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Colony of North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Dated 12 February 1754
In the name of God Amen the 12th day of February in ye year of our Lord 1754 I Edmund Blount of ye county of Tyrrell being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God for ye same and calling to mind ye mortallity 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 first of all I give and recommend my soul into ye hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend it to ye earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at ye descretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at ye General resurrection I shall receive ye same again by ye mighty power of God and as touching such worldy estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in ye following manner and form.
Imprimeses - I give to my well beloved son Edmund Blount my manner plantation with all of land belonging to it.
Item - I give and bequeath to my loving wife Elisabeth one third part of all my movable estate
Item - I desire that each of my children exceptiong my son Edmund may have one cow and calf apeice and ye remainder part of my estate I will that it go to ye maintainence of my children.
Item - And I do make and ordain and appoint my wife Elizabeth executrix and Benjamin Blount executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disalow revoke and disanull all and every other former testaments wills and Legacies bequests and Executors by me in any ways before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifing and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal ye day and year above written.
Edmund (his -E- mark) Blount
Signed Sealed and Delivered by ye sd. Edmund Blount as his last will and testament in ye presents of us ye subscribers Viz.
Benjamin Blount
Jacob Blount
North Carolina
Tyrrell County
June Court 1754
These may certify that Jacob Blount one of the subscribing evidences to the within will appeared in open court and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he was present & saw Edmund Blount deceased sign seal publish pronounce & declare this within writing to be & contain his will & testament and that he was then and at that time of sound & disposing memory & that he also saw Benjamin Blount the other subscribing evidence sign his name thereunto at the same time. Then appeared Elizabeth Blount wife of the deceased and qualified as executrix by taking the oath by law appointed for this quallification of executor. Ordered that the Honble. James Murray Esq. Secretary of this province have notice thereof that Letters Testamentory issue thereon as the law directs.
Test Evan Jones Clerk Court
Edmund Blounts will recorded in Secretary's office in Book No.10 on page 90
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