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In Wittness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal this, Twenty Ninth day of April, one thousand, seven hund'd fifty Four.
JOHN PEYTON PORTER, (Seal)
Signed, sealed & Published in the presence of us:
THOS. LOUGH. WILLIAM TRIPP. CHARLES LOWTHER.
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BEAUFORT COUNTY, SS.
At a Court held for the sd. County at Bath Town, on the second tues- day in March 1755.
Prest: his Majesty's Justices:
This certifies that the within last will & Testament of Jno. Peyton Porter, decd., was exhibited into Court & proved by the Oath of Will Trippe, who swore that the sd. Jno. Peyton Porter was of sound & dis- posing mind & memory at the time he executed it; and that he saw Thomas Lough and Charles Lowther, the other subscribing Witnesses, sign their names thereto at the same time; and Eliza Stewart (formerly named Eliza Porter) appeared in Court & qualified as Extrx. and Nathl. Richardson appeared & qualified as Ext'or unto the same; and it was ordered that the Secretary have notice that Letters Testamentary may issue.
Test. WALLEY CHAUNCEY, CI. Cur.
Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
JOSHUA PORTER'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Joshua Porter, of Bath. County, in ye Province of North Carolina, Esq., being of Sound & perfect mind & memory & Calling to mind ye Cer- tainty of Death, & not knowing when it may Please ye Lord to call me out of this Life. Revoking & by these presents make Void all former & other wills by me heretofore made, do now make, Constitute and Ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament, in Manner & Form following:
Imprimis, I render my Soul to allmighty God; & my Body I Commit to ye Earth to be Buried in a Decent Manner.
Item, I give ye Use & Occupation of all yt Tract of Land & Plantation whereon I now Live, lying on ye East Side of Derhams Creek in Bath County in ye Province afsd., Contain- ing by Estimation four hundred & Seventy five acres, be ye Same more or less, it being ye Lands yt I bought of Mr. Thomas Harding, Deceasd., with all & Singular ye Houses & Apperti- nance thereunto belonging, unto my Son, John Peyton Porter, & to ye heirs of his Body Lawfully begotten; & for default of Such Issue, I Give ye use & Occupation of ye afsd. Land & Plantation unto my Daughter, Elizabeth Porter, & to ye heirs of her Body Lawfully begotten; & for default of Such Issue, I give ye use & Occupation of ye afsd. Land & plantation unto my Cousin, John Fry, & to his heirs of his Body Lawfully begotten; & for default of Such Issue, I give ye use & Occupa- tion of ye afsd. Land & Plantation, unto my Cousin, Anne Lillington, & to ye hears of her Body Lawfully begotten.
Item, I give unto my Daughter, Elizabeth Porter, One Thousand Acres of Land lying on ye South Side of Deshams Creek, Joying on ye upper Side of Majr. Robert Turners Lands, & Commonly goes by ye Name of ye Sand Hills, to her & her heirs for Ever.
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Item, I give ye Use & Service of three Slaves unto my Sd. Daughter, Eliza. Porter, to ye heirs of her Body, Vizt: Patt, Jane, & Simon, I allso give unto my Said Daughter ye first Slave Child yt shall be born in my family after my Decease; but my Will is yt if my Said Daughter should Dye without Issue, yt then I give ye Use & Service of ye Sd. Slaves unto my Son, John Payton Porter, & to ye heirs of his Body Law- fully begotten.
Item, I give my Said Daughter, Elizabeth Porter, fifteen Cows & Calves, & ye Sum of One hundred & fifty Pound, Currant Money of this Province, to be paid her at ye Day of Marriage or when she arrives to ye age of Twenty One Years, which shall first happen.
Item, I give ye Use & Service of One third Part of my Person- al Estate unto my beloved Wife, Dorothy Porter, for & dureing her Natural Life & after my Said Wifes Decease, it is my Will & pleasure yt ye afsd. third part of my Estate may be Equally Devided between my Son, John Payton Porter, & my Daughter, Elizabeth Porter, to them & their heirs for Ever.
Item, I give ye Use & Service of all ye rest of my Moveable Estate not herein before given, be it of what kind So Ever, as Negros, Musters, or Indians, & their Increase, unto my Son, John Peyton Porter, & to ye heirs of his Body Lawfully Be- gotten; & for Default of Such Issue, I give ye Use & Service of ye afsd. Moveable unto my Daughter, Eliza. Porter, & to ye heirs of her Body Lawfully begotten; & for default Such Issue, I give ye afsd. Moveable Estate & Slaves unto my Cusin, John Fry, & to ye heirs of his Body Lawfully begotten; & for default of such Issue I give ye afsd. Moveable Estate & Slaves unto my Cousin, Eliza. Fry, & to ye heirs of her body Lawfully begotten; & for Default of Such Issue I give ye afsd. Moveable Estate to my Cousin, Anne Lillington, & to ye heirs of her Body for Ever.
Item, I give unto my Loving friend Philip Cremer, Ten pound, to Buy him a Mourning Ring.
Item, I give unto my God Son, William Trippe, Ten pound for ye like use.
Item, it is my Will & Desire yt none of my Slaves be re- moved from my Said Plantation, but yt they be put Under a Carefull Overseer, & kept to work in Order to raise Money to Discharge my Just Debts & Legacies, & it is my further Will & desire yt my Execs. hereafter named see yt my Son & Daughter may be Carefully learnt to read & write & to Cypher, & yt they may be duly Educated, & yt a Sufficient Sum of Money may be raised out of my Estate by me Execs. in Order for my Said Son & Daughters Education as afsd.,
Item, I do nominate & appoint, yt my Loving Brother, Edmund Porter, & my two Brother in Law, Messrs. Patrock
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Maule & Seth Pilkington, & my Trusty & Loving friends, Colonel Edward Moseley & Capt. John Trippe, to be Joynt Executors of this my Last Will & Testement.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this Seventeenth Day of January, One Thousand, Seven hundred & thirty three.
JOSHUA PORTER. (Seal)
Signed, Sealed & Published in Ye Presence of :
CHURCHILL READING. JOHN CALOOM. WILLIAM WHITFORD.
No. CAROLINA, Sc.
These may Certifie that William Whitford, one of ye Subscribing Evidence to this will, Appeared before us & proved ye Same in due form of Law, Septr. ye 14th., 1734.
GEO. BURRINGTON.
Recorded in Will Book 3, page 329.
MARY PORTER'S WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA, SS.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, this 12th. day of November, anoq Domi., 1717. I, Mary Porter, of Chowan Precinct, in the County of Albemarle, in the Province of North Carolina, Widow, being of sound and Perfect Memory, doe make, Consti- tute and ordain, Declare and appoint this to be my last Will and Testiament, Revokeing and annuling by these Presents all former and other Will or Wills heretofore by me made, In manner and forme following, That is to say:
Imprimis, I recomend my Soul into the hands of almighty God, who gave it; and my body I comit to the earth to be decently Buried at the discretion of my Exors. herein After nominated and apointed.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Sonn, John Porter, my Negroe man Knowne by the Name of Sandy, half a dozen Rusia leather Chairs, my large oval Table, one midle Sized Pewter Dish, Two large Pewter basons. & a Shovel and tongs Tiped with brass.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Sonn, Edmund Porter, my Negroe man knowne by the name of Oliver, one large Plank Chest, one Silver Drinking cup with Two handles, half a dosen Silver Spoons, one large China bason already (?) in his possession, the large pair of Tongs and Shovel, one Bedstead one couch, the largest of the Small looking -, the largest Cedar Table, half a dosen painted Chairs, and my whole Stock (?) of hogs
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that I shall leave at my decease, After my Debts and legacies paid; and one pound of Iron Doggs, fifty pound weight of feathers; and all the money due to me lyeing in the hands of Mr. Welstead and Oliver, Merchts., in Boston, he paying out of the sd. mony, within Six months After the receiving it, unto my beloved Daughter, Eliz: Porter, Six Silver Spoons, each weighing Ten Shillings, Sterling at least; and one Iron pott & pott hooks, and Twelve Soup Plates. But it is my Will and pleasure that if the Said Edmund Shall not be in this Govern- ment at my Decease, that then, and in Such Case, all and every of the legacys here left to the Sd. Edmund, shall remain in the Exors. hands hereafter Named, until his arrival here, or until he shall impower any person After my Decease to take and receive the Same, and if it shall happen that ye Sd. Ed- mund, Shall never arrive here, nor impower any person as Aforsd. after my Decease, then all and every of the legacys Aforsd. I give and bequeath unto my Sons, John Porster and Josua Porter, and to my Daughter Eliz: Porter, to be equaly Divided amongst them.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Wel beloved Son, Josua Porter, a tract of Land lyeing in Yawpim, bounded by Mr. Clayton's & Mr. Clarks line, to him, the sd. Joshua, and his Heirs for ever; my Negroe woman knowne by the Name of Edy, one Ticken feather bed and bolster, and Two pillows, one feather bed covered with Canvas and bolster, and one Pillowe, three pillow cases Suitable, two pair fine Sheets, Two pair Coarse Sheets, one Set of red watered Curtains and Wallons, one Spotted worsted Rugg, Red Rug, Two pair good Blankets, 1 Flowered Bed Coverlid, Bedsted that Stood in the Hall Chamber, Six Rusia leather Chairs, one one of the large looke- ing glasses, and my largest and one midling Iron pott, the large Andirons, a large double brass Skillet and Trevit, one brass Candlestick, one pair brass Scales and weights, one pair of Stilliards, two Diaper towells, a pewter mustard pott, the Coarsest of brass ridles, my Dantzick locks Chests, a lime Sifter, a Case of Knives and forks, a Cross cut Sawe, a writeing Desk, four Pewter Porringers, one earthen Porringer, ten Pewter Plates, 1 Iron pestle, 1 Ash Table, 1 large Soup Pewter dish, one large shall Dito, one midle Sized Dito, 1 large and 1 Small Pewter bason, 2 Earthen bason, and 2 Pewter D°, one Set of Wedges and Six wooden Chairs, 2 Joint Stooles to wooden turned Chairs, 2 Iron tramels 1 ss butter(?) ladle,
1 Small brass Ketle, 1 pewter Chamber pott,
Salt, 1 Iron Chafing dish, a pair and
Mill
all my reap
Cloth brush afroe and Currying and the half of my
Sheep and Cattle, and the half of a f and the half of all my Crop now in the
now
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Ground, with a pottle pewter pot and a pint Pewter pott, one Glass Gallon Bottle, and one broad Axe; my Debts first to be deducted.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter, Sarah Lilington, my Negroe woman call'd Maria, 1 Chest of Drawers, six painted Chairs now in her possession, one pair of Iron fire doggs, one small Cedar table, 1 pair of fine Sheets, two pair Coarse Sheets, and Two pillow cases, Two diaper towells, my largest Quilt, one Lignum Vitae Spice Mortar, one large Soup dish, one midle Sized pewter dish, 1 Small pewter bason, 1 brass Skimer, 1 Small Iron Ketle, the least of my painted Trunks, Two earthen bason, and plates, 1 English Flasket, 1 large glass bottle, 1 Stone Jugg, 1 pewter Chamber pott, 1 bed pann, three of my other which she likes best, and the full third part of the Cotten and Wooll that shall belong to me at my decease.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter, Eliz. Porter, my Indian woman called Judith and her Daughter Named Sukey, 1 Chest of Drawers, 1 oval Table, my best Sett of red Curtains & Valent belonging to my lodging roome, 1 Ticken feather bed and bolster, four pillows, 1 bedstead be- longing also to my lodging roome, three pair fine Sheets, Two pair Coarse sheets, four pillow Cases, my Green Rugg made of worsted, 1 pair of the best rose blankets, the least of my Quilts, my Callico Counterpaine and Jester cloath, my Bible, my Spice box, 1 warmeing pann, 1 pair Chamber Doggs with brass, 1 Black Trunk and one painted Trunk, a large brass Keetle and Two Skimers, a Brass Shie(?) and Two Iron potts one linked Tramel, a brass Flam, one Copper Chocolate pott, 1 1 white rugg, 1 Gridiron, four matted Chairs, my Silver Salt Marked, I P M, and Silver peper box with the Same marke, one large pewter Soup dish 1 Shallow D°, two midling pewter dishes, 1 large and one Small pewter basons, 10 pewter plates, Six painted Chairs, five pewter porringers, 1 pr. brass Candle- sticks, Snuffers and Snuff dish, my Smoothing Iron heaters and Frame, 1 Gallon Stone Jugg, 1 Glass Cruit, Two glass cups, one mustard pott, Two pewter Chamber potts, three earthen Bason, 1 large Dish D°., & Two plates, 1 Tin puding pann, 1 Spitt, 1 leaden pann, and 2 painted brushes, a brass Shovel and Tongs, 1 large looking Glass, the best of the Bed panns, 1 pewter Salt, 1 Glass Decantor, 2 tin dish Covers, 1 brass Ridle, a large turned Elbow chair, 1 Drippen pann, 1 Case of bottles, one half of my Sheep and Cattle that shall remain after my Debts and legacys paid and half of the
now on foot and half the Crop now in the ground, 12 diaper N diaper Table Cloath, Two diaper Tow one Bell mettle Skillett, ,
and bequeath unto my G
Porter, 1
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Young Cowe , 1 Young Ewe, to run for his Benefit, Increase to be Delivered to him with the in- crease at his age of one and twenty or Day of Marriage which shall first happen & also my Silver tankard marked I P M, to be delivered at ye same time.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Grandaughter, Sarah Porter, one young Cowe and one young Ewe at my decease, to run for her benefit, and also Six Silver Spoons Marked I P M, to be delivered to her with the encrease at the age of eighteen years or day of Marriage which Shall first happen.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Grandaughter, Eliza- beth Lilington one Young Cowe and one Young Ewe, and my Smallest looking Glass, to be delivered with the encrease at the age of eighteen Years or day of Marriage.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my Grandaughter, Mary Lilington, one young Cowe, and one Young Ewe, and my Silver Dram Cup. marked I P M, to be delivered to her with their increase at the age of eighteen Years, or day of Marraige, which Shall first happen.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my grandaughter, Sarah Lilington, one Young Cowe and one young Ewe, to be delivered to her with their encrease at the age of eighteen Years or day of Marriage, which shall first happen.
Item, I give and bequeath unto Robert Herrick, if alive, and in this Government at my decease, the Sum of five pounds to be paid out of my Estate.
Item, all the rest and residue of my Estate not herein and hereby disposed of, Debts being thereon first Deducted, I give and bequeath unto my Sonn, Joshua Porter, and my Daughter, Elizebeth Porter, to be equaly Divided between them; and lastly, I doe hereby nominate and appoint my Said Sonns, John Porter and Joshua, to be exors. Jointly and Sepe- ratly of this my Said last Will and Testament; but it is my Will and pleasure, and I doe hereby nominate and apoint my Sonn, Edmund, upon his Arrival in this Government After my Decease Joint Exor. with his Two Brothers. Mark MARY M PORTER (Seal)
Signed, Sealed and Delivered (the interlineing about the Silver tankard being first made) in the presence of:
LOVICK. Jurat
MARY X HENRY.
CHOWAN SS.
Jany, ye 21st. 17 -.
Proved in Open by the oath of -ick. R. HICKS, CIK. Cur:
Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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NICHOLAS PORTER'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the twenty forth day of augost, in the yeare of our Lord Crist, one thousand, Seven hundred and forty nine. I, Nicoless porter, being Sick in body, but of Good and perfect memory, thanks be to allmighty God, and Calling to remembrance the uncertain estate of this Life, must yeald unto Death when it Shall please God to Call, Do make, Constitute, ordain and Declare this my Last will and testament, In maner and forme folowing; revoking and annulling by these presents all testements and wills here to fore mentioned, or declared by word, or by writing, and this only is to be taken for my Last will and testement: I do order, give and Dispose of my Estate in maner and forme following, that is to Say, furst, I will that all those Debts and Dewes that in Right or Con- science to any person whatsoever, Shall be well and truly Contented and paid, or ordered to be paid, by my Executors in Convenient tine after my Deceas.
Item, I Give and bequeath, In witness, my maner plantation with one hundred acors of Land belonging to it, laid out at the uper End of the Sd. tract that the plantation is on, to my, to my beloved Daughter, Jeane porter.
I Give and bequeth one hundred and forty fore acors of the Same Tract, Joyning to Jeans, to be Laid out a Cross the Sd. Land, to my beloved Daughter, Elizabeth porter.
I give and bequeath one hundred and forty three acors of the same tract, to be laid out a Cross the Sd. Land Joyning to Elizabeths, to my beloved Daughter, Anne porter.
I Give and bequeeth one hundred and forty three acors of the Same tract, being the Lower End of the Sd. Land, to my beloved Daughter, Agness Porter.
Also, I give and bequeeth my polecat Land to my beloved Son, Samuell porter, it being in two patens.
I give and bequeth my negrow felow toney to my beloved wife, Elizabeth porter. I Give and bequeth all my Stock of Catle, and horses and mairs, to be Equaly devided betwen my wife and all my Children.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal.
NICHOLAS PORTER. (Seal)
In witness, I do opint my be- loved Wife, Elizabeth porter, and my well beloved and truste James farmer, to be my Executors.
test. NEEDHAM BRYAN. hir Jurat
MARY X DEES.
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JOHNSTON COUNTY. SST.
Sept. Court, 1749.
Prest. His Majesties Justices:
Then the within Last Will & Testament was proved in Open Court by the Oaths of the within Needham Bryan & Mary Dees; & Likewise the Executrix & Exor. appeared & were Qualifyed Agreeable to Law. Ordered that the Secretary have notice thereof that Letters Testamentory issue, &c.
Test. RICHD. CASWELL, CI. Cu.
Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
FRANCIS PUGH'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The 5th. Day of July, 1733. I, Francis Pugh, of Bartie precinct, In North Carolina, being well and of good Health in Body, and of perfect Mind and mem- ory, thanks be given to Allmighty God therefore, Calling unto Mind the mortalietie of my body, and knowing that it is ap- pointed for all men once to Die, Do make and ordain this my Laste Will and Testements, that is to Say, principally, and first of all, I give & Reccommend my Soule into the Hands of God that Gave it; and my body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in Decent Christian Buriale at the Discretion of my Executors; Nothing doubting but at the Generale Resur- rection I shall Receive the Same again by the mighty power of God; and as thouching such worldly Estate, wherewith it hath pleased God To Bless me in this Life, Doe give, Demise and Dispose of the Same in manner and form following:
Imprimus, I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife, three Negroes, viz., Barns, Lymus, and affrow, a wench which is now with Samuell Wiggins, for Ever: and Likewise, I lend the Rest of my Negroes to her Dureing the time She lives a widow, and in order to keep to their buissiness in makeing Corn and Tobacco, towards bringing up my Children at Scoole, and finding them in Cloaths; and if my well beloved Wife should marry, I Desire the reste of my negroes which I have not already Given to my wife for Evee, to be put to work, and what they Gite, put to the Use of bringing up my Dear beloved Chilldren as aforesaid, and Likewise I Desire my well beloved Wife may Live upon the plantation where I now live, dureing her Life, and after her Death to return to my well beloved Son, John Pugh; and likewise, I Desire my well beloved wife may Kill provissions out of my Stock of Hoggs and Cattle dureing the time She lives a widow, and the Rests of my Stock which is Killable yearly, I Desire it may be Sold, and the money to be Laid up, for to be Equally Divided between all my Chill- dren; Likewise, I give to my well beloved Wife, two Feather Beds and urniture and half the rest of my House hold Goods.
Item, I Give and bequeath unto my well beloved Son, John
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Pugh, the plantation whereon I now live, after the Death of his mother to him and his heirs for Ever
Item, I give and bequeath to my well beloved Son, Thomas Pugh, my plantation at the Emperors fields which I bought of Christian Hitteburgh to him and his heirs for Ever.
Item I give and bequeath unto the Child my wife now goes with, it if is a boy the plantation where Samuele Wiggins Lives at Grindale Creek and if it is a Girl to be Equally Divided between my two Sons John Pugh and Thos. Pugh and likewise if it is a boy I give and bequeathe all the rests of my Lands which I have not already given which lies in Bartie precinct and Edge- Combe precinct, which is already patend and likewise the Entries made, to be Equally Divided between my Sons, John Pugh, Thos. Pugh and the Child my well beloved Wife now Goes with if it is a boy, and if it is not a boy, to be Equally Divided between my Two Sons Jno. Pugh and Thos. Pugh Share and Share alike, to them and there heirs for Ever. and the lands which I have in Virginia, and in Chowan precinct I Desire they may be Sold and the money to be Equally Divided between my Dearly beloved wife and all my Children Share and Share alike, and it is my Desire that all my Stock of Cattle and Hoggs, and Horses & mares may be put out to plantations, and when the Stears Comes of full Grooth to be Sold and what is not made use of by my wife towards bringing up my Children, the money to be Laid up, and Equally to be Divided amongst my Children Share and Share alike, and likewise my Hoggs the Same the Horses the Same, my well beloved Wife all waies haveing an Equale Share with my Children. And it is my will that my well beloved wife Shall have the management of the Ferry where Henry Horne Lives and receive the money towards maintain- ing her and her Children, Dureing the time She lives a widow, and if She Should Change her Condition, then it is my Desire that the Incomes of the Ferry may be Equally Divided be- tween all my Children, while the Youngest Shall Come of age or marry; and after that I give and bequeath it unto my two Sons John Pugh and Thos. Pugh and all the rest of my personall Estate I Give and bequeath to be Equally Divided between all my Children; and it is my will and Desire that none of my Estate Shall be Sold at publick Vandieu or outCry but that my Executors and Trustees may manage it according to my Will and Desire before Expresst and all my Negroes which I have not all- readye Given to my wife for Ever I give and bequeath unto all my Children to be Equally Divided amongst all my Chil- dren, both them and there Increase for Ever to them and there Heirs for Ever.
And as for the Debts which I have now Due to me, I Desire that they may be Received by my Executors and Trustees, and pay all my Just and true Debts, which I am Indebted to
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any prson whatsoever and the overplus to be Laid out in Young Negroes, and be Equally Divided amongst all my Chil- dren and likewise all my Merchantizeing Goods I Desire they may be Sold and the Effects that Comes for it to be Laid out in Young Negroes and to Remain with my Wife Dureing the time she Lives a widow and afterwards to be Equally Divided amongst all my Children.
And it is my will and Desire that if my Sons Should Die without Heirs Lawfully Begotten of their Body, that then the lands which I have heretofore Given may may return to their Sisters Share and Share alike.
And I Do hereby Constitute, make and Ordain, my well beloved Wife, and Colln. Robert West my Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament, and Mr. Cullin Pollock to be my Trustee to the Same.
And I Do hereby Utterly Disallow, Revoke and Disannull all Every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies and Be- quests, and Executors, by me in any ways before named, Willed and Bequeathed, Ratifieing and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand and Seale the Day and Year Above Written.
FRANCIS PUGH (SEAL)
Signed, Sealed, published pro- nounced and Declared by the Said Francis Pugh as his Last will and Testemt. In the presents of
Jurats Us NEEDHAM BRYAN HENRY HORNE WILLM. JONES
BERTIE PRECINCT SC May Court 1736
The above Will of Francis Pugh was proved in open Court by the Oaths of Needham Bryan & Henry Horne Two of the Subscribing witness thereto. And Also Pherebe Pugh Relict Widow and Executrix therein Named took the oath of and Exect by Law Required
Test. JNO. WYNNS d: cler Cou.
A CODICIL to be annexed to the last Will and Testament of Francis Pugh gent.
Whereas since the makeing of my last Will and Testament I have begun to build a Brigantine which is now on the Stocks in Bertie prect.
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