Return to Tyrrell Co Wills Introduction & Table of ContentsIn the name of God amen: This twenty eight day of March one thousand eight hundred and eight, I Thomas Spruill of the County of Tyrell and State of North Carolina being in good health and perfect sound mind and memory thanks be to God for the same, 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 in manner and form following.
I give and bequeath to my son Nathan Spruill the land and plantation whereon I now live with all the lands I possess, for which lands I have give him a deed being date 24th of August 1805 to him his heirs and assigns forever ---
I give and bequeath to my son Nathan Spruill one bed and furniture one cow two sows and pigs in the body and the house hogs to his heirs and assigns forever. I give and bequeath to the heirs of my daughter Anne Arrington one silver dollar to her and her heirs forever ---
I give and bequeath to the heirs of my daughter Fanny Bateman one silver dollar to her and her heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Bateman one bed and furniture one linen wheel and one iron kettle one bason one peuter dish and one stear yearling which is now in her possession to her and her heirs forever. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Dorcas one bed and furniture one chest two chairs one pewter bason one pewter dish one cow yearling to her and hers forever. I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Hatfield one bed & furniture one linen wheel one pewter bason one pewter dish two chairs one cow named Cherry to her and her heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Elizabeth Spruill one bed and furniture one linen wheel one large chest one woolen wheel one ocw heirfer one steer yearling one cow yearling unto her and her heirs and assigns forever ---
After all my just debts is paid I give and bequeath to my son Nathan Spruill all the remaining part of my land and swamp that is not already deeded to him with all the remaining part of my estate of every sort and kind whatso ever to him his heirs and assigns forever.
I do hereby constitute make ordain and appoint my son Nathan Spruill and my friend John Swain executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby disallow revoke and disanul all and every other testament wills legacies and bequeaths or executors by me in any wise heretofore made retifying 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 date first above written.
Thomas Spruill (Seal)
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced
and Declared by me the said Thomas
Spruill as his last will and testament
in the presence of us
John MCrae
Hesekiah Spruill
State of North Carolina
Tyrrell County
November Term 1808
This will proved in open court according to law by the oath of John MCrae & Hesekiah Spruill son of Wm. & ordered filed.
C. Spruill Clk.
Minutes
Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
November Session 1808
The last will and testament of Thomas Spruill deceased was proved in open court by the oath of John McCrae and Hezekiah Spruill son of William filed.
February Session 1809
Nathan Spruill returned in court on oath the account of sales of the estate of Thomas Spriull deceased to the amount of 49 pounds & 9 pence account filed.
September Session 1810
Ordered that Charles Spruill Jesse Spruill & John Davenport or a majority of them audite the estate of Thomas Spruill deceased.
North Carolina Archives
Loose Estate Papers
Tyrrell County (C.R.096.508.50), Box 50
Spruill, Thomas, 1810
Note dated 5 May 1789 in which Thomas Spruill, John Dillin, Miles Hatfield & John Norman promise to pay 27,200 eighteen inch shingles to Wm. Armistead Senr. to be delivered at John Wynne's Landing on the vessel, it being for value received of him. This was a true copy made from the original by Robt. Wynne, Clerk, in May 1810.
Execution dated 7 May 1810 and issued 22 May 1810 against Nathan Spruill executor of Thomas Spruill deceased for nine pounds, seventeen shillings plus four pounds, three shillings and three pence which John Armistead, executor of William Armistead deceased, recovered in a suit against the estate of Thomas Spruill.
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