God To Bestow upon me and make me stuard of In this Transitory world and ____ of Miserie I Give And Bequeath In Mannor and forme following that is to say: After my debts paid w^h of right I owe unto Any person or persons And my funeral charges Defrayed I Give And Bequeath the Remainder as followeth……….

Item: I Make And Appoint My Loveing Wife Ann My Full And whole execcutrix of this my Last will and Testament.

Item: I Give and Bequeath All my Working Tooles And wearing cloathes unto Thomas Relfe Lining And Wollen.

Item: I Give And bequeath unto My Eldest Brother that is in Barmudas this my plantation and three breeding sowes: And the one halfe of All the provisions made on my plantation this yeare for his present sustenants whose name is Thomas Seares.  And for All my Cattle on this shore belonging to my said plantation: I Give and bequeath equally to be Divided between my Loveing Wife Ann and my Aforesaid Brother Thomas Seares now living or belonging to Barmudas

And for All other Moveable of Goods Chattles and credits whatsoever I give and bequeath unto my Loveing Wife Ann for her the said Ann to enjoy according to this my Will.  And I appoynt my father In Law William Jenings and his sonn In Law Thomas Barcock overseers of this my Will.  Desiring them to see the performance of the same: And that my said Wife and Brother and Thomas Relfe be not ___nged? of Any thing that of Right belongeth unto them by vertue of this my Will.

Item: My will and pleasure is that my Servant William Johnson be free from servitude after and at the time of the finishing of this present cropp and if he the said William Johnson hath a desire to Make a crop on this said plantation that he may have house and ground Allowed him without charge.

Item: My Will and desire is that Richard Roades Be Acquitted of Any Debt Due to me And that M^rs Ann Daviss have A Consideration for her Attendance of me so Carefully in my sickness so Making Null and voide all former and other wills by me made. I appoint that this Will stand in force only And no other.  In witness here of I put to my hand And seal this 29^th Day of August Anno Domini 1679.

/s/ Wm. SEARS

Signed sealed And delivered In the presence of us As his Last Will And Testament. 

/s/ Ralph Coates
     Danniell [DF] Frissell

Signum

[On the back of this will is written: This The Last Will And Testament of Will Seares Committed to the Custody of Will Jenings And Tho. Barcok to Keep.]