In the Name
of God Amen. I John Rowe of the County of New Hanover and State of
North Carolina being through the abundante Mercy & Goodness of God
tho weak in Body Yet of a Sound & perfect understanding and Memory
do Constitute this my Last Will and Testament, and Desire it may be
Received by all as Such:
First I Most Humbly bequeath my Soul to God my Maker Beseaching his
Most Gracious Exceptance of it through the all Suffiant Merits and
Meditation of my Most Compationate Redemer Jesus Christ Who gave
himself to be antonment for my Sins and is able to Save to the utmost
all that Come unto God through him seeing he Ever Liveth to make
Intersesion for them and Who I trust will not Reject me a Returning
pentant Sinnar When I Come to him for Mercy in this hope &
Confidance I Rinder up my Soul With Comfort humbly beseaching the most
blessed and glorious Trinity one God Most holy Most Merciful and
Gracious to prepare me for the time of my Dissallution and then to take
me to himself in to that piace and Rest and Incomparable Fielicity
Which he has prepareed for all that Love and fear his holy Name Amen -
Blesseed be God I give my Body to the Earth from Whence it was taken in
full assurance of its Resurrection from thence at the Last Day.
As for my Burial I Desire it may be Desent without pomp or State at the
Discretion of my Executors hereafter Named who I Dout not will Manage
it with all Requeset prudance. As to my Worldly Estate I will and
posetively order that all my Just Debts be paid. First I give and
bequeath to my Daughter Sarah one Shilling Starling. I give to my
Daughter Marcy on Shilling Starling I give to my Son John five Shilling
Starling I give to my Daughter Elizabeth one Shilling
Starling I give to my Son Roan one Shilling Starling I give
to my Daughter Beneter one Shilling Starling I give to my Daughter
Casiah one hundred & fifty acres of Land it being a part of a
Survay of 250 acres Joining of John Marshalls Line & my old Line on
the East Side of Black River also I give to my Grand Daughter Priscilla
Burdeaux one Cow & Calf and ten pounds Specie I give and Bequeath
to my Son Frederick Rowe three hundred & twenty acres of Land to
him his Heirs for Ever it being on the East Side of Black River
Begining at a black gum Captn. Marshals Corner thence a Long his Line
No. 63 Degrees East 113 Chains & 16 Links to a Stake thence To 27
Degrees East 28 Chains & 29 Links to a Stake, thence To 63 Degrees
west 113 Chains & 16 Links to an oake By Black River thence along
the Swamp of the River No. 27 Degrees West 28 Chains 29 Links to the
first Station as it was granted to Jas. Henry By patent baring Date the
8th Day of March 1748 & was purchesed by me of Wm Robinson the 5
Day of may 1756. also one hundred acres as fare as the Race paths out
of the 250 acres joining my old Line also one negro man Named Jack also
all my Stock of Cattle horses Sheep & hogs also all my holdhold
furnitur and plantations tools allso a tarkiln that is now a building.
I also Constitute and appoint him and my Beloved friend John Jones my
Executors of this my Last Will and Testement In Witness Whereof I have
hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Twenty fifth day of November Anno.
Dom. 1782
John Rowe (seal)
(his mark)
Fred'k Simpson
Cha's Simpson
New Hanover County April term 1783.
The Witness last will & Testament of John Rowe, was exhibited in
Court & proved by the Oath of Frederick Simpson & Subscribing
witness thereto, who swore that he saw the testator Sign Seal publish
and decalre the same to be & contain his last will and Testament
& that he believed this J. Rowe was of sound and disposing mind
and memory Also that Charles Simpson, signed at the same time as
a concurring Evidence to the same.
Thos Maclaine. Clk.
