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ye southward of Nuse River by a Warrant from ye Proprieters to w'ch now I have a right; also, six-hundred & forty Acres on Nuse River, Called Wilkesons Point, in One Purchased Patent; All w'ch Land, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, George, his Heirs & assigns for Ever.
Item, I give and Bequeath to my son, Thomas, his Exers., admrs. or assigns: Pompey, Molaina, Maneuell, Cate, Scipio & Moll, wth ye Children Ruth, Joe, & Moll; Abraham & Dina his wife; Notoose Cesar, his wife Bess Tody; Scipio & Coylo, Harry, Jack-fiddle, Coffe Jackco, & Joe, franks son; Charls & Becke, tottes Daughter, All w'ch Negroes or slaves, I Give & Bequeath unto my son, Thomas, his Excrs. adms., or assigns for Ever.
Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Cullen, his Exers., admrs., or assigns: Diego, Long Mingo, old mingo, Young mingo, Cajo & Venus, Stevens, George, papa Ceasar, Bowman, Jueda, Long-Dick & Bess, Wife; Little-Dick & Bess, & Debora, Little Bette, West & Ceasar; Cottoes Children, Pattey & Jack; tom's Children, Sarah & Toms Eldest-son next to Jack; & Ruth, Hannas Daughter. All w'ch Negroes or Slaves I Give & Bequeath unto my son Cullen, his Exrs. Admrs. or assigns for Ever.
Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my son, George, his Exrs., admrs. or assigns; Franke, Sambo, Cesar I bought of Gainsbe; Peter, Little-Will & Caramante Will, Dowe, Sharper & Frank, old tom and naney, London & Bettey; Little tom, Mols Son; Little Nane; Little Manewell, Nane's youngest Garle; Venus's Child, Patience; Dina, Jeneys daughter; Tomboy, & Ceasar, his son; and all toteys Children w'ch She will have hereafter; all w'ch Negroes or Slaves, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, George, his Exrs. admrs. or assigns for Ever.
Item, I give and Bequeath to my son, Thomas, his Heirs & assigns for ever, Eight-thousand, Nine-Hundred acres of Land Lying on ye West side of the Eastermost Branch of Salmon- Creek, Reserving free liberty to my son George, to make what Pitch and Tar he sees fitting on ye same, with his hands, for the space of three or four years after My Death.
Item, I Give & Bequeath to my son, Cullen, One hundred pound to be paid in Boston, and also, five thousand foot of plank which I have sent for from Boston.
Item, I give & Bequeath to my son George, his Heirs or as- signs for Ever, a Tract of Land lyeing on South-Lancaster, formerly belonging to Coll'll William Wilkeson.
Item, I Give & Bequeath to my son, George, sixty pound to be paid in Boston.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my three sons, Viz: Thomas, Cullen, & George, all my other Lands, Tenements, Mortgages, Extents, Annuities, annuel Rents, Remainders, Revertions or
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any Other Heridatements, whatsoever, In what part of ye World soever, Whether here in america, or Scotland, or any other part of ye World, whereunto I have any Right, Title or Interest, To be Equally, Devided by ym & to be Held in Common & not in Joint-Tenancy.
Item, as to all my other Personall Estate, whatsoever, not hereabove Bequeathed, of what Kind soever, Debts Due to me, Negros, Stocks of Horses, cattle, Hogs, &c .; What monay may Be Due to me in New England or any other Place in ye World, Money, Plates, Jewels, Books, Arms, Household-goods; and Every thing else of whatever Kind in Whatever Place or Countery, Properly belonging to me; I Give & Bequeath to my forsd. Three Sons, Thomas, Cullen & George, Equally to be Devided among them.
Item, as to the Warrants for fifteen Hundred acres of Land to my son Thomas, & five thousand acres of Land to my son George, if it be Not Layed out and surveyed to them, & Each of them, their Heirs or assigns wth One year after my Death, Then, that they have a porpotionable allowance from ye others as to ye Quantity of the land they Loose; of the full Value thereof as they Can agree.
Item, as to ye crop Now on ye Ground, and what Pitch & Tar ye hands in ye woods makes until ye first of aprill Next, shall be Equally Divided amoungst my three Sons, Thomas, Cullen & George.
Lastly, I Make, Constitute, & Appoint my three Sons, Thomas, Cullen, & George, my whole & sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testament, and they to pay all my Lawfull & Just Debts; Especially, ten Pound, Ten shillings, that I owe to one Joseph Mills, of Bermudas, Marrimer, Being Part of Twenty four pounds yt I owe him, ye other Thirteen pound, teen Shillings being paid by Captn. David Henderson, unto one Boas Bell, of Bermudas, by his order, & a Receipts thereof given on the Back of my Note to him; also all Charges for ye Building the House at Black-Rock, to be Paid out of ye Tar & Pitch, first made by ye Hands.
Item, To Explain & make more Clere Som Land Willed before to my son, Cullen, Lying on ye south-side of Morat- tock-River, on both sides Roses Creek, thes are to Certify yt it contains Three thousand five hundred & fifty acres of Land in one Purchase Patent; also ye Land on Casaya River, to Contain Two-thousand, Eight hundred & tenn acres in a purchased Patent; also, ye Land on Moratock Called Cona- caroro, to Contaon two thousand, five hundred & sixty Acres in one Purchased Patent, all w'ch Land I have given, & Doe hereby Give unto my son, Cullen, his heirs & assigns for Ever.
THOS. POLLOCK. (Seal)
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Signed, Sealed,"Published by the sd. Thomas Pollock as his Last will & Testament, in the Presence of us the Subscribers:
JOHN BURNNELL, his
WILLIAM HARDY, W.
mark. JAMES CASTELAW,
DAVID HENDERSON.
LAWRANCE SARSON.
JAMES CASTELLAW.
ROBERT WICKS, X. his mark.
(the Two Interlineations set Down in ye margin of this Will was acknowledged by the Testator to Be Done Before the sign- ing, before us the subscribers, this Eighth Day of august, 1721.) DAVID HENDERSON. LAWRANCE SARASON. JAMES CASTELLAW.
And, whereas, Since the publishing of my above written will and Testament, I have Expended and Laid out for a house at Black Rock (when mr. West the Carpentare is paid what is due to him for his worke there) for my Son; Thomas, Twoe hundred Pound, and also Ten Pound more for New England plank, makeing in all Twoe hundred and Ten Pound,
And, whereas also, I have been out and expended upon a House for my Son Cullen, on the South Shore (when mr. West the Carpentare is paid for what worke he hath done ther, (to wit) the covering the house, doeing the Dormant Win- does, and makeing upe the Gavell end of the Sd. House, and when Cullen hath what Glass is in the House that will answer his purposes, and what nailes he will have occasion of for the Said House, The Sume of Three hundred Pounds I Reckon (?) and being willing for my Sons all Equall, so near as I can Judge, Doe Therefore by this Codicil, will and bequeath to my Son, George, (he haveing no House built) besides his Equall Share of all the rest of my Moveable Estate, Two hundred and eighty Pounds , whereof one Hundred pound to be paid in New England, and the other one hundred and eighty to be paid out of my moveable and personall cstate here, w'th Twenty Pound, that I value the old houses here where I live, will make upe the Three hundred Pound equall to my Son, Cullens. Also, To make upe my Son, Thomas Part, equall w'th cullens, I valueing the Houses at Black Rocke at Ten Pound, doe hereby give and bequeath to my sd. Son, Thomas, Eighty Pound, to be paid out of my moveable and Personall estate in this Provence.
In my accounting above in this codicill concerning Cullens
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House standing in Three Hundred Pound, I made a mistake in not mentioning That mr. Coke, the Bricklayer, wages for mak- ing, Laying the Bricks in the chimneys, Sellar, underpining, and doeing all the other worke agreed fer, is part of the Three hundred Pound, and is to be paid out of my personall estate. Also, he is to have what lands ar necessary for him for Burning the * * * Bricks, or what other worke he hath occasion for, to finish the worke he hath agreed for, where- fore my will is that the Bricklayer aforsd. be paid out of my personall estate befor Shared.
Also, I give and bequeath unto my Son, Thomas, one Third Part of all the vessels, clearances, whether it be in money, * bils to New England or Elsewher.
also, I give and Bequeath to my Son, Cullen, Six Pound to be paid him in the first goods from New England, at first cost, I owing him so much,
also, I give and bequeath to my Son, George, Twenty Pound to be paid him in the first goods I have come in from Boston, I oweing him so much.
also, Elisebeth Hawkins, wife to Thomas Hawkins at the South Shore, haveing lived with me about twoe year after the Expiration of her time of servitude, Wherefore, I hereby order and appoint my Executors to pay to whomsoever she shall order them to pay, by a writting in her hand in whole or in Part (Her husband not to have therein) Fourty Pound currant money of this Provence.
in presence of I sett my hand and Seal, 20 day of July 1722:
THO. POLLOCK. (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, and delivered ye
as my last will and Testament be- for the following witness:
THOMAS NEWNAM. WILLIAM LITTLE. his JOSEPH X SKITTLETHORP. mark
BERTIE PRECINCT. Sc. February Court, 1722.
The Revd. Thomas Newnam Clark came into Court and made Oath That he Saw Thomas Pollock Sign the above and acknowledge the same as his last Will and Testament. Test. F. FORSTER, Cler. Cur.
BERTIE PRECINCT. Sc. February Court, 1722.
James Castellaw came into Court and produced the above Will being an Evidence to Seven Several places in the sd. Will and made Oath that he saw the Sd. Thos. Pollock Sign & publish the sd. Will as his last Will and Testamt. and that the several Interlineations in sd. Will was writ at the time of the Signing thereof Test. FR. FORSTER, Cler. Cur.
Copied from Original Will, Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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THOMAS POLLOCK'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Thomas Pollock, of Bertie Precinct, in North Carolina, Being of perfect memory & Judgment, (praised be God for ye same), do make this my last Will & Testament, hereby revoking all others, & this to be taken only as my Last Will and Testament.
Imprs., I give & bequeath my soul to Allmighty God; & my Body to the Ground to be decently Buried by my Execs. hereafter Named; and for what Estate it hath pleased God to bestow upon me, I give and bequeath as followeth:
Item, I Give unto my Dear & loving wife, all my plantation caled Black Rock, during her Natural Life; and after her decese, I give & bequeath Said plantation to my Son, Cullen, his heirs & Assigns for Ever.
Item, I give & bequeath unto my Son, Cullen, his heirs & assigns for ever, my plantation called ye Great quarter, & my plantation called Manuels or Crickits; also, all my other Land lying between ye Easter most swamp of Salmon Creek & Chowan River.
Item: I give & bequeath to my Son, Cullen, a Tract of Land Adjoining on ye back of ye forsd. Land, Containing Eight thousand, Nine hundred Acres, which Land my Will is, that my Executors, sell or dispose of as they shall think best, for my Son, Cullens, interest; & Such part as remains unsold when my Son Cullen comes to ye Age of one & twenty, I give to my Son Cullen, his heirs & assigns for Ever.
Item: I give & bequeath to my Son, Thomas, his heirs & assigns for ever, all my Land on Trent River in Bath County, Contained in two pattents, one for Eight thousand, five hun- dred Acres, ye other for fifteen hundred Acres.
Item: I Give and bequeath to my Son George, his heirs & assigns for ever, a Tract of Land Containing two thousand, five hundred & Sixty Acres, Laying in ye fork of Roquis, called Springfield; also, all my Land at ye Unaroye Meadows, being in two pattents; also, two tracts of Land nigh of Tuskarora Indian Town; also, three hundred Acres of Land on ye South side of Moratuck River; also, two hundred & thirty five Acres on ye Side of Moratuck River; also, four Tracts of Land Lay- ing one Fishing Creek.
Item, I give & bequeath to my three Sons, Cullen, Thomas & George, these negroes, viz: Tomboy, Becke Rachel, Janey, Catto, Pomp, Molany, Crists, Cipeo, Moll, Ruth, Joe Manuel,
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Kate, London, Nany, Dick, Coyler, George, Betty, Frank, Hary, Bess, Bristoll Phillis, Hary, Toby, Betty, Cecero, Jaco, & Abraham; to be equal Divided among my three Sons when they come of Age, by my Executors, or those they shall ap- point; & my Will is yt ye Negros aforsd. be for ye Use of my three sons from my deces till they be of Age.
Item, I give unto my Dear & Loving wife, During hir Natu- ral life, these Negro, viz: Charles, & Moll & her Child, Cooper, Bess, James, & two Boys, Cipeo, Nany, Jack, Jane, Will, Dina, Dick, and Nansey; & after my wifes decease, I give ye aforsd. Negroes & their increse to my Sons, Cullen, Thomas, & George, to be equally divided among them.
Item, I give to my Sons, three Negroe viz: Rose, Phillis, & quash, which I had by my wife.
Item, as to the Eight Thousand nine hundred Acres before given to my Son Cullen, I give & bequeath three hundred Acres of yt Tract of Land to Jacob Parat, his Heirs & assigns for ever.
Item, I give & bequeath to John Hailes, his heirs & assigns for ever, a Tract of Land Laying on ye Briery Branch, con- taining near five hundred acres of Land, begining at a marked pine within ye midle Swamp, runing thence to three marked pines Thomas Yeats, his Corner, & so his Line to John Cokes, So allong other lines till it comes into my own, & So all down ye Midle of ye Main Branch untill they come to ye foresd. markd Pine; which Land is allso to be taken out of ye foresd. Eight thousand, nine hundred Acres given Cullen.
Item, I will & Order & give by this my will, to all Such persons who are Setled on my lands at Trenton, Condition of a Certain writing I give to Jacob Miller, that those already Setled thare, have leases on ye Same termes I promised them.
Item, I give to my Dear & loving Wife, one fourth part of all my Catle, Horses, hogs, & Sheep; & also ye Houshold Stuffs.
Item, I give to my Sons, Cullen, Thomas, & George, three fourth parts of all my Catle, Horses, hogs, & Sheep.
Item, my Will is that if one of my sons Desese before he be of Age of one & twenty, yt then his portion of Land & of ye present Estate, be Equally Divided between ye other two.
Item, my Will is that all my Debts be paid out of ye whole Estate by my Executors.
Item, I give to Mrs. Eliz: Dickson, one hundred pound.
Lastly, I do hereby Nominate & apoint my Loving Brothers, Cullen Pollock, George Pollock, & Robert West, to be my true & Lawfull Exec. to Execut this my last will & testament.
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In Witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand & Seale this Sixteenth of Aprile, in the Year of our Lord, Seventeen hundred & thirty two, my will Containing one Sheet.
THOS. POLLOCK. (Seal)
Signed & Sealed in ye presence of : GEORGE POLLOCK. his JACOB JP PARAT. mark her ELIZABETH E DECKSON. mark his
FRANCIS FR RASOR. mark his ROBERT R MINOR mark
NORTH CAROLINA. SS.
Jany. ye 20th, 1732.
Jacob Parrot, one of the Evidences to this will, came before me & Made oath that he See Thomas Pollock, Above name, Sign, Seal & publish ye foregoing Insturment as his Last will & Testament, & that he was of Sound & Disposing mind & Memory; & that this Deponant at ye Same time in ye presence of ye Said Thomas Pollock, Sett to his mark as an Evidence, & yt ye Other Evidences Above named he See at ye Same time Sign as Evidences thereto in ye presence of the Said Thomas Pollock; & also, that ye said Thomas Pollock Signed & Executed ye sd. Will in ye presence of this Deponts & ye rest of ye Evidences whose names are Set thereto as Witnesses.
Capt. & Jurat. die predict. Coram me
W. LITTLE Ck: Jur.
Copied from Original Will, Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
In the Will of Thomas Pollock, is the following Legasee Item, I give unto my dear and loving wife dureing her natural life these Negroes Viz, Charles and Moll and her child, Cooper Bess Jamey and two Boys Cipio, Nany, Jack Jane Will Dina Dick, Naney and after my wife deceases I give the aforesaid negroes and thire increse to my sons Cullin, Thomas & George to be equally devided among them
dated the 16th of November 1732.
JOHN PORTER'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. John Porter, of Cape Fair in North Carolina, at present being weak & Ill of body, but of sound mind and memory, doe make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:
Imps. I give and bequeath to my son, John Porter, my negro named Jack and my negro boy named Mars, to be de- livered him when he shall attain to the age of Twenty one Years, or day of marriage.
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Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter, Sarah Porter, my negro girl named Beck, to be delivered her when she shall attain to the age of Eightteen Years or day of marriage; also a likely young negro man, sound of wind and limb, to be procured out of that part of my Estate which is not Already mentioned, to be given & in like manner as aforesaid, to be deliverd unto my Daughter by my Executrix hereafter men- tioned.
Item, I further give and bequeath to my daughter all the increase that shall be hereafter born of my negro wench Nan.
I Give, Devise and Bequeath, to my Dear and Loving Wife, Sarah Porter, all the rest and residue of my Estate not before given, to say, all my lands to Dispose and do with as she shall see proper and convenient, and a Title thereof to make to any person or persons that shall buy or purchase any of my lands of and from my said wife, Also, all the rest of my Goods, Chattels, Rights and Properties, in whatever kind, either here or whereever to be found; and further, that all my lawfull Debts be paid, out of that part of my Estate so coming by this my Will to my loving Wife.
Item, My Will is that in case either of said children should die before they attain to the age above mentioned, or be pos- sessed with the legacies before given them, that then the sur- vivor thereof shall have his or her part of the legacy before given to him or her so Dying, and further my will is, that in case both of my sd. children should die before they attain to the age aforesd. or be possessed with the legacies herein given them, that then, & in such case, their parts or portions herein given shall come to my Loving Wife, Who I make my whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament.
In witness whereof, I have herewith Sett my hand and seal this Eleventh day of October, 1727.
JOHN PORTER. (Seal)
Signed, Sealed and delivered, in the presence of :
SETH PILKINGTON, Jurat JOHN WORTH, T. KNIGHT,
By the Honoble the Gov'r &c Mr. Seth Pilkington, Personally appeared before me & proved the above Will in due form of Law.
Given under my hand the 6th Day of Janry, 1728.
RICHD. EVERARD.
Copied from the Original Will, Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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JOHN PORTER'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. This Twentieth Day of November, In the year of our Lord, One Thousand, Seven Hundred & Fifty one. I, John Porter, of the County of Hide, Being Sick and Weak of Body, but of Perfect Sence & Memory, Blessed be God for it, & Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die, Do make & Ordaine this my Last Will & Testament; & first & Principally I Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that Gave it; And as Touching such Worldly Goods as it has pleased God to Bless me With in this Life, I Give & Dispose of the same in the Following Manner & form:
Imprim: I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Willm. Porter, one half the Land Whereon I now live, Including the Houses & Plantation, to him & his heirs for Ever; also, my Gun & Sword.
Item, I Give & Bequeath to my son, John Porter, the Other half of my Plantation above Mentioned to be Divided by Themselves.
Item, I Give to my Daughter, Patience Porter, My Negro Girl Nam'd Phillis, after my Wifes Decease, to her & her Heirs for Ever.
Item, I leave to My Well Beloved Wife, Elisabeth Porter, all the Rest of my Estate, Both Real & Personal, During her Natural Life, for the Education & Bringing up of my Children, & after Her Decease to be Equally Divided amongst said Children, if there is any of my Said Estate Remains Hereby appoint & ordain Thomas Smith & John Smith Executors to this my Last Will & Testament, Ratifying and Confirming this & no other to my be my *
* Last Will & Testament.
in Witness whereof, I have hereunto set My Hand & Seal the Day & Year above Written.
JOHN PORTER. (Seal)
Sign'd Seald & Pronounced to be The Last Will & Testament of the Testator, in the presence of us, the Subscribers:
THOS. SMITH. MARY SMITH. her MARY X RHODES. mark
HYDE COUNTY. December Court, 1751.
The within Will was Exhibited into Court and proved by the Oaths of the Subscribing Evidences, the within Thos. Smith, was qualified Exr. persuant to Law. Ordered that Mr Secretary have Notice thereof. THOS. LOVICK, Clk. Court.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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JOHN PEYTON PORTER'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, John Porter, Of Beaufort Co. & Province of No. Carolina, Gent., being of Sound & Perfect Mind, memory & judgement, & calling to mind the certainty of Death and my Infirmity of body, do by these presents, revoke and make Void all former Wills & Testaments by me heretofore made or Executed, & do by these Presents make, constitute & ordain, this my Last Will and Testament in Manner & Form Following:
Imprimis, I render my Soul to Almighty God; My body to the Earth to be decently Interr'd.
Item, I will & bequeath unto my well beloved Wife, Eliza- beth Porter, one half of my Plantation Situated on the
1 East Side of Durham's Creek, Commonly Called the Garrison, containing 644 acres, be the same more or less, wth all and Singular, its rights, Priveleges, & appurtenances for & during, the term of her natural lifetime; and it is my Will and pleasure, that after her decease, the said one half descend to my eldest Daugh- ter, Mary Porter, & her Lawfull Issue; & on failure thereof, to my younger Daughter, Sarah Porter, & her Lawful Issue; & on failure thereof to my Sister, Sarah Richardson, & her Lawfull Issue, to posess & enjoy the same for ever.
Item, I Will and bequeath to my eldest Daughter, Mary Porter, the other half of my Plantation aforsd. on the
2 East side of Durhams Creek, Commonly called the Garrison, & to her Lawfull Issue forever; & on failure thereof, to my Daughter, Sarah Porter, & her Lawfull Issue, & on failure thereof to my sister, Sarah Richard- son, & her Lawfull Issue for ever.
Item, I Will and Bequeath to my Daughter, Sarah Porter, (all my plantation on the East side of Durhams Creek, 3 commonly call'd Hardings Plantation, be the same more or less, and now adjoyning my Plantation called the Garrison), and to her Lawfull Issue forever; & on failure thereof, to my Daughter, Mary Porter, & her Lawfull Issue; and on failure thereof to my sister, Sarah Rich- ardson and her heirs forever.
Item, I Will and bequeath, that my tract of land beginning at Snoads line, from thence to the Savanna, from thence 4 to the Horse-penn Swamp, & from thence to the Dismall; be the same more or less, with all and singuler it's 23
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Rights, Members, Privileges and Appurtenances, to be occupied in manner & in form following; Viz., They are to keep my Negroes, Or a suff't Number of them, on said Tract to make Tar, Turpne: &c, in order to raise money to pay my funer'l charges and all other Law- full demands, that may come ag'st my said Exrs. or agst. the Legattees of my Estate; & that afterwards the same shall descend, to my Eldest Daughter, Mary Por- ter, & her Lawfull Issue; & on failure thereof to my younger Daughter, Sarah Porter, & her Lawfull Issue; & on failure thereof to my Sister, Sarah Richardson; & her Lawfull Issue forever.
Item, I Will and Bequeath that all my Negroes or a sufft. number of them, togeather with my Horses, Oxen, Cows, 5 Calves, & Sheep, be kept und the care of my Extrs. untill such Time as my aforsd. Debts & Funer'l charges be fuly discharged & satisfied. & Likeways, it is My Will & Pleasure, that all my Hoggs, household Furni- ture, & other Personall Estate, by sold at Publick Vendue, by my said Exrs., in order to discharge the Charges && Lawfull Debts aforsd; & my will and pleasure is, that w:n those Funerl Charges, & Lawfull Debts are fully & Justly sitisfied & discharged, That then, all my Negroes, Horses, Oxen, Cows, Calves, & Sheep be fairly, Justly, and Equally, divided into three Equal Parts or Proportions (after the Following manner), by my Exrs .- Viz: One third Part or Proportion, I be- queath to my loving Wife, Elizabeth Porter, during her natural Life; one third part to my Eldest Daughter, Mary Porter, her Lawfull heirs forever; & the the Remaining third Part to my younger Daugh:r Sarah Porter, & her Lawful heirs forever,-
Item, I Nominate, ordain, Constitute & apoint by these pre- sents, my Loving Wife, Eliz. Porter, Executrix; to- gether with Mich'l Coutanche, Mar' & Nathan Rich- ardson, Mariner, to be Executors of this my Last Will & Testament.
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