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North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Original Will
22 March 1727
In the name of God amen: I Nicholas Crisp of Chowan Precinct in North Carolina gentleman do make and declare these presents to be and contain my last will and testament hereby revoking and makeing null and void all former & other wills by mere heretofore made or declared.
Imprimis, I will that all my just debts and funerall expenses be paid & satisfied by my executors hereafter named.
Item, I give devise and bequeath unto my grandson, Richard Crisp and his heirs and assignes for ever, all that my lands and plantations in Chowan Precinct whereon I now dwell, together with the plantation commonly called or known by the name of Windlys also my lot and warehouse in Edenton.
Item, it is my will that my daughter in law Elizabeth Crisp shall have the use and benefit of my grandsons plantations untill my grandson shall arrive at the age of twenty one years or day of marriage which shall first happen and that my executors hereafter named shall have the use & benefit of my ware house & lot in Edenton for three years from my decease, and then my aforsd. daughter in law to have the use thereof untill my grandson shall arrive at the age of 21 years or day of marriage.
Item I give devise and bequeath unto my said grandson Richd. Crisp and his heirs & assignes forever, my lands in Perquimons Precinct known by the name of Fendals, also the island called Batt's Grave.
Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my granddaughter Mary Durant & her heirs & assignes forever all that my plantations & lands in Perquimons Precinct lying on Albemarle Sound between Norcombs and Col. Harveys, together with all the live stock that shall belong or appertain thereto at my decease. Also a mulatto boy named Billy.
Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my granddaughter Sarah Durant and her heirs & assignes for ever all my lands lying on Moratock River in Bertie Precinct at and near Shanwadkea and Henninteh containing in the whole by estimation eleaven hundred & twenty acres of purchased lands, be the same more or less, together with a negro girl named Maria.
Item it is my will, in case either of my said granddaughters Mary or Sarah shall depart this life before arrival to the age of twenty one years or day of marriage, that then such legacy before in this will given to each of my said granddaughters shall go to the survivor of them my said granddaughters & their heirs and assignes for ever.
Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter in law Elizabeth Crisp, widdow & relict of my son John Crisp lately deceased one large silver spoon guilt with gold.
Item I give devise & bequeath unto my grandson Richard Crisp (son of my son John Crisp deceased to whom I advanced largely & sufficient during his life times), unto my grandson George Durant, to my granddaughters Ann, Mary, Sarah Elizabeth Durant children of my daughter Hagar, all the rest and residue of my personal estate, to be equally divided among them my said six grandchildren, as they shall severally & respectively attain the age of twenty one years or day of marriage.
Lastly I do hereby nominate & appoint my good friends Edward Moseley and Jeremiah Vail of Chowan Precinct to be exeutors of this my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty second day of March Anno Dom. 1727.
Nicholas Crisp
Signed sealed published
& declared in presence of
Willm. Williams Jurat
Humphrey Robinson Jurat
Jams. Bush
May 23d 1727
Came before me William Williams & Humphrey Robinson evidences to the aforewritten will of Nicholas Crisp decd., and
made oath on the Holy Evagelists that they saw the sd. Nichoas Crisp sign publish and declare the same to be his last will &
testament, he then being of perfect mind & memory to the best of their apprehension. Also that they saw James Bush the other
evidence sign the same as an evidence thereto.
Cale, C. J.
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