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Colony of North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Dated 29 July 1741
In the Name of God Amen the twenty ninth day of July 1741 I Anthony Alexander of ye provance of North Carolina and County of Tyrell husbandman being Sick and weak in body but of perfict mind and memory Thanks be given to God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and 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 principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into ye hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend to ye Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at ye discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive ye same again by ye mighty power of God and as touching such worldy Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of ye same in ye following manner and form.
Imprismis I give and bequeath unto my loving son Anthony Alexander Junr. one Shiling Sterling
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Alexander one Shiling Sterling
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughterAnne one shilin Sterling.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Lamuel Alexander one Shiling Sterling
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Beniamin Alexander one Shiling Sterling
Item: I give and bequeath to my daugher Rachel one shiling Sterling
Item: I give to my daughter Prisilla one shilng sterling.
Item: I give to my son Isaac Alexander one shiling sterling
Item: I give to my daughter Sarah one shiling sterling.
Item: I give to my my son in law Thomas Bateman one shiling sterling.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son John Alexander ye plantation known by the name of ye Mockason containing one hunderd and forty acres to him and his heirs for Ever and all ye female of cow kind that I have in my stock of his mark and a young Mare.
Item. I give my son Josiah my plantation knone by ye name of Tuttell fields containing ninty fore acres to him and his heirs forever and all ye female Cow kind that shall be found with his mark in my stock and a young mare more over I give and bequeath unto John Alexander and Josiah my two sones one negro women named Fillis and ............................... and if either of them should dye without heir then ye other to inherit and if both should dye without heir then to fall among my youngest children to be equally divided at ye discression of my Executors as I shall name hereafter.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Giddion one negro girl Dyna Except ye first child that she should bring that shall live then which I give to my daughter Jane and if ye sd. Giddion should offer to make sail of ye sd. negro girl when he comes to years of discression to any person then my Executors may lawfully by force and virtue of this my last will and testyment take ye negro or ye fair money and put it to what use he or they shall think fit that shall be Servicable(?) to his generation
Item I give unto my sons John and Josias one large fether bed that is at ye plantation of Alexander Hopkins
Item I give my neigro fellow named Cato to the discression of my Executor for ye good and bringin up of my young children which he shall have under his care during ye fellows life.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Giddyon and my fore younger daughters Naomie Casiah Jane and Salle all ye remainer of house goods and stock of chalel sheep and hogs that shall be found after my deth to be equaly divided at ye discression of my Executors amongst them five
Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Joshua Allexander my neigro fellow named Gorge to him and his heirs for Ever
Home(?) I likewise constitute mak and ordain with Thomas Ludfordto be my hole and Sole executor of this my Last will and testement and I do hereby utterly dissallow revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments wills Legacies and bequets and Executors by me in any way before named willed and bequeathed rattifing and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament in witness whereof I have hear unto set my hand and seal ye day and year above writen. Signed Sealed published pronounced and Declared by ye sd. Anthony Alexander Sener as his last will and testement in ye presents of us ye subscribers
Anthony (his -A- mark) Alexander Sr.
Benj. Bidgood
Thomas (his -T- mark) Best
Christian (her -x- mark) Alexander
Benjamin Bidgood one of the subscribing Evidences to the execution of the within will this day made oath before me that he saw Anthony Alexander the testator Sign, Seal, and publish the within W____ing as his last will & Tesament and that he the sd. Anthony was then of sound & disposing mind & memory.
30 November anno 1741
J. Montgomery
Letters issued 1 Dec 1741
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.01), Box 1
Alexander, Anthony Sr.
Bond dated 11 Jun 1743 in the amount of five hundred pounds in which Edward Phelps Esq. was appointed guardian to ? Alexander orphan of Anthony Alexander deceased, Thomas Bateman & Roger Snell securities. {The name of the orphan is too faint to read, but it only appears to be one name.}
Account of sales of part of the estate of Anthony Alexander Senr. deceased on 22 June 1743 by Thos. Bateman Deputy Sheriff. One mare sold to Lamuel Alexander and one mare sold to Andrew Oliver at public auction. Total proceeds were 16 pounds & 19 shillings.
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