State of North Carolina
Albemarle County
Dated 21 April 1722
In the name of God Amen. I George Whidbe of ye county of Albermarle in the provins of North Carolina being sick and weacks in bodey but perfect mind and memory praised be to allmighty God for the same and caling to mind ye mortality of my bodey and knowing that it is apointed for all men onse to dey do maike this my last will and testament prineably and first of all I recommend my Soul into ye hands of God that gave it hoping through ye merits of my Savior Jesus Christ forgivenes of all my sins and for my bodey I recommend to ye Earth to be buried in a Cristian manner att ye discresion of my Executrix hearafter named and for my worldley Estate that it hath pleased God to give me in this life I give devise and dispose of in manner and form as folowsth.
Imprimis - I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Elizabeth and Ann and to thare ares my plantation wheareon I now live and ye land belonging to it and my wife being now with child. If it should be a Boy I give ye aforesaid plantation and landbelonging to it to him and his ares forever and if it should be a gearl I give and bequeath unto her a hundred and thirtey five ackers of Land lying att Cow Ridge.
Item - I give and bequeath each of my children before named three cowes and calves and a mare to each of them.
Item - I give and bequeath unto my Brother Richard Whidbey one yearling hors.
Item - I give and bequeath unto Seth Pelpes sones each of them a yearling heffer.
Item - I give and bequeath unto John Gardener the son of Jane Gardener one yerling heffer.
Item - I give and bequeath unto John Whidbe ye son of John Whidbe one yerling Heffer.
Item - I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Wineford Whidbe all ye remaner of my Estate boath reale and personall unto her and to her ares forever and do macke and apoint her to be hole and sole excitrix of this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this 21th day of April anno Domi 1722.
George (his -x- mark) Whidbe
Signed sealed and declared
in ye presense of us
Joseph Winship
William (his -M- mark) Hudson
John Willson
This will proved before me William Road president of No. Carolina and that the said Joseph Wenship made oath as evidence that it is the said Last Will and testament of the said George Whitbey and that the said William Hudson and William Willson were evidences of the said Will making oath of the same aforeme
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