{"id":3263,"date":"2013-05-13T07:04:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T11:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/pasquotank\/?p=3263"},"modified":"2022-02-15T16:47:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T21:47:16","slug":"john-armour-1728-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/pasquotank\/john-armour-1728-will\/","title":{"rendered":"JOHN ARMOUR (1728 Will)"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT<\/span><\/p>\n

OF<\/span><\/p>\n

JOHN ARMOUR<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

March 21, 1728<\/span><\/p>\n

In the name of God Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Twenty first day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Eight Nine. I JOHN ARMOUR<\/strong> of the precinct of Pasquotank and provence of North Carolina. ????being very sick & weak in body but perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God for the same. Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make & ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian (rest of page torn)<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give and bequith unto JOHN DAVIS<\/strong> my former Wifes Brother twenty five acres of land held by aplot to him and his heirs for ever proved that if it should ?? that my Daughter MARY<\/strong> shall have the refusall of it<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give and bequoth unto my Loving Wife two negroe men named Dick and Tom to her and her heirs for ever Likwise Little Sarah and Hannah as afore said for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give and bequoth unto my Son(?torn) ARMOUR<\/strong> one negroe boy named Perry, one negroe garl named Silive as also one negroe girl named Amo to him and his heirs for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give and bequoth unto my Daughter ANN<\/strong> one negroe boy named Harry one negroe boy named Jack and one negroe girl named Jane to her and her heirs for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give and bequeath to my Daughter MARY<\/strong> one negroe boy named Stephen two negroe girls named Frank and Rase to her and her heirs for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give and bequeath to my Wife one negroe woman named Great Sarah and all her children that which she shall bare hearafor I give to my Son I give her also three horses named Jocky Trip & Capor as also one mare branded with \u201cDB\u201d and her increase to her and her heirs for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give and bequeath unto my Son a young mare of a dark bay as also a yong horse with a bold face and branded with my brand on the rear side with my with my brand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give to my Daughter ANN<\/strong> one horse named Durgin as also one black mare brand on the far butock with an \u201c \u201c sid Wife a the spade mare.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give to my Daughter MARY<\/strong> one ???? horse named Jerky one old mare named Bony branded with \u201cIA\u201d and one black mare of four years old and their increase for ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give to my Wife one flone(?) horse named Pot(?)<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I to WILLIAM DAVIS<\/strong> my former Wifes Brother old est heffer at Griffin Swamp<\/em> mark with\u00a0 a peak in right ear and crop in the left to him with her increase<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give unto my two Daughters ANN<\/strong> and MARY<\/strong> all the rest of the cattle of the above said mark that can be found viz. a peek in the right ear & a crop in the left both them and their increase to be equally divided at the time of mariage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give unto my Wife three yoke of oxen ——-(smudged) the hears(?) weth a crop affixt one on Rool(?) nick right ear and a crop and an und or Rool in the left to her own proper use and I give rest of my cattle to my Wife and Son to be divided at her discretion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give to my two Daughters ANN<\/strong> and MARY<\/strong> each four ewes and a ram to be delivered\u00a0 to them at the time of marriage and the remainder of the sheep I give to my Wife.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give unto my two Daughters each of them a bead and furniture to be delivered to them at their marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give my Son one bead and furniture to be delivered to him at the age of eighteen years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give to each of my Daughters a two gallon pot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give to my Son a Cullos and a gun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give my Daughter ANN<\/strong> a trunk and a small bose.<\/span><\/p>\n

Item. \u00a0I give to my Daughter MARY<\/strong> a small chest.<\/span><\/p>\n

I give and bequeath all the rest of my estate to my true and loving Wife whom I appoint and nominat to be my executor\u00a0 together with her Father Mr. DAVID BAILY<\/strong> my ???? of this my Last Will and Testament containing three sides of paper and I doe hereby utterly disalow revoke and disannull all and every other former wills to??? By me ??? before made. Ratifying & confirming this and only this to be my Last Will and Testament in witness I have now unto set my hand and seal the day and year before mentioned.<\/span><\/p>\n

JOHN ARMOUR<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Signed sealed and\u00a0<\/span>Delivered published\u00a0<\/span>Pronounced by<\/span><\/p>\n

JOHN ARMOUR<\/strong> to be<\/span><\/p>\n

His Last Will and Testament<\/span><\/p>\n

In presence of<\/span><\/p>\n

–Transcriber’s Note:<\/strong> This part of page seems to be missing there are no witnesses nor is there a probate date only that it was in March Court.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contributed and t<\/strong>ranscribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Transcribed as written, including errors in spelling and grammar.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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