Return to Tyrrell Co Wills Introduction & Table of ContentsIn the name of God amen: I Benjamin Spruill of the State & County aforesaid being now of sound mind & memory do this 15th day of August 1822 make & publish this my last will & testament revoking all others heretofore made by me --- First it is my will & desire that all my just debts & funeral expences be paid from my estate by my Executors hereafter to be named ---
Item 1st - I give to my two sons Charles & Benjamin all lands excepting the piece of land lying between Nathan A. Phelpses and Zebulon Terkantons Which I purchased of Jessie Spruill the land & plantation whereon I now live to be divided in the following manner between my two sons (Viz:) Beginning at a Mulberry tree stump at the mouth of the lane & running southwordly along the land to the corner tree of the land which I purchased from Isaac Wyatt, then along the said line Southerly to a Water Oak Wyatts corner thence Southerly across the land I purchased of Richard Davis or any other land so as to make an equal division between my two sons Charles & Benjamin.
Item 2d - I give to my two daughters Polly H. Spruill and Ann A. Spruill four negroes Viz: Jacob, Ben Rose, and Treasy to be equally divided between them at their or either of their coming to age or marriage.
Item 3d - I give to my four children Polly H. Spruill Charles Spruill Ann A. Spruill and Benjamin Spruill the ballance of negroes Viz: Milferd, Annis, Claressa, Delila, Henry, and Lydia, Lewis, Patt, Marey, Tamer, Lewis, and Derry, George Nan, Toney and Moses, Penny, Grace, Jim, Dave, Joe, George & Alfred them and their increase to be equally divided among my four children at their coming to lawful age or at their marriage or either of their marriages ---
Item 4th - I give the piece of land which I purchased of Jessie Spruill adjoining the lands of Nathan Phelps & Zebulon Tarkenton to my Sister Zilpha Davenport to be her and her heirs forever.
Item 5th - I give the residue of my property and estate not heretofore mentioned & given away Viz: household and kitchen furniture notes accounts money horses sheep cattle and hogs and all the remainding part or parts of my estate of every species or kind not heretofore mentioned to my four children to be equally divided among them, I also leave old woman Rachel and her son Jack under the special care and protection of my four children agreeable to the will of my brother Charles Spruill desd. It is my will and desire if either of my daughters should die before coming to age or without lawful issue of their body that the surviving daughter should heir her property namly the negroes which I gave them in item No 2 --- It is my will & desire if either of my sons should die before coming to age or without lawful issue of their body that the surviving son should heir his land ---
To this my last Will and testament I make ordain and appoint my worthy & beloved friend Samuel Spruill my true & lawful Executor in testimoney whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Published Declared and pronounced to be my last will & testament in presence of
B. Spruill (Seal)
Wilson B. Hodges
Wm. Spruill
Test Jas. Wood Clk
Same time appeared Samuel Spruill & quallified Executor to the foregoing will in due form.
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