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North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Book 1, page 29
Dated 24 March 1763
In the name of God amen: The twenty fourth day of March 1763 I Lanier Duggan of the County of Tyrrell and Province of North Carolina Planter being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling to mind the mortality 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 the hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to buried in a decent and Christain like burial at the duretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection to receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form ---
Imprimis - I give to my well beloved sister Elizabeth my riding mare and inkstand.
Item - I give to my well beloved brother John one yearling colt and one pare of threed stockings.
Item - I give to my well beloved brother William one half of all the money I have due and of that that I was to have by Will and my gun and one pair of briches new leather.
Item - I give to my well beloved brother Aron the other half and one coate snuff collard broad cloath one saddle.
Item - I give to my brother in law William Haman all my hogs and a cheekt shurt whome I constitute my Executor and John Swain the other.
Item - I give to my three small sisters and my brother Josiah I have all my cattle and pewter and large iron pot to be equaly divided amoung them and a hat and Testament to Josiah and I do hereby utterly disallow revoak and disannul all and everey for these Testaments Wills Legasses Bequests and Executors by me in any ways before named and bequeathed retifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in witness wereof I have herunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written
Laner (his -x- mark) Duggan (Seal)
Signed sealed published pronounced
and declared by the said Lanear Duggan
as his last Will and Testament in the
presence of us the Subscribers.
John Duggan
William (his -x- mark) Duggan
Aron (his -x- mark) Duggan
Recorded by Fr. Ward Clerk
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Minutes
Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
June Session 1763
Personally appeared John Dugan and on his oath proved the last will and testament of Lanear Duggan deceased & on his oath saith that he was of desposing mind & memory & that he saw William Duggan & Aron Duggan subscribing witnesses sign at the same time.
Personally appeared John Swain & William Hyman qualified executors of the last will and testament of Lamer Dugan deceased by taking the oath of an executor.
Personally appeared William Hyman & exhibited an inventory of Lenear Duggan deceased and proved the same by his oath.