Source: Year Book – Volume 4 – Pasquotank Historical Society – Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Compiled and Edited by Edna M. Shannonhouse (1983).
Tag: Rolfe
LIST OF JURYMEN (FREEHOLDERS) in Pasquotank Precinct in 1723
Source: Year Book – Volume 3 – Pasquotank Historical Society – Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Compiled and edited by Lou N. Overman and Edna M. Shannonhouse (1975).
WILLIAM RHODES (1734 Will)
Will of
William Rhodes (Rodes)
1734
In the Name of God Amen
I William Rodes of Pasquotank in Albemarle County in North Carolina being Very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind & Memory thanks be given unto God & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye, Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament. That is to say principale and first of all I give and recommend my Soul unto the hands of God that gave it & …ing Such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this Life, I give Devise Dispose of the Same in the following manner and forme:
Imprimis I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Eliz. Rodes during her life no longer the Plantation where I now live with the priviledge of the Track of land belonging to it. I give to my wife pt. of that Track of Land which I boug’t of Isaac Jones/ …/ from Isaac Jones Line to the Alewood Ridge.
Item: I give unto my son Thomas Rodes the remaining pt. of that Land I boug’t of Isaac Jones and after my Wifes Decease, the whole Track. I likewise give my son Thomas my Gun & two Cows and one Heiffer.
Item: I give unto my Son William Rodes after my wife’s Decease the Man’r Plantation where I live and one Cow and one Heiffer and yearling.
Item: I give unto my daughter Sarah Rodes Two Cows and Three Heiffers and One Calf and one Puter(sic) Basen and One featherbed after my Wifes decease and one Chest. And to my daughter Dorothy Rodes one featherbed & furniture after my wifes decease and Three Cows one Heiffer and two Calves and one puter Basen.
Item: I give to my daughter Eliz. Rodes Two Heiffers and one puter Basen and one puter Dish.
Item: I give to my daughter Mary Rodes Two Heiffers and one puter Basen.
Item: I give to my son Thomas my Shoemakers Tools.
Item: I give unto my beloved wife Seven Steers for the use of her House and three old Cows.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife all others of my Moveables and Immovables Whom likewise I do Constitute Ordain and make my only and Sole Execut’x With my belov’d. friend William Rolfe one Execut’r. of this my last will and testament. And I do hereby utterly disalow revoke and disanull every other former Testaments & Wills Legacies etc. Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.
In witness my hand and seal
Francis Martin (his mark)
James Biggers (his mark) William Rodes (his mark)
Comfort Cammill(?) (her mark)
North Carolina At a Court held for the 3rd precinct at Court
Pasquotank House in Broomfield the 14th of January
An. Domi.1734
This may Certify that Francis Martin & James Biggers two of the subscribing Evidences to the written Will appeared in open Court and made oath on the Holy Evangelist that they were present and saw William Rodes Sign Seal and declaire the Within to be and contain his last will and Testament and that the said Wm. Rodes was seen at that time of sound and disposing Memory. And that they also saw Comfort Cammill the other subscribing Evidence sign her name thereto at the same time.
Then also appeared William Rolfe Executor & Eliz. Rodes in open court & took
the Executors’ Oath in due form of Law.
(sentence)…………
By Order
Jos. Smith, Clerk
Transcribed by Mary Maarbjerg and contributed to NCGENWEB Sept. 5, 2008.
THOMAS RUSSELL (1791 Will)
Will of
THOMAS RUSSELL
1791
Book K, Page 629
In the name of God, amen, May the 4th, 1791 —-
I, Thomas Russell of Pasquotank County State of No. Carolina being very sick and weak of body but of Perfect mind and Memory thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind the Mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, that is to say Principally and fist of all I give and Recomend my Soul into the hands of God that Gave it for my body I Recomend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like manner at the Discretion of my Executor here-after mentioned and as Touching Such Worldly Goods Where-with it hat Pleased God to Bless me with in this life. I give Divise and Despose of the Same in Manner and form following that is to Say, —–
In the first place my will and desire is that the land and plantation whereon I now live, Should be Sold into Publick Venue(?) for Six months Credett to pay my Just Debts and after all my Just Debts be paid, my will is all the Remainder of my Estate of what Nature or Kind Forever be Equally Divided Between my Beloved wife Elizabeth Russell and my two Children, John Russell and Mary Russell to them and their Heirs forever. ——-
And Lastly I do Nominate and appoint Joseph Rolfe my whole & Sole Executor to this my Last will & Testament in Witness Whereof I have hereunto Let my hand
& Seal the day & Year above mentioned. ———–
Thomas Russell
his seal and signature
Signed in presents of:
Jos. Reding Joseph
Thos. Rolfe
Vilater(?) Glassco__ (his mark)
Pasquotank County June ____ 1791
______________????____________
The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Russell decd. was Exhibited in open Court by Joseph Rolfe the Executor ____ named and proved by the oath of Joseph Redding, Esq. asubscribing witness is thereto who said Thomas Russell and Vititer Galioco(?) signed as concerning xxxxxx witness and at the same time appeared tis Executor and was qualified agreeable to Law, ordered to be recorded ______ ____ — Jos. (Mark?) Rolfe, Clerk
Recorded June 10, 1791 in Book K (?), file 218.
[The remainder is not legible, or is “bleed-through” from the next page.]
Contributed to NCGENWEB Sept. 1997 by Linda Russell Lewis
Transcribed from copy obtained by Carol A. Morrison