In the name of God amen: September the eight 1775- I James Lary of great Allagator in Tyrrel County being in the province of North Carolina being weak in body but of perfict mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore caling to mind the 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 of all I give and recommend my sole unto the hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian bural at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as tuching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give dismiss and dispose of the same in manner and form following.

First - I give and bequeath to my well bloved son James **** (Torn out) the south east of my land as far as the marked prosimmon on the river **** (Torn out) then across the ridge to another prosimmon tree thence along a **** (torn out) marked trees North West to the back swamp to him but not to sell ** (torn out) without leave of the other two brothers.

Secondly - I give and bequeath ** (torn out) to my well beloved son Joseph Lary all the land from the above sd. line to ** (torn out) low grownd that devids the main body of land and the beach Iland but he shall not sell it without consent of his other two brothers.

Thirdly - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Salathied Lary the North West end from Josephs line known by the name of Beach a Island to him but not to sell with consent of his other two brothers.

Fourthly - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Sarah third of my moveable Estate and the rest of my moveable Estate to be equally divided amongst all my children that is now living I all so desire that my well beloved daughter Martha may have one hundred acres of land laid of for her on the side of the West porshon of my land in Bertie County and the rest to be equally divided amongst my three sons Joseph and James and Salatheel Lary I likewise constitute make and ordain my well beloved son Joseph Lary my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testaments and I do hereby utterly disannul revoke and disclame all and every other former Testaments Wills Legase Bequests and Executors by me in any ways before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written

JAMES X. LARY (Seal)

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Delivered
by the the said James Lary as his last Will and
Testament in the presents of us the subscribers

Noble Carter Jurat
Mary (her -x- mark) Cullipher
James Colepher
John Gearmon

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