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North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Original Will at N. C. Archives
November 26, 1818
In the name of God Amen. I, Mary Spruill of the county of Tyrrell and state of North Carolina, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being of sound and disposing mind, and memory, do make and publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form following (that is to say,) first, I give and bequeath unto Woolsey, the son of my niece Fanny Hathaway one feather bed and furniture, to him and his heirs forever --
I give and bequeath unto Joseph, the son of said niece one bed and furniture, to him and his heirs forever - -
I give and bequeath unto William, another son of my said niece one feather bed and furniture, to him and his heirs forever - -
I give and bequeath unto Benjamin, the other son of said niece one feather bed and furniture, to him and his heirs forever - -
I give and bequeath unto my nephew Benjamin Boulton one feather bed and furniture, to him and his heirs forever: It is also my will and desire, and I do hereby devise unto my said nephew the yearly sum of fifty dollars, to be paid him during the term of his natural life each and every year, by my executors hereinafter named - -
I do lend and leave unto my niece Elizabeth, (the daughter of my sister Mrs. Bullock) a negro woman named Margaret during the natural life of my said niece; and after the death of said niece I devise and bequeath the said negro woman Margaret and her increase, to the children of my said niece Elizabeth, to be equally divided amongst them share and share alike, and to their heirs forever - -
I do give and bequeath to my niece Fanny Hathaway my horse and chair, clock, and pair of looking glasses to her and her heirs forever - And further I do lend and leave to my said niece Fanny Hathaway, for and during the term of her natural life the use and occupation of the land and plantation whereon I now live, with the land belonging to me that is thereto attached - and after the death of the said Fanny Hathaway, it is my will and desire and I do give, devise, and bequeath the aforesaid plantation and land unto William Hathaway the son of the said Fanny and to his heirs and assigns forever; but in case the said William Hathaway should not survive the said Fanny (his mother) and in case he should die before he arrives to the age of twenty one years without lawful heirs of his body; then it is my will and desire and I give, devise, and bequeath, the aforesaid plantation and land unto Benjamin Hathaway, the son of the said Fanny (his mother) and in case he should die before he arrives to arrives to the age of twenty one years and die without lawful heirs of his body; then it is my will and desire and I do give, bequeath, and devise the aforesaid plantation and land unto the children of my said niece Fanny Hathaway, and to their heirs and assigns forever - -
It is further my will and desire & I do loan and lend unto my niece Fanny Hathaway during her natural life the use of the five following negroes, to wit, Jesse, Old Ned, Winny and her child Ned, and Charles - and after the death of said Fanny it is my and desire and I do hereby give and bequeath the aforesaid negroes to the children of the said Fanny, and to their heirs and assigns forever, to be equally divided amongst such as may be then living share and share alike - -
And I do give devise and bequeath to my executors herein after mentioned the following negroes, to wit, Ishmael, Jack, Lewis, Daniel, Brister, Fred, Africa, Bet, Nell, Matilda, Alfred, Lavinia and Miles, in trust to be by them hired out from year to year, and the proceeds thereof to be appropriated to the payment of the annual legacy before devised to Benjamin Boulton, and to the payment of the yearly sum of one hundred dollars to Fanny Hathaway during her natural life, and the residue of said hire to be appropriated to the support and education of the children of the said Fanny Hathaway - and I do further give devise and bequeath the aforesaid thirteen negroes to the children of the said Fanny Hathaway and their heirs forever forever in the following manner, that is to say, that my said executors shall allot and set off and put in possession of each of the said children as they arrive to lawful age one share of the said negroes - and it is further my will and desire that my said executors, sell all the other property belonging to my estate, not herein devised or bequeathed, and appropriate such part as may be necessary to the payment of my debts, and the balance to appropriate to the use of the children of Fanny Hathaway, my said niece aforesaid - I do further give & devise unto my said niece Fanny Hathaway all the furniture and stock which I bought belonging to Woolsey Hathaway, now in her possession - and lastly I do nominate, constitute and appoint my worthy friend John Popelston and my nephew William Bullock executors to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills by me heretofore made - in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at Edenton the twenty six day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen - -
Mary Spruill
Signed, sealed, acknowledged and
published by Mary Spruill as her
last will & testament before us the
day and year above written
John Cox
Chas. Haughton
(No probate information.)
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