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Item, My Will and Desire is that after the Death of My wife all the Remainder of my Sd. Tract of Land, and all my Stock of Cattle, horses, hog & sheep May Be Sold and the
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Money arising, equally Devided Between My other Six Chil- dren, Vizt., Sarah Ann Elisabeth Martha Jane and Margaret.
Item, I give and Bequeath Unto Jesse hendley, of Pasquo- tank County, one half of my allegator Land, to him, His heirs and assigns for ever, the other half of The Said Land, with my Young Black pacing Mare and My Riding horse I Desire May Be Sold by My Execurs. and the Money ariseing to be Laid out in Moving the house I now Live in, to a Certain Place I have appointed, and In finishing two Log houses I have Begun.
Item, I Desire that all my Tools, only some for the use of the plantation, May Be Sold and the Money ariseing appro- priated to the Moving & Building the Afsd. houses, if Re- quired.
Item, my Will and Desire is that my Negroes, houshold Goods and Stock, Remain in the Possession My wife Dureing her widowhood, and at her Marriage or Death, Be Equally Divided Between My aforenamed Six Children, Sarah, Ann, Elizabeth, Martha, Jane, and Margaret.
Item, I Give to my Daughter, Mary Claton, My pickle Case and Bottles.
Item, I Give To my bror. John Vail, My Silver Seal and Stock Buckle. And Do Hereby Nominate and Appoint my Brothers, Jeremiah Vail and John Vail, Executors to This My Last Will and Testament, Revoking all Other Wills here- tofore By me Made.
In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto Set My hand & Seal, this Eighth Day of January, In the Year of our Lord, one Thousd. Seven Hundred and fifty three.
SAMUELL SWANN, (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, pronounced and
Delivered in presence of us: JOHN SMITH. Jurt. SUSANNA (HUAIL? VAIL?) WILLM. X WOLLARDS, Jurt. mark.
PERQUMANS COUNTY. ss. April Court, Anno Dom., 1753. Present his Majestys Justices.
These may Certifie that the Will of Samuell Swann, Decd., hereunto annexed was then & there Duly Proved in Open Court by the Oaths of John Smith and William Woolard, Evidences thereto, and at The Same time Mr. John Vail was Duly Qualified thereto as Executor by taking the Oath by law appointed.
Ordered that the Secretary of Said Province have Notice thereof, that Letters Testimentary Issue thereon as the Law Directs.
Test. EDMUND HATCH, Cler. Cur.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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SAMUEL SWANN'S WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA. Ss.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Samuel Swann, of the precinct of Pequimans, Esqr., Being Sick and weak of body, but of Sound and perfect mind and memory, praised be God, Do make, Constitute and Declare, these presents to be and Contain my Last will and Testmt., hereby revoaking and makeing void all former and other wills by me heretofore made or Declared.
Imprimis, I Give and bequeath unto my Son, William Swann, an old Bible, and a Seale ring, which was my fathers, in full for his portion, haveing advanced sufficient for him in my life time.
Item, I Give and bequeath unto my Son, Sampson Swann, the Sum of five pounds, in full for his portion, having ad- vanced sufficient for him in my life time.
Item, I Give and bequeath My Land lying between Muddy creek and Marshey gutt, to my Sons, Henry and Thomas, and their heirs for ever, ye Same to be equally divided betwixt them, and my Son, Henry, to have his first choice.
Item, I Give unto my said Sons, Henrey and Thomas, all my Lightwood, that is or shall be pick't up on Grassy pt Land, with reasonable Assistance of my Negroes to help burn ye Same, Also, the use of my Pitch Kettle (if any shall come in), to Boyle ye Tarr. Allso, what Pitch Tarr, as Mr. John Pottiver stands indebted to me by Bill.
Item, I Give and bequeath unto my sd. two Sons, Henry and Thomas, All the Goods, that I have sent for from London, to trade with.
Item, I Give unto my sd. two Sons, Henry and Thomas, what goods I have perticularly sent for, for their use, vizt., as much Shagathee, Shallon, Buttons & Silk as will make each of them a Suit. Also, 4 Shirts & two muslin Neckloaths apiece.
Item, It is my Desire and I Do Earnestly recommend it to my said two Sons, Henry and Thomas, That the produce of the Lightwood and goods, which I have given them, be employed in a Joynt Stock for trade, as being the most likely Course to thrive.
Item, I Do Give and bequeath unto my two Sons, Samuel and John, and my two Daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah, All my moneys that is due to me in England by Bills of Exchange or otherwise. And, it is my Earnest Desire and request That my Loveing Brother Richard Bland of Virginia, Esqr, or his Assignes Do Employ ye Same in one Joynt trading stock for the use and proffitt of my said Children; which said trade-
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ing Stock is to be Carried on Entire till such time as either of my said Children shall marry of Come of age, which shall first happen, then his or her part, to be Delivered to him or her, and ye remainder to be Carried on for the benefitt and advantage of the rest till such time as they shall severally marry or come of age.
Item, I Give unto my Loveing Wife, Elisabeth Swann, Fifteen pound per. Annum, out of the proffitts which shall arise of the said trading stock, and to be Allowed the said Richard Bland, or his Assignes upon his Accompts.
Item, It is my Will and Desire that the said Richard Bland, Esqr., or his Assignes, Do yearly make up the Accts. of the proffitts of said Stock to my Executrx. hereafter named.
Item, I Give and bequeath unto my said Loveing wife, Elizabeth, My plantation whereon I now live, with all the Land and Houses and appurtenances thereto belonging, for and dureing the term of her naturall Life. And after her Decease, I Give Devise & bequeath the Same to my Son, Samuell, his heirs and Assignes for ever.
Item, I Give, Devise and bequeath my Land on the Sound side, joyning to Normans, to my Son, John, his heirs and Assignes for ever.
Lastly, All the rest and residue of my Estate, I Give, Devise and bequeath the Same unto my Loveing Wife, Elizabeth, whome I make my sole Executrx. for paymt. of my Debts, Legacies, and Christain Education of my Children.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto putt my hand & Seale, this Twelfth day of September, Anno Dom., 1707.
SAMUEL SWANN. ( ) (Impression of Coat of Arms on Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared In presence of:
ELIZABETH THICKPEN.
ANN MOSELEY.
JOHN LILLINGTON,
FRAN. FOSTER.
EDWD. MOSELEY.
Att a Genl. Court, holden the .0th. day of Aprile, Ano. Dm. 17 .. , the above will was proved by ye Oaths of the Hon'ble Edwd. Mosely & Fran. Foster, Esqr. Test. F. KNIGHT, Secty. No. CAROLINA. SS.
Willm. Glover, Esqr., Presid't of the Council and Command'r in Cheife of this Province.
Whereas Good & Lawfull proffs hath bin made of the last will and Tes- tam't of Saml. Swann, Esqr., Decd., a true Coppy whereof is hereunto annexed, and therein hath appointed and made Elizabeth, his wife, Sole Executrix of ye Same.
These are, therefore, to Impower the sd. Elizabeth Swann, in and upon all and Singular, the Goods & Chattles, rights and Creditts of the sd.
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Samuell Swann, to Entor wheresoever 't to be found, and the same into her posession to take, and a true Inventory thereof to returne into the Sectys. Office, within one yeare after ye Date hereof, and ye Same to dis- pose of as by the sd. Will is appointed.
Given und'r my hand and ye Seale of this Collony, this 28th. day of May, Ano. Dm., 1708.
W. GLOVER. (Official Seal)
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
THOMAS SWANN'S WILL.
The 7th. Day of May, in ye Year, 1733. Be it rememered that I, Thomas Swann, of the preci't of pasquotank and prov- ince of North Carolina; being very Sick of body but of Sound & perfect mind & memory, thanks be Given to God, therefore calling to mind ye Mortality of my body, & knowing yt it is appointed for all men once to Dye; Do make & ordain this to be my last Will & testament in manner & form following, Vizt:
1st. I will yt all those Debts or Duteys yt I owe to be well & truly Contented & paid in Some Convenient time after my Decease by my Exors. here after named.
2d'ly, I Give & bequeath to my Son, Samuel Swann, ye Plan- tation were I now Dwell, to him & his heirs for Ever.
3d'ly, I Give & bequeath to my Son, William Swann, my other plantation wch I bought of ye heirs of Robert Wallis, to him & his heirs for Ever:
Butt in Case Either of my sd Sons shall Sell, alien, Mortgage, or any other way convey, Either of ye Sd Plantations hereby Given out of the name of ye Swanns, that then it shall & may be Lawfull for the other of my sd sons to reEnter & take Pos- session of ye Same.
Item, I Give and bequeath to my Son, William Swann, my Negro boy Named Jack.
Item, I Give & bequeath to my Son, Samuel Swann, my negro Girl named Dido.
Item, my Will is yt my other plantations at Moyock and in ye prect: of Curratuck, be Sold for money wch I give to my two Daughters, Rebeca & Elizabeth Swann, Equaly to be Di- vided between them.
Item, my will is yt my part of ye Sloop Swann be Sold.
Item; I will yt a Sufficient quantity of corn be reserved for the family Use & Stock, & ye Remainder be Sold for money.
Item, my will & Desire is yt my Estate consisting in negrows, other Creatures or whatsoever it may, be & Continue & re- main in ye possesion of my Dear & Loveing wife, Rebeca Swann, & ye Use of them for & towards the Maintenance & Chris- tian Education of my Children; & when my sd. Children shall
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attain to Age, then to Draw out of my Estate there proportion- able part, or share of Young Negroes, as shall be raised in their Minority.
Item, I give and bequeath to my Dear & Loveing wife my Best feather bed & furniture.
Item, I give & bequeath to my two sons, William & Samuel Swann, Each of them a feather Bed & furniture.
Item, I give and bequeath to my two Daughters, Rebeca & Eliza. Swann, Each of them a feather Bed and furniture.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my two Sons, Samuel & William Swann, Each of them a horse, bridle and Sadle.
Lastly, I will that all ye rest of my personable Estate remain Intirely whole in the Possesion of my Wife, Rebeca Swann, untill my Children arrive to there respective ages, or Day of marrage and then to be Equally Divided among them.
And, I Do hereby nominate and apoint my loving wife, Rebeca Swann and my Respected frend Colo. Edward Moseley to be my whole & Sole Exors. of this my Last Will and Testa- m't hereby Revokeing & Disanulling all other wills & Testaments heretofore in any wise by me made, Rattifying & Confirming this to be my Last will & Testam't and no Other.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal the Day and Year above written.
THOMAS SWANN. (Seal)
Sign'd, Seal'd, pronounc'd and
Declared by Thos. Swann, as his
Last will & Testament in the
presence of:
BENJA. PRITCHARD. MARY EDWARDS. SAML: WISE.
This Day personaly appeared before me Benjm. Pritchard, who De- clared on the Sollemn affirmation of a Quaker that he Saw Collo: Thomas Swann, lately Deceased, Sign, Seal & Declare the foregoing writeing to Contain his last Will & Testament, and that he was in his full Sences and no Compulsion was offered; and that also he Saw Mary Edwards & Samuel Wise, the other two Subscribeing Witnesses set their hands thereto. Given under my hand at Edenton the 9th. of Augt. 1733.
GEO. BURRINGTON.
Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
FRANCIS TOMS' WILL.
I, Francis Toms, of Pequimons, being Sick and weak of Body, but of Sound mind and memory, Do make this my Last will and testament in maner and forme following, Viz:
I will that my Just Debts be paid by my Executors here- after named,
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Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Doughter, mary Newby, the Plantation I Bought of James Thickpen, to her and her Husband for and during their Naturall Lives, and after their Decease to their Son, Francis Newby, to him, his heirs and assigns for Ever; and for want of Such Heirs to the Next of Kinn. And, also, to my Sd. Doughter and to her, Her Heirs or assignes, my Tract of Land on Usess Creek and Bounding on ye Said Creek and the Land he, N: Newby, bought of Wil- liam More; and allso, to my Said Doughter, the Labour of my Negro Wench named Nan two days in a week, viz: the Days Commonly Called Mondie and Tusday, from the day of the date hereof, to the full End and term of ten Years, My Daughter finding the Said Negro Woman a New Cotton and Woll Coat and Jackit duirng the above terme of ten years, yearly.
Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Doughter, Elizabeth Phelps, the plantation and tract of Land I had in Exchange from Stephen Gibbons for my Land Called ye Image, to her and her heirs for Ever; allso, I Give to my Said Doughter, Elizabeth, forty Acres of Land lying at ye head of Rachell Barrows Land and that which was formerly Called Clagisters, to her and her Heirs for ever.
I Give and Bequeath unto my Doughter, Priscilla Jones, a Negro Wench named Jenney and all her futer Increse, Save the first Child She Shall Bring, which I Give to my Wife, wheth- er male or female, and when ye Said Jenney does Appear to be with Child, She Shall be Returned to my wife or Relict, and Remain with her till her Child is weanable, and the Wench Naney to Serve in her Stead to my Said Daughter during the Said time.
Item, I Give and bequeath unto my Doughter Margret Tomes, my Land on Both Sides of Long Branch, as far as the head of Bull Branch on ye north Side, and on ye South Side, as far as first big Branch that Comes out Long Branch below Stephen Gibbons Brid, and to the head of the Said Branch to my Said Doughter, Margaret and to her Heirs for ever; Likewise, a Negro Boy Called Jack and, a young Horse Named Smoaker, and a feather beed and furnituer Equivlent to the Beed and Furnituer her Sister Pleasant had.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Doughter, Pleasant Wins- lowe, two hundred acres of Land on Usess Creek, Joyning on ye Land Given to Francis Newby by my father, which two hundred Acres of Land, I Give to my Said Doughter, Pleasant, and to her heirs or assignes for ever.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Loveing Wife, Rebekah Tomes my Negro man named Guy, to be disposed of at hir discretion; Likewise the Labour of my Negro Mingo boy, from the date hereof to the full End and term of twelve years,
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if my Said wife Live So Long, and at ye Expiration of ye above mentioned twelve years, or at my Said wifes decease which Shall first happen, I will the Said Boy to my Son, Francis, to him, his Heirs or Assigns. Likewise, I Give to my said Wife, one hundred Acres of Land I Bought of John Porter, and fifty acres out of the Tract I now live on Joyning to the Sd. hundred acres of Land; and the one halfe of my orchard, She keeping the same in Repair for and During her Naturall Life; and allso, I Give to my Said wife, the one third of my Moveable Estate, Shee taking what was Hers before our Marige in part of the Said third; and allso, I give my said wife all her wearing apparell; and allso I Give to my Said wife, the Labour of my Negro Naney, Save the two days heretofore in a Week Given to my Doughter Mary, untill my Son Francis be marryed, and then I will he may have the one third of the Said Negros Labour; and the Said Negro Naney at his Mother in laws Decease. And also, I Give to my said Wife the one halfe of my bedding the whole of my Remaining Beding to be Eaqualy Devided betwixt my wife and my Son francis. Allso, I Give to my Said Wife my horse Named Fox and Side Sadle and Bridle and allso my horse Named Dick.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Doughter Pleasant, my Negro Boy named Pompey, to her, her Heirs and assignes for ever.
Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Francis Tomes, the Plantation whereon I now Live acording to his Granfathers Will; and to my Said Son, my Negro Girle named Naney, and One Gray maire I Bought of William Jackson, and my Riding Saddle, to him his, heirs or assignes for ever.
Item, all the Remaining part of my Estate after my wife's part is taken out, be the Same of what kind or Quality So Ever, or whereEver to be found, I Give and Bequeath to my Doughter, Margret Pleasant and my Son, Francis, to be Eaqual- ly Devided amongst them, there, to be devided by the Judgment of Joseph Jessop, Thos. Jessop, Thomas Winslow and William More, or any three of them.
Lastly, I do ordain, Constitute & appoint My Loveing wife, Rebekah Tomes, and my Son in Law, Nathan Newby, to be my Executors to see this my will full filled, Revoaking all former wills by me heretofore made.
as witness my hand, this 5th. of Sept, Ano. Dom., 1729.
FRANCIS TOMS. (Seal)
Witness: J. JESSOP. RICHD. CHESTON. RALPH FLETCHER.
Octbr. 7th., 1729.
Proved this will by the Afferm. of Jos. Jessop.
R. EVERARD.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of Secretary of State.
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JAMES TURNBULL'S WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, James Turnbull, of Tyr- rel County and province Aforesaid, Marchand, being in halth and of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and Tastement in manner and form as follows:
Imprimis, I Give, bequeaf & divise, unto Mr. Yreot ormond and Mr. Thomas Barker, attorneys of this province, one half of my Negrows that is Keept and detaned from me by William Mckey or proviso, tha, the above Said Yreot ormond & Thomas Barber will or do Sue for & Recover the the whole Nunber of negroes and Deliver the Othar half according to my will and clear of all Coste & Charges, in that Case, I will them the above Said half the number of my above Said Negros & their incres, to tham and thair assigns for ever: I mean my Negroe Woman Phebe and har dafter Scotta, and her Sun London, & har dafter Phebe, and har dafter pege, & har dafter ianne. I heared the wench head one boye since, Named Charls, he is dead by neg- lect, &c.
Item, I Give, Bequeaf and divise unto my Nece, Mary Pantry, har two Suns, Robert & James, the one half of the abovemen- tioned Negroes, To be Delevered by Mr. Ormond & Mr. Barker, to tham or thair assigns, Clear of Chargis, if tha Sue & Recover as Aforesaid; if the above Said Mr. Yreot ormond & Mr. Thomas Barker will not Exsept of the above Legasy, in that Case, I give, Bequeaf and divise all the above Said Negrows, to the above said Robart & James Pantry and thair hairs for Ever, and to be Sued for at the Charg of my Estate, and to be Repaid if the Negrows are Recovered. I likewise order, that the above Said Robart, James be mentaned on my Estate if tha will assist to Kepe the plantation in order untill they are at full Age; then, & in that case, tha, the Said Robart & James, Shall have and injoye my Two peaces of Land at Scupernung, Called the Brak oake Land, and the Rich Levils; & one quarter part of my female black Cattle; & one quarter part of my beading and puter; and one quarter part of my horsis. My intent & meaning is, that the Said Robart & James Cume from london hear, at lest, one of tham, or luse thare legasys, but if tha Cum over Sea with Capttn. Dalley, or Otherwise, my Estate must pay thare passage, ten pound Starling for both; if tha parform all that I injoyne, then I Give Bequeaf and divise to the abov said Robart & James Pantry, as above mentioned, to tham and the hairs of thare body lawfully begoten; and for wont of Such, to Eithars hairs; & for want of Such, to the heairs of their
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Sister in london; & for want of Such, to my legateas heare in Carolina, I dont mean Mr. Barker nor Mr. Ormond.
Item, I Give, bequeaf, & divise unto mary Turnbull Butcher, one half my parsonal Estate, after the above Legaseys are paid, To har and the hairs of har body lawfully begoten; & for want of Such, to Mary Pantry, har hairs if tha are hear, if not, to har Brother, Bell Butchar, or my hairs.
Item, I give, Bequeaf, divise unto Bell Butchar, all my land not allredy given, I mean Bells gift and gards island, and my land in Edenton, and the Remainder of my Parsonall Estate, to him and his hires of his body lawfully begoten, and for want of Such, one half to the hiars of mary Pantry, and the othar half to the hairs of Mary Turnbull Butchar, or the Surviver of tham to have all.
Item, I Give, Bequeaf and divise unto Mary Butchar, the use of all my Estate both real and Parsonall untill the legates cum to the Age of twenty one years, Exsept har dafter, Mary Turnbull Butchar, She ma keep har Legasy during har life if She pleasis, and the one half of Bells gift land &c., to har use during har life, my intent is that non of the legates Shall have thare legaseys, untill untill, tha are twenty one years olde.
Item, I order & direct that all mu Just debts. be paid by the Sails of my Scooner & paryagor & Conews, and marchanddiz, at vandue for Redy money, or private Sail as my Executrix & Trustte pleasis as Soon as posable, and Collecting my Debts or Sue derectly all that will not Pay on Sight of the list of Debets or the accounts, Since.
My, Will and Desire is that Mary Butchar doth mantain and Edecate all the minors above mentioned as well as She can aford with the use and Intrest above Given Har; if She make any waste of my Estate the County Court is Required to make har give Securyty or tha are derected to appoint gardians for the children or tha chuse them if of age.
Item, I order that nomoney be paid to any parson but Mr. Hanry Jordan that his mothar, Elizabeth Hanmore, left him, nor to him untill my hairs be indamnified from danel Hanmore & his hairs.
Item, I order that the ballance due to the hairs of Mrs. Ann Mountgumry be paid as it Now stands, deducting the quit- rents since paid.
Item, I order that the title and bounds of the land that I now Live on be defended according as the Survaer hath made out a plott and Sartificate agreeable to my deed, which I naver Rec'ved, any consideration for of any Parson, all the foregoing legates Shall beare thare proporationable part of the Charg if Accation, And on thare Refusall, forfit thare Legasey to the Rest of the Legatyes. I order the quitrents of all my land to paid yearly.
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I order that my Cloths be made up for Bell Butchar and Robartt & James pantry, if tha are hear as tha want Cloths; likewise, my books and instruments to be divided amoungst tham three boyes.
My will is if my Neace, Mary Pantry should Cum over sea to see me, I order her the Use of my dweling House in Edenton and the Smoke house & oven during har and har huseband, Phillip Pantry, thare natral lives, Rent free, but must Keep the same in good Repare &c .; my intent and meaning is, that my Executrix shall do & parform Every thing and things that I have given, bequeafed, devised, willed ordered and derected as much as lyes in har power, with the advice and concent of my truste hearafter Named. My Truste must be wall paid Every Year for his Truble.
Lastly, I Nominate and appoint Mary Butchar to be my Executrix and William gardnar, Esqr., to be a truste to this my laste Will and Testament.
In witness hear of, I have hear unto Sett my hand and Seal, this twenty Sixth day of September, one thousand, Seven hun- dred and fifty three.
JAMES TURNBULL. (seal)
Signed and delivered in public
presence of : (interlined before signed, bove)
ANN DENEM. JOHN MATHEWS. CHARLES DENEM. JAMES TATTERTON, Jurat.
NORTH CAROLINA, TYRREL COUNTY. SS. June Court, 1754. Present his Majesty's Justices:
These may Certifie that John Mathews & Ann Denam, Two of the Sub- scribing Evidences to the Within Will, came into open Court and made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that they Saw James Turnbull Sign, Seal, publish, pronounce & declare the Within Writing to Contain his last Will and Testament; & That he was at the same time in perfect sound mind and disposing memory, and that they also at the Same time, Saw James Tatterton & Charles Denon Sign their Names as Evidences to the said Will. Then also Appeared Mary Butcher, Execu- tric & Quallified herself by taking the Oath as the Law in such Cases Directs.
Ordered, that the Hon'ble James, Murray, Esqr., Secretary of this Test. EVAN JONES, Cler. Cur. Province, have Notice thereof, that Letters Testamentory Issue Ac- cordingly.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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HENDERSON WALKER'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Henderson Walker, being well in body and of perfect mind & memory, Considering the uncertainty of this life Doe make & ordeyne this my Last Will & testam't.
Impri., I Surrender up my Soul to God yt gave it, believing that through ye prehous death & passion of my Saviour, I shall have full pardon of my Synns, and my body I comitt to ye earth from whence it came to be Interred; and for my Estate, I give as folt:
Imps. I give to Elizabeth Walker, now w'th me, and to her heirs for ever, my Plantation at Yawpim, as alsoe Six Cowes, & Calves, Six Sowes, Six Yewes, one Young Mare, one good Feather Bed, bolster, Hooks, Rugg, Blankett, one Larg Iron Pott & frying pan, two pewter dishes, two plates, and my Negro Frank, all to be delivered her at ye sd. plantation at age or Marriage, but if She dyes before, I give sd. Land to my Execu- trix & her heirs.
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