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SILAS DRAPER (1794 Will)
Will of
SILAS DRAPER
1794
Perquimans Co, NC
Know all men by these presents that I Silas Draper of the county and presence aforesaid do make and ordain these presents for the disposal of such worthy estate, wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life. To contain my last will and testament in the following manner and form Viz:
1st–I will that all my just debts should be paid out of my estate in due time after my departure.
2nd–I give my son Joseph Draper and son Samuel Draper all my land lying upon the North side of the swamp to be equally divided between them when they come to the age of twenty-one years to them and their heirs forever.
3rd–I give to my son Chalkley Draper and son Jesse Draper all my land upon the South side of the swamp. The East end of it to Chalkley Draper to be equally divided between them according to the value when they come to the age of twenty-one years to them and their heirs forever.
4th–I give all the remaining part of my estate to my beloved wife Mary Draper during her widowhood and after that to be equally divided between my three other sons land, David Draper, Daniel Draper and Benjamin Draper to them and their heirs forever.
Lastly–I make, constitute and appoint my friends first my wife Mary Draper, Joseph Draper, senior, and Martin Willard executors to this my last will and testament and I hereby confirm this to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of the ninth month, one thousand seven hundred and ninty-one.
Silas Draper (seal)
Signed, sealed, pronounced and declared by the said Silas Draper to be his last will and testament in the presence of
Daniel Willard,
Rachel Hasket (her mark), and
Joseph Draper, Sr. (his mark).
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Perquimans County, Hereford 1794: February term.
The foregoing will of Silas Draper dec and was proven in open court by the app. of Daniel Willard an evidence thereto at the same time. Appeared Joseph Draper and Martin Willard and qualified as each agreeable to law.
Test. M. Haweglele. Recorded the ___ of August 1795. Test. M. Haweglele.
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Contributed by Cindy McCachern
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THOMAS BELL (1733 Will)
Will of
THOMAS BELL
1733
NORTH CAROLINA, SS.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, Thomas Bell, of Albemarle County, Gentn., being of Sound and Perfect mind and memory, doe make, Ordaine, constitute and declare these presents to be and contain my last Will and Testiament, hereby revokeing & makeing Null and Void all former and other Wills by me heretofore made or declared.
Imprimis. I give devise and bequeath unto my Cousen, William Bell, and to his Heirs for ever, all my Tract of Land called Matthew’s Point in Perquimains Precinct.
Item. I give devise and bequeath unto my Cousen, Thomas Bele, Son to my Brother, John Bele, and to his Heirs for ever Fifteen Acres of Land out of my Tract of Land joyning on Kendricks Creek, it being the Tract of Land on which I now live, and to be laid out according to the discretion of my Execut’s hereafter named, so as to take in & include the Plantation that is cleared & the House now built at the Back Landing; Also Two hundred Acres of Land more to be laid out by my Executo’s as aforesaid so as to joyne on the deep Runn & Swamp or division between my land and Mr. Cullen Pollocks & so as not to take in or include my Plantation that is Cleared at the deep Runn.
Item. I give devise and bequeath unto my Cousens, Ann & Jane, the Children of my Brother, John Bell, the Sum of Fifty Pounds (the currancy of this Country) to each, to be paid unto them Severaly as they shale arrive to full age or day of Marriage which shall first happen.
Item. It is my Will that my Executs. hereafter named or the survivor of them doe see that out of the profitts annualy arriseing by my Estate, they doe maintain & Educate my Cousins, Thomas, and Anne, Children of my Brother, John, in as handsome and good a manner as may be.
Item. Is my Will that ale the residue of my Estate boath real & personal be and remain unto my Loveing Wife, Elizabeth, dureing her life, and after her dcease unto my Cosen, William Mackey, & his heirs for ever. Provided & be it here- by understood that if my Cousen, William Mackey, shall depart this life before my Wife; or dye without Heirs lawfully begotten by him, that then all my said Estate boath real & Personal be and remain (after the Decease of my Wife) unto my Cousen, Thomas Bell, the Son of my Brother, John Bell & his Heirs for ever.
Item. It is my Will that no Sale be made of any Slaves or Stock, but that my Estate be kept intire as it now is as near as possible dureing ye life of my Loving Wife, Elizabeth, excepting my Sloop which I leave to the discretion of my Executors hereafter named to employ or dispose of as they shall think most proper.
Lastly, I doe make Nominate & appoint my Loveing Wife, Elizabeth, and Loveing Cousen, William Mackey, to be Executrix & Executor of this my Will & Teastiament whome I desire to see all Parts of this my Will performed. In Testimony whereof, I, the said Thomas Bell, have here- unto put my hand & Seale this Eleventh day of December, One thousand, Seven hundred & Thirty three.
THOS. BELL. (Seal.)
Signed, Sealed, Published & declared to be my last Will & Testiament (being Interlined, with ye words [after ye Decease of my Wife]) in Presence of us.
SAML. DURRANCE.
W. DOWNING,
her
HANAH H GIRKIN.
marke
CHOWAN, Sc. January Court, 1733. The within Will of Thomas Bell was in Open Court proved by the Oath of William Downing, one of the Subscribing Evidences thereto.
Test. MOSELEY VAIL, Cler. Cur.
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Copied from Original Will filed in the Office of the Secretary of State
Contributed by Nola Duffy
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WILLIAM BOGE, SR. (1721 Will)
Will of
WILLIAM BOGE, SR.
1721
Perquimans County, NC
The Last will and testament of William Boge Senr of Perquimons Precinct being sick and weak in body but in perfect mind and memory ITEM I give and bequeath to my well beloved sons William and Josiah my manor plantation whereon I now dwell after the decease of my dear wife Ellender Boge to them and their heirs forever
ITEM I give and bequeth to my well beloved daughter Elizabeth Hill a parcel of land from a branch called the Wolf Pit Branch to the further end of my line Joyning on Richard Chesson and Thomas Pettyjohn to her and her heirs forever
ITEM I give to my well beloved daughter Jean Boge a parcel of land from the Wolf Pit Branch to the _ _ _ _ of the Great Swamp to her and her Heirs forever
ITEM I give and bequeth to my well beloved daughter Myriam Boge a plantation Joyned _ _ this plantation I now dwell on _ _ _ Plantation of Richard Choston Decd. to her and her heirs forever
ITEM I give to my dear wife Ellandor eight calfs & cows
ITEM I give to my grandson William Hill one cow yearling
ITEM I give to my daughter Elizabeth Hill pewter dishes and three porringers
ITEM I give my well beloved son Robert Boge one hundred and twenty two acres of land joyning on William Morgans line to him and his heirs forever
ITEM I give to my daughter Rachel Boge a parcel of land lying on the west side of the Great Swamp Lint to her and her heirs forever
ITEM I give to my dear wife five ewes
ITEM I give to ny sons Josiah and Robert each of them a young heiffer
ITEM I give to my daughter Rachel one young heiffer
Lastly I appoint my son William Boge and my Son-in-law Jacob Hill my full and sole executors to this my last will and testament fufilled this the 20 of December 1720
This will proved in open court on the 11 day of April 1721 by an afformation of Benjamin Mundy & John Moor
Test. Richd Leary Clk
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Contributed by Katherine Jordan
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THOMAS HARVEY (1729 Will)
Will of
THOMAS HARVEY
1729
NORTH CAROLINA, SS.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The 10th. Day of Aprell, in ye year of our Lord, one Thousan, Seven hundred & Twenty nine. I, Thomas Harvey, of ye precinck of perquimens & Province of North Carolina, Gent., Being of perfickt mind & memory, Thanks be to Allmitey God. Thare fore, Calling unto Mind ye Mortality of my Body & knowing yt it is apointed once for all men to Dye, do make & ordain this my last Will & Testement, yt is To Say, Principally & ferst of all, I Recomend my Soul into ye hands of God yt Gave it; & my Body I Recomend to ye Earth to be buread in a Decent & Cristeon maner, at ye Descration of my Exetors. Hareafter named, nothing Doubting but Genarll. Resuration, I shall Receive ye Same aGain by ye Power of Allmitey God; and as Touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it bath pleased God to bless me with in ys. Life, I Give & Demise & Dispose of ye Same in ye following maner & Forme:
Imprimis. I will & Desire yt as Sune as my Death, all my Just Debts yt in write or Conchinnces I owe To Eney person or persons be Deschard. & payd, with Justes.
Item. I Give to my Dear beloved wife, Elizabeth Harvey, ye one thuerd part of my personell Estate, to be Equally Taken out of ye Hole, both in quantity & Qualety of ye Same, after all my Just Debts are payd. But all Legeaseys to be payd out of ye other Two Thurdes of my Estate.
Item. I Give to my Beloved wife aforesaid, my Negro Man Called Jamey.
Item. I Give To my beloved Wife aforesaid, My Plantation whareon I now Live, dureing her Natrall Life & at hur desse., To be Injoyd by my soun, Thomas Harvey, and his aires for Ever. My Will is, That ye Said Thos. Harvey, shall not be debard or hindread from bulding or leiving on Eney Part of ye Lands so Sune as he Shall arive to ye Age of Twenty one yers, Ye Clear’d land & Dweling house Exceptd.
Item. I Give To my Soun, Thomas Harvey, my Negro Boy, Callead Ned, and my Negro Gall, Called Dinear, to be Injoyd by him & his ares for Ever.
Item. I Give to my Soun, John Harvey, my Negro Boy, called Frank, and my Negro Gall, called Marey ann., To be Injoyed by him & his ares for Ever.
Item. I give to my Son, Benjn. Harvey, my Negro Boy- Callead Willcock & my Negro Gall Callead Hannah, To be injoyd by him & his ares for Ever.
Item. I Give to my Soun, Miles Harvey, my Negro Boy Callead Jack & my Negro Gall Called fates, & my Negro Gall Callead Pegg, To be inJoyed by him & his ares for Ever.
Item. I Give To my fore Souns, namely: Thomas, John, Benj’n. & Miles, My fore plantions or Pasealls of Land; To my Soun Thos. Harvey, My Plantion whareon I now live, after his Mothers Desese as above said, To be in Joyd for Ever; To my soup, John Harvey, My Plantion, CaHead ye Quarter, with ye Lands beLoing thare to, To be inJoyd by him & his ares for Ever; To my Son, Bejn. Harvey, my Plantion Called Foleks Pint, with the Lands belonging thareto, To be Injoyd by him & his ares for Ever; To my Soun, Miles Harvey, all my Lands on Chowan River, ling in Rockahock neck, ye lands I Bought of Samuel Woodard, To be InJoyd by him & his ares for Ever.
Item. I give to my Brother, Miles Gale, of Boston, in Newengland, one Quarter or forth part of the Slupe Called The two Brothers, whare at this Time I own Three partes & he one.
Item. I Give To Each of Collo. Robad Wests Dafters, which he had by my Sester, Marey Harvey, Namely: Mathe, Sarey & Marcy, one Gold Ring, To Each of them, to ye valey of fortey Shillings Each. And likewise Give to my two Sisters, Elizabeth Clayten, and Penelopy Lettell, Wife of Mr. Willm. Lettell one Gold Ring apes, or fifty Shillings each.
Item. I Give to The Children, or so many of them as is now Living, Belonging to ye Wife of James Settersen, & ye Wife of Willm. Tetterten, fortey Shillings a pese, or to ye Valey of ye Said Money in what my Exceters. hareafter named Shall Tink fitt.
Item. I Give to John Cole, Soun of John Coles, of Nances- mun in Virieny, one tree year old Hores.
Item. I Give to Josway Wherey, Soun of Antoney Wherey, one Bed and Furneture, To ye Valey of Tenn pounds.
Item. I Give to Elizabeth Wherey, Dafter of Antoney Wherey, one feather Bed, To ye Valey of Ten pounds, & Ten pounds in Current Money of North Carolina.
Item. I Give one Hundred Pounds, Current Money of North Carolina, To be Emplid & Lade oute for ye youse & benefett of ye pore & pore Children beloing to ye precinck of Perquimons, Such as are Mentanead by ye paresh Excepted out. But ye money to be Ametadatly Layd out at ye Descretion of my Excetr. hareafter namead, but to ye youse aforesaid.
Item. I Give To Mr. Willm. Lettell of North Carolina, & my Friend, Collo. Edward Moseley, & my Friend, Mr. Thos. Pollock, & To Each of Them, one Gold Ring a pesese to ye Valey of Ten pounds, Currant Money of North Carolina, Each Ring to be purched out of my Estate by my Excetrs. hareafter named.
Item. I Give all ye Rest & Residue of my Estate, Both Reall and Persnall, be it in North Carolina or Eleswhere, be it in wot kind or maner SoEver, To my foure Sounes, namely; Thomas Harvey, John Harvey, Bejn. Harvey, & Miles Harvey, To be Equally Sheard & Devided betwene them & To them & thare ares for Ever. And If Either or Eney of Them shall Diye before thay ARive to ye age of Twenty one Years, that then, & in Such Case, that part of ye Estate as beloingd to ye Desesead, to be Equally Devided among ye Sirvivrs & thare ares for Ever, both rell and persnall. And my will is that the Money ariseing out of my Estate, Either by ye Sale of Good, Hire of Negroes, or by Eney ways or menes wot Ever, To be Emplid in Trade or Lett To Entrest for ye Benefett of my Children after an alownces for thare Edecation.
And Lastly, I do aPint my Brother, Miles Gale, of Boston in Newengland, my Knnsman, Mr. Willm. Lettell, My Friend, Collo. Edward Mosley, Mr. Thos. Pollock, Excters. & my Loving Wife, Elizabeth Harvey, Excetres, of this my Last Will & Testement, To Se it Strickely fullfilld in all its parts, Revocking & disallowing all other will or wills by me mayd, Ratefying & confirming This To be my Last Will & Testament.
In Witness whareof, I Have hareunto Sett my Hand & Sele ye Day & Year above written.
THOS. HARVEY, (Seal).
Sind, Seld, Publeshid, pronounced & Declared by the Said Thos. Harvey, To be his Last Will & Testement, in presences of us ye Subskribers:
THOS. NORCOM. (Seal)
RICHARD SUTTON. (Seal)
JOHN WIAT, Jurat. (Seal)
I, The Thomas Harvey, doth further apoint my friend the Honble. John Lovick, Esq., one of my Executors to this my above will, Provided my Kinsman, Mr. William Little is not Capable Of Acting, In the proformance of this my will, and tis my will that my Sd. friend, John Lovick, Esq., have one gold Ring to the Vallue of ten pounds, current money of No. Carolina.
THOS. HARVEY (Seal)
Singd. Seald, and Delivered In presence of:
CHARLES DENMAN,
his
JOHN X MITCHEL
mark
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Memd. That about Three Dayes before his Death The within Mentiond, Thos. Harvey, payd me to take notice that it was his desire that Mr. Lovick shoed Act with the other extrs., notwithstanding the manner of Expression as to Mr. Little’s Illness or incapacity of Acting, mentioned in the Codicil as a condition wch might imply the contrary.
GALE.
Novbr. 10th, 1729.
Proved This will before me, RICHD. EVERARD.
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Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State
Contributed by Nola Duffy
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PETER DRAPER (1764 Will)
Will of
PETER DRAPER
1764
I, Peter Draper, of Perquimans County in North Carolina being in perfect sense and sound memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth Viz:
First–I recommend my soul to God that gave it me and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Exor hereafter named.
2nd–My will is that my just debts be fully paid and discharged.
3rd–I give to my son Joseph Draper all my land between Thomas Hollowell’s land and the Dunking Pond and from the plum tree branch to the middle of Pine Island to him and his heirs forever.
4th–I give all the rest of my land that is the remainder part of that tract of land both North and South side of the swamp which Thomas Hollowell and I took up to my son Silas Draper, him and his heirs forever.
5th–I give to my son Joseph Draper one brown cow with a white back to receive her when he sees fit to him and his heirs forever and also one sow and two pigs commonly called his and also my long gun to the said Joseph Draper to him and his heirs forever.
6th–I give to my son Silas Draper my short gun to him and his heirs forever.
7th–I give to my son Thos Draper one iron pestle with two iron wedges and one cropcut saw to him and his heirs forever.
8th–I give to my daughter Milicent Draper one featherbed with a trummel bedstead and what furniture belonging thereof–when of age or at the time of marriage to her and her heirs forever.
9th–I give to my well beloved wife Hannah Draper all the remainder part of my etate wheresoever to be found to her and her heirs forever.
Lastly–I do make, ordain and constitute my loving wife Hannah Draper Executrix and my son Joseph Draper Exor to this my last will and testament making void all other wills and testaments by me made heretofore whereunto I have set my hand and seal this 16th day of April 1764.
Peter Draper
Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of us Thos Hollowell and Cornelius Moor __________________________________
Perquimans County–July Inferior court 1764. Presents his majesty’s justice and this certifies that the within will of Peter Draper dec’s was proved in court by the affirmation of Thos Hollowell and Corenelius Moor and at the same time appeared Hannah Draper and Joseph Draper and were qualified as Exec and Exor according to law.
Test. Miles Harvey C.JS. Crt.
Dec. the 18th, 1764. Then was the said will recorded.
Miles Harvey C.Js.
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Contributed by Cindy McCachern
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HUMPHREY HARRINGTON (1713 Will)
Will of
HUMPHREY HARRINGTON
1713
IN YE NAME OF GOD AMEN, ye Second Day of November, in ye year of our Lord, 1713. I, Humphrey Harrington, of North Carolina, in perquomons Precinct, Black Smith, being very sick & weak in body, but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be Given to God therefore, calling to mind ye mortality of my Body & knowing it is appointed for men once to dye, doe make & ordain this my last will & Testament, that is to say principally & first of all; I Give and recommend my Soul into ye hands of God that gave it, hopeing through ye Merits, Death & passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ To have full & free pardon & forgiveness of all my sins, & to inherit Everlasting life; And my Body I commit to ye Earth, to be decently buried at ye discretion of my Executrix hereafter named, nothing doubting but at ye Genll. resurrection I Shall receive ye same again by ye mighty power of God; & as touch- ing such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I demise & dispose of ye same in ye following manner & forme, that is to say:
I will that all those debts duties as I doe owe in right or Conscience, To any manner of person, or persons, whatsoever shall be well & truely contented & paid, or ordained to be paid, in Convenient time after my decease, by my Executrix here- after named.
I Give & bequeith unto my daughter, Ann, my Plantation that I now live on, with one hundred and twenty of land, & to ye heirs of Body lawfully begotten, & She to be posesed at ye age of Sixteen years.
I Give & bequeith Unto my daughter in law, Ann Majour one hundred & twenty acres Joying to ye aforesd. Plantation of a Tract of land of 340 Acres, & to ye heirs of her body lawfully begotten.
I give unto Elizabeth Major, whom I have taken to be my wife, whom I likewise Constitute, make & ordaine my onely & Sole Executrix of this my last will & Testamt., by her freely to be posses’d & enjoyed, & I doe hereby utterly disallow, Revoke & disannul all & every other Testaments, will & legaces beqts. & Exts. by me in any ways before this time named, willed & bequeithed, Ratifying & Confirming this & noe other to be my last will & Testament.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal, ye Day & ye year above written.
HUMPHREY HARRINGTON.
Signed, Sealed, published, Pronounced & declared bye sd. Humphrery Harrington, as his last will & Testament in ye presents of ye Subscribers, Vizt:
RICHARD MORRIS.
FRANCIS P. THOMAS.
Recorded in Will Book 2, page 18.
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Contributed by Nola Duffy
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