In y^e name of God Amen  I Rob^t Tucker of Curratuck pre^ct of North Carolina & in y^e County of Albemarle being sick in body but of sound and perfect mind & memory thanks be to God therefore calling to mind y^e uncertainty of this life & y^e Certainty of death Doe therefore make this My last will & Testame^nt revoking & disannulling all former & other wills by me heretofore made I Doe ordaine this to be my last will & testament in manner & form following

First I resigne my Soul to god that gave it and my body to y^e earth from whence it was taken hopeing for a joyfull resurrection at ye last day thr^o y^e merrits and Sattisfaction of Jesus Christ my most blessed Saviour & redeemer, and as touching that worldly estate it hath pleased Almighty god to bestow upon me I give devise & bequeath in manner & form following.

Imp^s I give to my Son Will^m Tucker all my land lying and joining on W^m? / M^rs? Muncreaf  land to him & his heirs For ever and if he without heir that then it shall fall to y^e next heir at __?__.

I give & bequeath to my Loving Wife Mary Tucker all my Moveable estate real & personall wheresoever & whatsomeever which I Now am possessed with all for and during y^e term of her naturall life if she shall remain a Widdow, but if she shall marry to another person after my decease then I give Bequeath only her third part of S^d Estate and y^e remainder after y^e Marriage to be equally devided among all my Children and doe ordaine & appoint my S^d loving wife Mary to be sole execut^or of this my last will & testam^t sett my hand & seal this 3^d day of June 1719.

            /s/ Rob^t [R] Tucker

Signed Sealed published & declared be y^e testater to be his last will & testam^t
            Jn^o Legitt, David Legitt, Jn^o Etheridge

Proved in Curatuck court
Aprill 12/1720
Letters granted Nov^r y^e 20/1720

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