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Imprimis. Into the hands of Almighty God I recommend my Soul, hoping for Salvation through the Merits & Mediation of the blessed Redeemer and Saviour of Mankind, Christ Jesus the Son of God. My Body I desire may be committed unto and interred after a Christian like Manner in the Earth, there to lye in Expection of the General Resurrection; And as to the Disposition of Such Worldly Estate and riches, as it has pleased God to bless me with in this World, I give, devise and be- queath them in manner following, Viz.,
After all my Just & lawfull debts are duly and truly paid by my Executrix hereafter named, I give, devise & bequeath unto my honoured Mother, Elizabeth Fry, of Milton, in Sothton, all such Effects, Goods, Interest or Moneys of mine, as now are in her own hands and keeping.
And all the rest and Residue of my Estate, both real & per- sonal, of what nature or kind soever, in this Province of North Carolina, or wherewoever else, It, or any part thereof shall, or may, be found, I give, devise, and bequeath unto my true & loving wife, Elizabeth, to her & her heirs for ever.
Lastly, I nominate, appoint, & ordain my aforesaid Loving Wife, Elizabeth Fry, Sole Executrix of this my last will & Testa- ment.
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In testimony hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal, this 18th. Day of March, 1724/5.
THOS. FRY. (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Publish'd and
declared, in presence of : PAT. MAULE. THOMAS HARDING. SARAH SWANN. JNO. BABTA. ASHE.
NORTH CAROLINA, BEAUFORT AND HYDE PRECT'S. SS. Jan. Court, 1726.
The Within Will was Exhibited in Open Court, by Eliza. Fry, the within mentioned Execrx., And proved by the Oaths of Patr. Maule and Jno. Bapa. Ashe, Two of the Subscribing Evidences thereto, who likewise Deposed that they Saw Thomas Harding & Sarah Swann, the other Evi- dences Sign the Same; and she likewise took the Execxs. Oath by Law Appointed.
Testis. THO. JONES. Cler. Cur.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
ALEXANDER GOODLATT'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Alexander: Goodlatt, Younger Sone to Abbottshaugh, in Sterlingshire, in that part of ye Kingdom of Great Britain formerly Called Scotland, Now of North Carolina, Merch't, Doe make, Ordeyne, Constitute and declare these presents to be and Conteyne my last Will and Testam't, hereby revokeing & makeing void all former and other wiles or Testam'ts. by me heretofo e made or Declared.
Impris. In case it shall Soe happen that I shall Dye without Issue by my loveing wife, Elizabeth Goodlatt, I Give, Devise & bequeath unto my said Loveing wife, Eliza Goodlatt, All my Estate of w't Nature, Kind or quallity soever, which is in North Carolina, but if it shall happen that I shall have Issue by my said Wife, then it is my will, true Intent & Meaning, that four hundred pounds of my Estate in North Carolina be paid unto such Issue as I shall have by my said wife, at and upon his, or her, Arrivall to ye Age of Twenty Years.
Itm., all ye rest of my Estate whatsoever in America, together w'th ye Sume of three hundred and thirty pounds sterl. Money, Due from my bror:, James Goodlatt, Younger, of Abbottshaugh, as appears by accounts made up by John Cunninghame, writer, to ye Signett in Edinburgh, the Second of ffeby., 1708/9, And Deposited in ye hands of John Cunninghame, Sone of ye above Named w'th twenty pounds Sterl. to raise & Process on ye Same, I Give, Demise & Bequeath unto ue Issue I shall have by my sd wife to be paid, at and upon his Arrivall to ye Age of Twenty Years. But, in Case I shall dye without Issue, then to my next of Kin.
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Lastly, I doe Nominate and appoint my sd. loveing wife, Eliza. Goodlatt, Sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testam't.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto put my hand & Seale (after erasing ye two last lynes of ye first Article) this 12th. of Octor., 1710.
ALEXR. GOODLATT (Seal)
Sealed, Signed, and Declared In ye presence of :
ELIZA HECKLEFIELD. CORNELIUS RATSLITT. EDW. MOSELEY.
NORTH CAROLINA. By the Honble. the Presid't, &c.,
It being Certifyed to me that Alexr: Goodlatt, late of this province, Merch't, is Dead, and hath made & put his last Will & Testam't in writeing, a true Copy whereof is hereunto annex'd and hath therein appointed Eliza Goodlatt, widow & Relict of ye said Alexr., his Sole Excx., These are therefore to Impower her, ye sd. Elizabeth Goodlatt, to Enter in & upon, all & Singular, ye Goods & Chatles, rights & Credits of ye said Alexandr. Goodlatt, wherever in this Governm't to be found and ye Same into her possession to take, and a true Inventory thereof, Appraised according to Law, to returne into ye Sectys. Office within One Yeare after after ye Date hereof, and ye Same to Dispose of as by ye Said Will is appointed.
Given und'r my hand & ye Seale of ye Collony this 1st. day of Augt., Ano. Dni., 1713.
Recorded in Will Book 2, page 4.
THOMAS POLLOCK.
CALEB GRAINGER'S WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA, SS.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Caleb Grainger, of New Hanover County, in the Province of North Carolina, Esquire, being in Perfect health and of Sound and Disposing mind and Memory, but knowing the Incertainty of human Life do make Ordaine and Declare this to be and Contain my Last Will and Testament, hereby Revoking all former And Other Wills by me at any time heretofore made.
Imprimis. I give and Bequeath my Soul to Almighty God, the Giver of all things, hoping at the Last day to Inherit Eternal Life; And as to Such Worldly Substance wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless me with, I Give, Devise, And Bequeath in Manner and form following, that is to Say:
I Give, Devise and Bequeath unto my Loveing Wife, Mary Grainger, and to her heirs and Assign's for ever, one fifth Part of all my Personal Estate after My Just Debts is Paid off and discharges, Except what or Such Part as I hereinafter give and Bequeath to my Daughter, Mary Grainger, which Fifth Part as aforesaid is for and in Lieu of Any Thirds or Dower, She, my said wife, May Claim out of My Estate herein Devised and Bequeathed.
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Item. I Give, Devise and Bequeath Unto my son, Caleb Grainger, all my Houses and Lands on Smiths Creek, and the No. Et. River on the Northermost side of the Main or Kings Road that leads from Smiths Creek Bridge to Blakes Ferry, which said Land as aforesaid, I give, Devise and Bequeath unto him, my said Son, Caleb, his heirs and Assign's for Ever, But my will is that my said Son shall not sell said Land untill he arrives to or at the Age of Twenty five Years, which will be in the Year of of Our Lord One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seventy three, on the 20th day of April.
Item. I Give, Devise and Bequeath unto my son, Cornelius Harnett Grainger, all my Houses and Lands on Smiths Creek on the Southermost side of the Main Road that Leads from the Bridge to Blakes ferry, that is to say, all my Lands between said Road and Mr. Sam'l Swanns Land on said Creek, which said Land as aforesaid, I Give, Devise & Bequeath unto my said Son, Cornelius, to him, his heirs and Assigns for Ever. But my will is that my said Son, Cornelius Harnett Grainger, shall not sell said Land Untill he arrives to, or at, the Age of Twenty five Years.
Item. I Give, Devise and Bequeath unto my son, William Grainger, all that Tract of Land on the Sound which I purchased from Charles Harrison, where I have Settled a New Plantation, to him, My son William, his heirs and Assign's for Ever.
Item. I Give, Devise and Bequeath Unto my Daughter, Mary Grainger, Two Negro Wenches and what Children they now have, or May hereafter have, the Names of which Wenches is, Little Hager and Venice, which Said Negroes as aforesaid, I give, Devise and bequeath to my said daughter Mary, to her, her heirs and Assigns for Ever. My farther Will is, that in Case either of said Wenches Hager of Vence should die before my said daughter comes to the Age of Seventeen of day of Marriage, that then, and in such Case my. Executors shall replace such Negro or Negroes out of My General Stock of Negroes, and said Negro or Negroes, so replaced, to be a Breed- ing Wench or Wenches.
Item. I Give, Devise and Bequeath unto my Daughter, Mary Grainger, one Lott of Land in Wilmington, Containing Thirty feet front upon the Street, and the Common Debth of Lotts which I have sold upon said Street, Unto her, her heirs and Assigns for Ever; which said Lot as aforesaid my Will is shall be laid off and given to her, my said Daughter, by My Executors hereinafter Named, in Such Street or Part of the Town where they thing most Proper that is to say, where I own the Land: I also give, devise and Bequeath to my said Daughter, Mary, one Good Bed & Furniture, two Mahogany Tables, Six Mahogany Chairs, one Large Mahogany fraimed Looking Glass, and Such of my Plate as I shall leave a List
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of Inclosed in my Will; all which things as aforesaid shall be delivered to her at the Age of Seventeen Years, or day of Mar- riage.
Item. My Will is that My Exec'rs sell my House and Land at Masonborough for the Use of my three Sons.
Item. My Will is that my Bridge on Smiths Creek, be keep in repair and in Case of a New One being wanted that it be built out of my Personal Estate, and that the Money Arising by the Rent of the Same go towards the Victualing, Clothing & Educating my Children, and that my wife have her Propor- tion of the Same dureing her remaining My Widdow.
Item. All the rest and Residue of My Estate, both real and Personal, I Give, Devise and Bequeath, Unto and Between, my three Sons, Caleb, Cornelius (Harnett), and William Grain- ger, to them Respectively, and to their several and Respective Heirs and Assign's for Ever, to be Equally Devided Between them, Share and Share Alike, by my Executors or the Sur- vivors of them, when or as soon as my son Caleb, shall arrive to the Age of (Twenty) Twenty One Years; and in Case of the death of either of My said Children, before they or either of them shall come of Age or Day of Marriage, that then, such Part of my Estate, both Real and Personal, hereby intended for such Child so dying, I give, Devise and Bequeath to the three surviving Children, to them, Their Heirs and Assign's for Ever, and in Case of the Death of any two of My said Children, before they shall come of age or Marriage that then such Part intend (that is to say of my Estate both real and Personal) for such Children dying I Give, Devise & Bequeath to the two Survive- ing Children to them their heirs & Assign's for Eever; And in Case any Three of my Children should die before they become of Age, That then Any Part of my Estate, both Real and Personal, intended for such three deceased Children, I Give, Devise and Bequeath to the One Surviving Child, to him or her heirs and assigns for Ever.
Item. It is my Will and Desire (after my Debts is Paid) that then my Executors Pay over and Deliver unto my Wife, Mary Grainger, all and every Part of my Estate herein Before given and Bequeathed unto her, and it is my Will, that my said wife have the Use of My Household goods untill my son, Caleb Grainger, is of Age, she giving Security to my Executors (if required), to return the same in good Order, all that does not fall to her share, and I hereby begg and desire my Executors to take an account of my Plate, Other furniture, Stock of Cattle &c. My farther Will is, that after my Wife has had her Share of Negores and Slaves, that then the Negroes and Slaves remaining I do hereby Order, direct and Appoint shall be kept to work together or hired, wherever or which ever, my Execu- tors shall think Most Advantagious and the Money arising
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from their Labour and the rent of the Bridge, I would have laid out in board, Cloathing and Education of my Children, either in this Province or wherever my Executo s May thing most Propper, and if any Overplus Remain of the Profits Arising from the Negroes Labour, & Rent of the Bridge, as afores'd, that the same shall be laid out in buying young Negroes to add to the General Stock, for my Children.
Item. It is my farther will, that my Wife have the use of My Plantation till my Son Caleb, become of Age. Provided she remains my W ddow Solong, but She is not to have it Any Longer than her Remaining so.
Lastly, I- -Nominate, Constitute and Appoint Maurice Moore, Cornelius Harnett, Saml. A-e and Alexander Duncan, Esquires, Executors to this my Last Will and Testament, And My Wife, Mary Grainger, Executrix dureing her Remaining my Widdow; hereby revoaking all other and former Wills by me at any time heretofore made, and Acknowledge this, Con- taining two Sheet of Papper, to be my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this day of in the Year of His Majestys Reign and in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand, Seven hundred and Sixty Three
CALEB GRAINGER (Seal)
Signed, Sealed Published and declaired by the Testator, Caleb Grainger, as and for his Last will and Testament in Presence of us, who in his Presence and at his request have hereunto Set And Subscribed Our Naims as Witnesses, the word (Creek) be- tween the tenth & Elevent lines from the bottom of the first Page being first intelined and the word "Cornelius" between the Seventh & Eights lines from the bottom of same Page interlined, and the word "Harnett" between the Sixth & Seventh lines interlined from the bottom, And the Naim "Cornelius" Putt in the Margin of the Same Page. The Word "Bequeath" interlined between the fifth and Sixth lines from the bottom of the Second Page interlined, all the above before sealing. SAM'LL GREEN. ANTH'Y WARD. JOSEPH STOCKLEY.
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Account of Plate Left my Daughter, Mary Grainger.
1 Doz. Table Knives & forks, Silver Handles.
1 Doz. Desart Ditto Silver Handles.
1 Silver Butter Boat,
1 Do. Tea pott.
1 Ditto Milk Pot.
1 Dz Silver Salts & Shovels.
1 Silver Salver.
1 Set of Casters with Silver Tops.
1 Soop Spoon, Silver
Half a Dozen Silver Table Spoons, Tea Spoons
August 23d., 1760.
CALEB GRAINGER.
Test. JOSHUA FORMER. THOS. WRIGHT.
(Turn Over) As it will be of no Real Service to my Friends, the giving of Scarfs &c (I desire that I be Buried in a Decent Manner and as a Mason), with a Plain Blacked Coffin, not Covered with Cloth, And that my Dear and ever Worthy Friend Mr. Corn. Harnett have purchased out of my Estate a neat Mourning Ring which I begg he may wear in remembrance of his Sinciar Friend & Brother,
Feb'ry 16th., 1761.
CALEB GRAINGER.
Be it known unto all men by these presents, that I, Caleb Grainger, of New Hanover County, in the Province of North Carolina, Gentleman, have made a declared that my Last Will & Testament In Writing bearing date the day of in the year of our Lord, One thousand and Seven hundred and sixty three to which said will, this Codicil is annexed.
I, the said Caleb Grainger, Do by these presents Codicil, Confirm & ratify my said Last Will and do give & bequeath unto the Child My wife, Mary Grainger, is now Pregnant with whether it be a Male or a female, his, or her heirs & Assigns forever, all my Moiety of the Land on Smiths Creek adjacent to the Saw Mill & Grist Mill now building by my friend, Cor- nelius Harnett & mysell, together with a proportionate part (with the rest of my children), of my personal Estate. It is also my Will that the said Saw mill, to wit, my Moiety, be com- pleated & finished by by Executors out of the Proffits of my Estate; the proffits arising from the said Mills, to go to the use of my Estate until the said child come of age or day of Marriage; and my will is that this Codicil be adjudged a part of my said Will.
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In Witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand & seal this fifth day of October, in the Year of our Lord, One thousand Seven hundred & Sixth five.
CALEB GRAINGER (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, delivered, pub- lished & Declared, to be a Codicil to the said Caleb Graingers Last Will & Testament, (the words "his or her assigns for ever" being first interlined) in presence of: MARY GRAINGER. MARGARET DOUGLASS. EDMOND FOYER.
BRUNSWICK,
31st. Octb., 1765.
Sir: This day personally appeared before His Honour, the Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Anthony Ward, one of the subscribing Witnesses to the Will of Caleb Grainger, dec'd, & made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that he saw the said Caleb Grainger sign, seal and publish the said Will as for his last Will and Testament, & that the said Caleb Grainger was at the same time (to the best of His Knowledge and belief) of a sound and disposing mind & Memory; & That he the said Anthony Ward, together with the other Witnesses, subscribed their names to the said Will in the Presence of the Testator.
At the same time appeared before His Honour, Miss Mary - Grainger, subscribing Witness to the Codicill Annexed to the said Will, who also made Oath According to the above Meaning in Respect to the said Codicill.
Also appeared at same time Mary Grainger, Widow & Executrix to the said Will who took the Oaths by Law Appointed for her Qualifi- cation. Lett Letters Testamentary issue thereon Accordingly.
I am, Sir, Your most Obed't Servant.
FOUNT'N ELWIN.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
JOHN GRAY'S WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA. SS.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, John Gray, of the County of Bertie, Surveyor, being in good health & perfect and sound in my mind do make & Ordain my last Will & Testament in manner and form following: that's to say, first I Commend my soul to God that gave it; and my Body to the Dust; as to my worlldy goods I distribut as follows:
Imprimis. I give and Bequeath to Anne, my loving Wife, three feather Beds and their Appurtenances, all my Houseld Furniture belonging to the lower Rooms, except one Desk, all my pewter and brass Pots &c. at her own Disposal; allso, the meal, Cattle belonging to this Plantation, and fifteen Cows & Calves, and my Hoggs, two Horses at her choice, and a Mare. and one half of the Sheep as afors'd; allso, the use of my Plantation were I now live as its bounded wt. a branch called
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Aunt Sarah's, by estimation four hundred Acres; and all"the working Tools for the Plough or field; the use and labour of my Negroe Men Charles and Ned, and a woman called Sarah.
I give and bequeath to my eldest son John, all and singular my Lands lying in Northampton and Edgecombe Countys; three hundred Pounds of this Currency. I do not get him a Negro man before this will's proved. a negroe girl called Frank, the remaining part of my Sheep, half the Cattle on the Planta- tion after his mother gits her quota, a feather bed and the ap- purtinances; a Desk in the North Room, a doz. of new pew- ter Plates, ditto of Spoons, two dishes, all my bred of horses at Needhams Marsh.
I give and bequeath to my son, William, my Plantation where I now live, containing by estimation eight hundred acres, begin at the broad Branch running up to a branch opisit to the Plantation knowen by the name of Aunt Sarahs, y'n runing up that Branch to the Line that Divides the Land I bought from Robert Hicks, y'n running West to the next branch, y'n down the branch to the broad branch, y'n up the broad branch to the East Line, then along that to a Pine on Cashia River side, then doun the River to the first Station, to him and his Heirs for ever. If he dies before he arives at the Age of twenty one, or has not a child living in lawfull wedlock, in such case the land & all I bequeath him, is to be sold by my executors by and with the consent of my Daugh- ters, Anne and Barbaras husbands, if they have any, but noth- ing to be disposed of before my Wifes death, nor in less than Six Months after, and after Sold the Money arising from the seal of the Land and Chattles, to be divided equally amonges my five youngest daughters, Viz: Barbara, Anne, Lucretia, Amelia & Louisa. I furhter give him a Negro Boy called Jamey, and after the Decease of His Mother, a negroe Wench Called Sarah, A Horse, two Mares, twenty Head of Cattle, my Gun and Saddle and Bridle.
I give to my Daughter, Janet McKinzie, one Shilling, Ster- ling, having already given Her a portion. To my Grand son, John Mc.kenzie, a breding Mare, to be delivered him Six months after my deceas.
I give and bequeat to my daughter, Barbara, five hundred Acres of Land lying in Bertie county, on the West Side of Cashia River, joining her brother Williams, begining at the mouth of the broad branch running wt. his boundarys to the Line of the survey, from thence to Thomas Turner's corner, y'n along his Several lines to make up the complement, to witt: one hundred pole along his line South to an Oak in His line, y'n East to the River, then up the River to the 1st. Sta- tion; also, A Negro Girl Called Thomasin, to Her and Her Heirs for Ever.
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I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Ann, and her heirs for ever, a'l the residue of my Land lying in Bertie County, on the West Side of Cashia river, begining at Her Sister Bar- bara's corner, running thence west to Her other, then along Thomas Turner's line South to William Grigoreys corner, then along his line to the river, then up the river to the first Statione; and a negroe girl called Moll.
I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Lucretia, and Her heirs for ever two hundred acres of land lying in Craven County, joyning Maules branch, and Six Cows and Calves and a breeding Mare upon it, and a Negroe Girl called Pat.
I give and bequeath to my daughter, Amelia two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, lying in the County of Bertie, in the Indians Woods, and a negroe boy called Cooper, to her and her heirs for Ever.
I give and bequeath to my daughter, Louisa, a negro boy called Marke, and a Negroe Girl called Linda.
My Will, and I do hereby order, that six Months after the deceas of my Wife, all my negroes not here bequeathed, cattle horses or any kind or manner of Goods whatsoever, be got together by my Executors and my Children, at any time or times & to be divided into Six equal parts and each of my Six youngest children is to have one, viz: Barbara, Ann, William, Lucretia Amelia and Louisa, and John and Janet is to have no share either of the Negroes left to their mother during her natural life, or those not mentioned in this Will, each to have there part the day of Marriage of the girls & Boys the same.
Revoking all former Wills by me made I do constitute and appoint my loving Br, Edward Bryan, and my loving Nephew, Thomas Whitmell, to be Joyn Executors, and Anne, my loving Wife Executrix, to this my last Will and testament.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and afixed my seal, this 20th. day of September in the eighteen year of the Reign of our sovering Lord, King George, the 2d. Annoq. Domi. 1745.
JOHN GRAY. (L S)
Signed, Sealed and published as the last Will and Testament of John Gray in Presents of: DAVID GRAY. JAS. WATSON, witness. DUGALD McKICHEN.
NORTH CAROLINA. SS., 1750. Nov'r. 16
This day the within Will of John Gray, Decd., was proved before me. And Ann Gray, relict of ye sd. John Gray, and Thomas Whitmell, an Exec- utrix & Executor to the sd. Will qualified by taking the Oaths according to Law.
GAB. JOHNSON.
Recorded in Will Book 6, page 1, Office of the Secretary of State.
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FARNIFOLD GREEN'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Farnifold Green, in County of Bath & Province of No. Carolina, Planter, being of a Sound & perfect memory, but Seriously Considering ye Frailty & uncertain State of ye Life at all times, Especially Especially in ye dreadfull times of Almighty God's Visitation by Sword & fier under which we tremble & to wch. do humbly submitt, I do make & Ordain and Constitute ys my last Will & Testament, In manner & form following, Vizt:
First, I render my Speritt in ye hands of Almighty God, my Creator, stedfastly trusting in Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, for ye free remission of all; my Body to be buryed after ye discretion of my Executrix hereafter mentioned.
I give, Devise & bequeath all yt Tract of Land whereon my now Dwelling House stands w'th all its buildings Improve- m'ts & appurtenances, beginning at a Live Oak w'th Severall Forks Standing at ye upper Side of ye first long Gutt below my house, near ye Mouth of ye Gutt being w'th severall marks; thence runing up ye River to a Corner Pine betwixt me &
Dawson, Esqr., Standing near a small Marsh & by ye Dawsons old Corn feild fence, & runing from ye forementioned Live Oak up ye afsd. Gutt; thence into ye woods No. untill three quar- ters of a mile from ye River be Compleated; thence by a Line run an equal Distance from ye River to ye afsd. Dawsons Line. And also, one Plantacon and all my lands Lying ye Lower side of broad Creek of ye No. side of Neus River, neer to Piney pointe & near ye mouth of ye sd. River, unto my Son, Thos. Green, & to ye heirs of his Body for ever.
I Give, devise & bequeath a Plantacon, with a Tract of land Begining at a Live Oak neer to ye mouth of ye Gutt aforesd. so runing down ye sd. River of Neus three quarters of a mile, thence No. Cross into ye Woods half a mile, and from ye afore- mentioned Live Oak No. One mile, And from there to ye End of ye Lower half mile Line, with all the Improvem'ts & Appur- tenances thereto belonging; And also, my Entry and right to one Tract of Land Lying and being on ye lower side of ye first broad Creek above Captn. Jams. Beards Creek, begining a quarter of a Mile above ye Indian landing, by Computation thence down ye sd. Creek half a mile, with all ye Priviledges & appurtenances thereto belonging unto my Son, John Green, & to ye Heirs of his Body for ever; And for want of such Heirs to my Son, Farnifold Green, & the heirs of his Body for ever; & for want of heirs of ye sd. Farnifold Green, to my son, James Green, & ye Heirs of his body for ever; & for want of Heirs of ye sd. Jams. Green, to my two Daughters, Elizabeth & Jane Green, & their Heirs for ever.
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