In the Name of God Amen The Tenth day of June 1720 I Jeremiah SMITH Being verey sick and Weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be given unto God Therefore Caling to mind y^e mortality of my body and knoing y^t it is appointed for all men once to Deceast Doe make and ordane This my last will and Testament y^t is to say princepably and first of all I Give and Recommend my Soul into y^e hands of almity God y^t Gave it and my Body I Recommend to y^e Earth to be Buarid in Desent Criston Burial at y^e Decretion of my Exectors nothing doubting but at y^e General Ressurection I Shall resieve y^e Same again By y^e mitey power of god and as Touching Such worly Estate Whereof it hath pleased god to Bless me in Life I Give Dismis and Dispose of y^e Same in y^e following manner and forme ---

Item I Give and bequef To [smudge] Beloved wife Margerit SMITH y^e one Third of part of my personnal Estate in y^e provison y^t y^e Said Margerit Do bring y^e part of my Estate ^yt is in her hands otherwise y^e Said Margrit SMITH to have no part of my Estate.

Item I give and Bequeft To Thomas SIMONS whome I likewise [smudge] and Constitute and ordaine my Sole Executor of this my last will and Testement all y^e Rest of my Estate parsonnall and Reael both land & Tennements and hereitiments To have and to hold y^e Said Estate against all manner of parsones what Ever also I give y^e sade Tho: SIMONS power to Sell and make over anny peice? or parsel of my estate parsonall or reael.  I Do heare by uttrly Disallow Renounce and Dissinull all and Every other former wil Testement will bequesies and bequefts and excactor by me in anny wais before named willed and bequefed by me Retifing and Confirming This and no other to be my last will and Testement in witness here of I have hear unto sit my hand and seale y^e Day and year above riten.
    /s/ Jeremiah [his mark] SMITH       seal

sined seled in published pronounsed and Delivered by y^e said Jeremiah SMITH as his last will Testement in y^e presents of us y^e subscribers
    Tho: TAYLOR
    Ester [x] TAYLOR [Hester Taylor in probate record]
    Tho: TAYLOR JUNER

This Will was Proved in open Court in Lawfull Manner by the Oaths of M^r Tho: TAYLOR Mi^s Hester TAYLOR and Tho: TAYLOR JU^r the 12^th Day of July Anno Don 1720 And was by the Court ord^d to Be Return^d unto the Sec^ys office.
    Test  Jo^s WICKER Clk Court

[Source: North Carolina State Archives - MARS ID: 12.96.1.2081 (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