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Item. I Give and Bequeath to my four Sons aforesaid, to them and their Heirs for Ever, all my Smith's Tools, and neither of them shall buy or Sell their Part of them till they shall Come to Age.
Item. I give and Bequeath to my Son, Jessee, to him and his Heirs for Ever, my Negro man Sam, and one Bed and furniture, and One Young mare, and Two Cows, and Calves, and all the Hoggs that are Called his Hoggs, and One Iron Pot.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter, Mary, to her and her Heirs for Ever, one Small Black mare and Colt, and One Bed and furniture, and three Cows and Calves, at the Day of her Marriage, and one Iron Pot.
Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my Son, Elisha, to him and his Heirs for Ever, One Bed and furniture, and four Cows and Calves, and five Sows and Pigs, And One Iron Pot, and one Young likely Mare of Three or four Years Old.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Benjamin, to him and his Heirs for Ever, One Negro Boy named Ned, and one Bed and furniture, and four Cows and Calves, and One Likely Young horse of Three or four Years Old, and five Sows and Pigs, and one Iron Pot, and the Second Child that my Negro Girl Jude shall bring.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, George, to him and his Heirs for Ever, The first Child that my Negro Woman Phillis shall bring, and one Bed and Furniture, and One Rifled Gun, and One Iron Pot.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, jesse, to him and his heirs for Ever, the Second Child that my Negro Woman Phillis shall Bring, and my Old Gun.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Elisha, to him and his Heirs for Ever, the first Child that my Negro Girl Jude shall bring, and my Negro Woman Phillis.
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Item. I give and Bequeath to Daughter, Mary, to her and her Heirs for Ever, my Negro Girl Jude.
Item. I lend unto my Well Beloved Wife, Mary, all my Land and Negroes and Stock and household Goods during her natural Life, after her Decease, to be Equally Divided between all my Children at the Discretion of my Executors, I also, Constitute, make and ordain my Son, George Harrell, and my Brother, Jesse Harrell, and my Brother, Israel Hardis Harrell, and Richard Williams, Thomas Williams and William Andrews and John Rhodes, my Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, and Every thing mentioned in this my Last Will and Testament to be fully settled and Determined by my afore mentioned Executors, and I Do hereby utterly Disalow, revock and Disanull, all and every other former Testament, Wills, legacies, and Bequeaths and Executors by me in any Ways before named, Willed and Bequeathed, ratify- ing 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 Year above Written.
JNO. HARRELL (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Published,
Pronounced, and Declared by
the sd. Jno. Harrell, as his Last
Will and Testament in the Presence of us the Subscribers:
THOMAS WILLIAMS. WILLIAM ANDREWS. his JOHN Z SKINNER. mark
BERTIE COUNTY. SS. Jany. Court, 1756.
The Before Written Will Was Exhibited into Court by Jesse Harrell and Israel Hardy Harrell, Two of the Executors therein Named, and Proved by the Oaths of William Andrews and John Skinner, Two of the Subscribing Witness's thereto, and at the same time the said Executors were Qualifyed &c, Which was ordered to be Certifyed. Test. BENJN. WYNNS, Clk. Cur.
Recorded in Will Book 7, page 164.
JOHN HARRELL'S WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA, BERTIE COUNTY.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, John Harrell, of the County and Province aforesd., being of Body but of Perfect and Sound Mind and Memory (Thanks be to God), Do make, Ordain, Constitute and Appoint this my last Will and Testament, Hereby Revoking and Disannulling all others heretofore by
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me made, & this only to be made & held as my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following &cª:
Imprimis. I Leave to my Beloved Wife, Grace Harrill, Dureing her Natural life or Widowhood, the Use of the Planta- tion whereon I now live, & all the Land thereunto Belonging, and all my Stock of Horses, Cattle, hoggs & Sheep, & all my Houshold furniture & Plantation utensils; and the use of the following Negroes, (to wit) Patt, Bett, Rachel, Sambo, Jemmy, Jenny, Phillis, & Jack, and after her Decease or Marriage, to be Given & Divided in the following Legacies.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Jesse Harril, his heirs and Assigns for ever, the Plantation whereon I Now live, and all the Land thereunto belonging, and two Negroes (to wit) Patt & Jack.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, David Harrell, his heirs and Assigns for ever, the Plantation whereon he now lives, Containing One hundred & Sixty Acres, being part of the Tract of Land I bought of Mr Thomas Barker, and One Ne- groe Girl Nam'd Fillis.
Item. I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Josiah Harrill, his heirs & Assigns for ever, the Plantation whereon he now lives, containing One hundred & Sixty Acres, being part of the Tract of Land I bought of Mr. Thomas Barker; and One Negroe Wench Named Bett.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Ezekiel Harrill, his heirs and Assigns forever, the Plantation whereon he now lives, Containing One hundred & Sixty Acres, being part of the Tract of Land I Bought of Mr. Thomas Barker, and One Negroe Boye Named Jemmy, and all the Cattle that is of his Deceas'd Brother Hardys Mark.
Item. I give and Bequeath to my Grandson, Esias Harrill, son of Esias Harrell, Dece'd, the Plantation whereon Jona- than Spivey now lives who married the Widow of the said Esias Harrill, Deceas'd, it being part of the Tract of Land I Bought of Mr Thos. Barker, Which sd. Land I give to my sd. Grandson, Esias Harrill, his heirs and Assigns for ever.
Item. I give and Bequeath to my Grand Daughter, Sarah Harrill, Daughter of Esias Harrell, Dec's'd, one Negroe Girl named Jenny, only, Reserving that my Grandson, Esias Har- rill above Mentioned, shall have the first Child that the sd. Negroe Girl Jenny brings and Raises to the Age of Two years old. and in case my said Grand Daughter, Sarah Harrill, die without Lawfull Issue of her Body, then my Will and Desire is that the said Negroe Girl Jenny and he Increase, fall to my sd. Grandson, Esias Harrill, his heirs and assigns forever.
Item. I give and Bequeath to my Grand Children, the Children of my Son, John Harrill, Deceased, the Sum of Thirty Pounds, Virginia Currancy, to be paid after the Decease of
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my Wife, Grace, and then to be Equally Divided among them, share and share alike.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Grand Children, the Children of Sarah Williams, Dec'd, the Sum of Twenty four Pounds, Virginia Currancy, to be paid by my Exors. after the Decease of my Wife, Grace, and then to be Equally Divided between my sd. Grand Child'n Share and Share alike.
Item. My Will and Desire is that my Two Sons, David & Josiah Harrill, Pay the above Sums of Money to my Grand Children above Mentioned, and that my son, David, for Paying his part of the Money shall have one Negroe Girl named Rachel, for which he is to pay Thirty Pounds Virginia Money, & my Son Josiah shall have One Negroe Boy Named Sambo, for which he is to pay Twenty four Pounds, like money, only in Case the sd. Negroes or either of them shall die before my Wife, Grace, dies then, and in that Case, the sd. Money is to be paid out of my whole Estate, and my sd. Grand Children shall allow a Proportionable abatement with the Rest of my Children.
Item. I give and Bequeath the use of my Copper Still, to my four Sons, only, that they shall still all their Mother Liquor during her life, and after her Decease, I give the sd. Still to be Equally Divided Between my said four sons & their Heirs.
Item. I give and Bequeath my whole Estate that is not above Given in Legacies, After the Decease of my Wife, Grace, to be Equally Divided Between my four sons, Jessee, David, Josiah, and Ezekiel Harrill, and there Heirs & Assigns forever.
Lastly, I Nominate, Constitute & Appoint my three Sons, Jessee, David, & Josiah Harrill, Executors to this my last Will and Testament.
In Witness whereof, the sd. John Harrill hath hereunto set his hand and Seal, the first Day of November, Anno. Dom., 1756.
JOHN HARRELL. (Seal)
Sign'd Seal'd Published & De- clared by the sd. John Harrill, to
be his Last Will and Testament in Presence of us:
Witness. WM. WILLIAMS. EDWARD TOOLE, Jurat. JONATHN. X TOOLE his mark, Jurat.
Memorandum, Octr. 10th., 1758.
Whereas, in this my Will above Written, I have not given any Legacies to Elizth. Spivey, formerly wife to my Son, Esias Harrill Deceas'd, nor to Thomas Williams, who Married my Daughter, Sarah Harrill, now Deceas'd, nor to Mary Harrill, now widow of my son John Harrill, deceas'd; But what I
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intended for my said Deceas'd Children in case they had lived, I have given to my Grand Children, the Children of my said Deceas'd Children above mentioned and I do by these pres- ents Declare that it is my Will and Desire that Eliz. Spivey, Thomas Williams nor Mary Harrill shall have no part of my Estate of any Kind mentioned in this my last Will and Testa- ment above written.
JOHN HARRELL.
Witness. WM. WILLIAMS. EDWARD TOOLE, Jurat. JONATHAN TOOLE, Jurat.
BERTIE COUNTY, SS.
April Court, 1759.
The Annexed Will and Testament of John Harrell, Decd, with the Codicil thereto, was Exhibited into Court by Jesse Harrell and Josiah Harrell, two of the Executors therein appointed, and Proved by the Oaths of Edward Toole and Jonatham Toole, two of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto, and at the same time the same Exors were duly Qualifyed. Which was Ordered to be Certifyed.
Test. BENJN. WYNNS Cler. Cur.
Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
JOHN HARRIS' WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Jno Harris, in ye County of Albemarle, in ye precinct of Chowan, in ye province of North Carolina, planter, being sick & weak in body, but of perfect sound mind & memory, Doe make this my last will & Testi- mony, revokeing all other wills, verbal or writeing, made before by me. I Commit my Soul To almighty God that Gave itt me; & my body to ye Dust from whence itt came, to be De- cently buried according to ye rules of ye Christian burial, in full & certain hopes of ye Glorious resurrection att ye last day; & as for all my personal & real Estate wch itt hath pleased God to Endew me withall I bequeith & bestowe as followeth, after my Debts is paid & my funeral Expences is Discharged.
I Give & bequeith unto Harris, ye Son of Sarah Tiner, ye plantation whereon I now Dwell & all ye land belonging to itt, after my wifes Decease, when he shall Come to ye Age of twenty one years, to him ye sd. Harris, & to ye heirs of his Body lawfully begotten for ever, not to Sell any part or parcel w'tsoever, Likewise, I Give unto Harris, ye Son of Sarah Tiner, my Gunn & also my proper marke after my Decease, which is a crope & Slite in ye right year & a swallow forke in ye left yeare.
I Give & bequeitt unto William, ye son of Sarah Tiner, two plantations leying on ye head of Machacomack Creek, call by ye name of ye holes, with all ye land thereunto belonging,
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to ye sd. William, & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten for ever, to be possessed when he shall Come to ye Age of twenty one years, not to Sell no pt. nor parcel of it w'tsoever; & if any one of these Sons of Sarah Tiner, Either Harris or William, Dye before they Come to ye Age of twenty one years without heirs of their Body lawfully begotten, then it is my Desire ye land of him that Dyes Shall to Sarah, ye Daughter of Sarah Tiner, for a legace to ye said Sarah & to ye heirs of her body lawfully begotten for ever; & if ye said Sarah, ye Daughter of Sarah Tiner, Dye without heirs lawfully begotten, then ye land to fall to ye son that's living & to ye heirs of his body lawfully begotten for Ever. Likewise, I Give unto Sarah, ye Daughter of Sarah Tiner, one young Gray mare runing in rockahock neck, with all her Increase, to ye sd. Sarah & her heirs for Ever.
I Give & bequeith unto Sarah Tiner one plantation & all ye tract of land belonging to itt, lying in Rockahock neck, is nowne by ye name of Jno. fryers, to ye sd. Sarah Tiner & her heirs for Ever; & as for my personal Estate, my stock & housall Goods I bestow as followeth:
I Give & bequeith unto my loving wife, Mildred Harris, ye one half of my Estate During her life; & all ye rest of my Estate moveables & Immoveables, I Give & bequeith as legace unto Harris & William, ye sons of Sarah Tiner, to be equally & farely devided between them ye sd, Harris & Wil- liam when they Shall arive to ye age of Eighteen years.
& I Doe here Impute Constitute & appoint my true & Trusty friends, Jno Mixon & Sarah Tiner, to be my whole & Sole Exectr. & Extrx. of this my last will & Testamt.
As wittness hereof, I have fixed my hand & Seal this 16th(?) Day of December, 1711.
JOHN X HARRIS
Signed Sealed & Delivered in ye p'esence of us:
EDWARD E PATCHET. JOHN X WELLS. MARY M TINER.
Recorded in Will Book 2, page 48.
HUMPHREY HARRINGTON'S WILL.
IN YE NAME OF GOD AMEN, ye Second Day of November, in ye year of our Lord, 1713. I, Humphrey Harrington, of North Carolina, in perquomons Precinct, Black Smith, being very sick & weak in body, but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be Given to God therefore, calling to mind ye mor-
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tality of my Body & knowing it is appointed for men once to dye, doe make & ordain this my last will & Testament, that is to say principally & first of all; I Give and recommend my Soul into ye hands of God that gave it, hopeing through ye Merits, Death & passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ To have full & free pardon & forgiveness of all my sins, & to inherit Everlasting life; And my Body I commit to ye Earth, to be decently buried at ye discretion of my Executrix hereafter named, nothing doubting but at ye Genll. resurrection I Shall receive ye same again by ye mighty power of God; & as touch- ing such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I demise & dispose of ye same in ye following man- ner & forme, that is to say:
I will that all those debts & duties as I doe owe in right or Conscience, To any manner of person, or persons, whatsoever shall be well & truely contented & paid, or ordained to be paid, in Convenient time after my decease, by my Executrix here- after named.
I Give & bequeith unto my daughter, Ann, my Plantation that I now live on, with one hundred and twenty of land, & to ye heirs of Body lawfully begotten, & She to be posesed at ye age of Sixteen years.
I Give & bequeith Unto my daughter in law, Ann Majour one hundred & twenty acres Joying to ye aforesd. Plantation of a Tract of land of 340 Acres, & to ye heirs of her body law- fully begotten.
I give unto Elizabeth Major, whom I have taken to be my wife, whom I likewise Constitute, make & ordaine my onely & Sole Executrix of this my last will & Testamt., by her freely to be posses'd & enjoyed, & I doe hereby utterly disallow, Revoke & disannul all & every other Testaments, will & leg- aces beqts. & Exts. by me in any ways before this time named, willed & bequeithed, Ratifying & Confirming this & noe other to be my last will & Testament.
in witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal, ye Day & ye year above written.
HUMPHREY HARRINGTON.
Signed, Sealed, published, Pro- nounced & declared bye sd. Hum- phrery Harrington, as his last will & Testament in ye presents of ye Subscribers, Vizt:
RICHARD MORRIS.
FRANCIS P. THOMAS.
Recorded in Will Book 2, page 18.
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THOMAS HARVEY'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Thomas Harvey, of ye County of Albemarle, in ye Province of North Carolina, Esqr., being of sound and perfect memory, but considering ye un- certainty of this life, Doe make and Publish this my Last Will and Testament as followeth, Viz: I Humbly render my Soul unto Almighty God my Creator whensoever he shall in his Mercy call me out of this transitory life, Stedfastly beleeving ye free remission of my Sins through ye pr'tious Meritts of Jesus Christ my Lord and my Redeemer; And my Body I give to ye Ground from whence it was taken, decently to be buried at ye discretion of my Executrix hereafter named.
And I doe hereby appoint and make my beloved Wife, Sarah Harvey, Executrix of this my last will and testament. Willing that all my just Debts be paid as soon as possibly may be after my death; And ye rest of my Personal Estate, I give one third part to my Sd. Wife, and ye rest to be devided between my Son, Thomas Harvey, and my Daughter, Mary Harvey; And if it shall happen that my Sd. Wife, shall after my decease bear to me a Child, my Will is that Such my poshume Child shall have equal share of ye two thirds of my p'sonel estate w'th my son and Daughter above named; and my will is that ye parts or portion above bequeathed to my Children, shall be paid to them respectively, viz: to my Son or Sons at ye age of twenty one yeares, and to my daughter or daughters at ye day of their Marriage or age of twenty one yeares, w'ch shall first happen; and if it shall hapen that one or any of my Children shall depart this life before ye time hereby appointed for the receiving of his or their part or portion above mentioned then I Will that the Survivor or Survivors Shall have ye Whole; and if all my Children die as aforesaid, then I Give all my p'sonel Estate to my said loving Wife, Sarah Harvey.
Ite. I give, Devise and Bequeath my Land and plantation which I purchased of Roger Snell, and my land called Faulks Point, containing in all five hundred acres of land, w'th ye appurtenance, lying upon Pequimons River, in ye County aforesaid, unto my Daughter, Mary Harvey, and to ye heirs of her Body for ever, and for want of Such heirs to my Son, Thomas Harvey, and ye Heirs of his Body for ever, and for want of Such heirs to such issue as is hereby appointed.
Item. I give, Devise and Bequeath my plantation whereon I live w'th five hundred acres of Land thereunto adjoying, w'th all and Singular, ye appurtinances unto my Loving Wife, Sarah Harvey abovenamed, for and During the Terme of her naturall life, and I will that the houses and fences thereupon be Kept in good and Sufficient repair.
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Item. I Give, Devise and Bequeath my Plantation Called ye Quarter, w'th all my land not Bequeathed and the Remainder of ye Plantacon and land whereon I Live, to my Son, Thomas Harvey, & to ye Heirs of his Body for ever, and for want of Such Heirs to my Daughter, Mary, and the heirs of her body for ever. And if it shall happen that there remain none heires of ye body of my said son or Daughter then I give, Devise and Bequeath all my lands and temements above said (reserving to my Wife her estate for life as is above mentioned), unto ye next heirs of my own body if any Such Shall be, And for want thereof to my Nephew, Thomas Harvey, Son of my Brother, Richard Harvey, late of London, Currior, and to ye Heires Male of his Body for ever; and for want of such heires to his Brother, John Harvey, and ye Heires Male of his body for ever; and for Want of Such heires to ye Eldest Son of my Brother Robert Harvey, of ye Heath in Sinter field Parish, in Warwick Shire, and to ye Heires male of his Body for Ever; and for Want of Such heires to his next eldest Brother and the Heires male of his brother; and for want of Such heirs to ye next Brother in like manner, and if noe Brother remain to ye next heir Male of my Sd. Brother, Robert Harvey, forever. (and)
And it is my Will that if I shall have more Children than my Son and Daughter w'thin mentioned, then my personal estate to be devided equally between my Wife and Children.
And I doe Give to my Sd. Loveing Wife, Sarah, my Silver Tankerd over and above her part of my personal estate. And I Doe hereby make void all wills by me formerly made.
In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seale, ye 31 day of March, Ano. Domi., 1696.
THOMAS HARVEY, (Coat of Arms on Seal) Signed, Sealed and Published
in presence of:
Signum HENRY HA NORMAN ROBERT FENDALL. JOHN PIERT, W. GLOVER.
Item. A Codicil. I do make & appoint Coll. William Wilkinson, Executor in my room as I am an Executor unto the Estate of John Harvey, Esqr., deceased, and this I do ordain to be my last will to be joyned to the above, written March 23d. Ano Dom., 1698/9.
THOMAS HARVEY (Coat of Arms on Seal)
Signed and published in the
presence : RICHD. FRENCH. RUTH LUKER.
November, y't 2d, 1699.
The Coddicell proved by the Oaths of Mr. Rich. French & Mrs. Ruth Luker before me. HENDERSON WALKER.
Copied from Original Will filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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THOMAS HARVEY'S WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA, SS.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The 10th. Day of Aprell, in ye year of our Lord, one Thousan, Seven hundred & Twenty nine. I, Thomas Harvey, of ye precinck of perquimens & Province of North Carolina, Gent., Being of perfickt mind & memory, Thanks be to Allmitey God. Thare fore, Calling unto mind ye Mortality of my Body & knowing yt it is apointed once for all men to Dye, do make & ordain this my last Will & Testement, yt is To Say, Principally & ferst of all, I Recomend my Soul into ye hands of God yt Gave it; & my Body I Recomend to ye Earth to be buread in a Decent & Cristeon maner, at ye Des- cration of my Exetors. Hareafter named, nothing Doubting but Genarll. Resuration, I shall Receive ye Same aGain by ye Power of Allmitey God; and as Touching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in ys. Life, I Give & Demise & Dispose of ye Same in ye following maner & Forme:
Imprimis. I will & Desire yt as Sune as my Death, all my Just Debts yt in write or Conchinnces I owe To Eney person or persons be Deschard. & payd, with Justes.
Item. I Give to my Dear beloved wife, Elizabeth Harvey, ye one thuerd part of my personell Estate, to be Equally Taken out of ye Hole, both in quantity & Qualety of ye Same, after all my Just Debts are payd. But all Legeaseys to be payd out of ye other Two Thurdes of my Estate.
Item. I Give to my Beloved wife aforesaid, my Negro Man Called Jamey.
Item. I Give To my beloved Wife aforesaid, My Plantation whareon I now Live, dureing her Natrall Life & at hur desse., To be Injoyd by my soun, Thomas Harvey, and his aires for Ever. My Will is, That ye Said Thos. Harvey, shall not be debard or hindread from bulding or leiving on Eney Part of ye Lands so Sune as he Shall arive to ye Age of Twenty one yers, Ye Clear'd land & Dweling house Exceptd.
Item. I Give To my Soun, Thomas Harvey, my Negro Boy, Callead Ned, and my Negro Gall, Called Dinear, to be Injoyd by him & his ares for Ever.
Item. I Give to my Soun, John Harvey, my Negro Boy, called Frank, and my Negro Gall, called Marey ann, To be Injoyed by him & his ares for Ever.
Item. I give to my Son, Benjn. Harvey, my Negro Boy Callead Willcock & my Negro Gall Callead Hannah, To be injoyd by him & his ares for Ever.
Item. I Give to my Soun, Miles Harvey, my Negro Boy Callead Jack & my Negro Gall Called filles, & my Negro Gall Callead Pegg, To be inJoyed by him & his ares for Ever.
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Item. I Give To my fore Souns, namely: Thomas, John, Benj'n. & Miles, My fore plantions or Pasealls of Land; To my Soun Thos. Harvey, My Plantion whareon I now live, after his Mothers Desese as above said, To be in Joyd for Ever; To my soun, John Harvey, My Plantion, Callead ye Quarter, with ye Lands beLoing thare to, To be inJoyd by him & his ares for Ever; To my Son, Bejn. Harvey, my Plantion Called Foleks Pint, with the Lands belonging thareto, To be Injoyd by him & his ares for Ever; To my Soun, Miles Harvey, all my Lands on Chowan River, ling in Rockahock neck, ye. lands I Bought of Samuel Woodard, To be InJoyd by him & his ares for Ever.
Item. I give to my Brother, Miles Gale, of Boston, in Newengland, one Quarter or forth part of the Slupe Called The two Brothers, whare at this Time I own Three partes & he one.
Item. I Give To Each of Collo. Robad Wests Dafters, which he had by my Sester, marey Harvey, Namely: Mathe, Sarey & Marey, one Gold Ring,, To Each of them, to ye valey of fortey Shillings Each. And I likewise Give to my two Sis- ters, Elizabeth Clayten, and Penelopy Lettell, Wife of Mr. Willm. Lettell one Gold Ring apes, or fifty Shillings each.
Item. I Give to The Children, or so many of them as is now Living, Belonging to ye Wife of James Settersen, & ye Wife of Willm. Tetterten, fortey Shillings a pese, or to ye Valey of ye Said Money in what my Exceters. hareafter named Shall Tink fitt.
Item. I Give to John Cole, Soun of John Coles, of Nances- mun in Virieny, one tree year old Hores.
Item. I Give to Josway Wherey, Soun of Antoney Wherey, one Bed and Furneture, To ye Valey of Tenn pounds.
Item. I Give to Elizabeth Wherey, Dafter of Antoney Wherey, one feather Bed, To ye Valey of Ten pounds, & Ten pounds in Current Money of North Carolina.
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