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I give to Maj. Swann, my Swoard, and to Samll. Swann, my Seale Ring, and to tenn poore people tenn Barrells of Corne; and Five Pound to ye building of a Church, and Five Pound to ye Minister who preaches my Funerall Sermon. And to John, George, & Sarah Lillington & ye sd. Elizabeth Walker, each of them, a Silver spoone.
And all ye rest of my Estate, bothe reall & personall, what- soever, I give my wife, Ann Walker, and to her heirs; and this my Will to be taken & looked upon as firme for ye guifts above- said as if it were made in ye ample manner as ye law ran.
I devise and I make my said wife Ann, Executrix thereof. Do revoake all others by me made.
Witness my hand & Seale, the 27th. of Octor. Anno. 1701. HENDERSON WALKER. (Seal)
Sealed, published & delivered in
presence of :
P. GODFREY, The marke of ROBT. O HARMAN, SENR. GEORGE CHAMBERS
I, the Subscriber do Declare in ye Presents of god & under ye Peanallty of Perjary, that I saw the Hon'ble Henderson Walker, Esqr., Sign, Seale & Publish the within written to be his Last Will & Testament, & that he was then in Perfect Sence & Health to ye Best of my Judgment.
Sign. ROBT. O HARMON
Proved in Court, July 4th, 1704.
By ye Oathe of Mr. Peter Godfrey & Geo. Chambers and ye Subscri- tion of Robt. Harmon, Senr. Test: NATH. CHEVIN, CI.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of Secretary of State.
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ABRAHAM WARREN'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the 26 Day of Octobr., 1739. I, Abraham Warrin, of ye Provence of North Carolina, in the County of Perquimanes, Planter, being vary Sick and weak in Body, but of Perfect mide and memory, thanks be given unto God therefore, Calling unto mide ye mortality of my Body, and Knowing yt It is appointed for all men Once To Dye, do make and Ordaine this my Last will and testament, yt is to say, Principally, and first of all, I give and Recommend my Soule into ye Hands of God yt Gave It; and my Body I Recom- mend to ye Earth to be buryed in a Decent and Chrisan mannar at ye Discretion of my Exesetricks, nothing Doubting but at ye General Resurrection I Shall reseive ye Same Again by the Almighty Power of God: and as touching Such worldly Es- teate wharewith It hath Pleased God to Bless me in this Life, I Give, Demise and Dispose of ye Same in ye following manner and form:
Imprimis, I Give and Bequeath to my well beloved wife, Sarah Warrin, my Rideing Hors, bridle and Saddle, and three Cows and a bull Stag, ye names of ye Cows are as followeth, winter, red head and pinck; also, I give unto my wife, Sarah Warrin, Six three yeare Old Stares and all my Stock of Hoogs, als, all my Eiarn tools: yet It is true Intent and meaning of this My Last will and testament yt my wife, Sarah Warrin, Pay out of my Stock of hoogs, what hoogs I Oeth to Sarah Sutten and Suseanah Sutten; also, to pay what Pork I Oeth to Jeames Sumner.
Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Son, Henery Warrin, my Plantation and tract of Land I now Live on; also my Little gunn, and Stone Colte.
Item, I give unto my five Children now Born my Rideing mare and my young mare at ye Sound Side, them and there Increce, To be Equally Devided betwen my five Children.
Item I give unto John Chesson and Jeames Chesson three Pound in Provence bills to be paid them when they Com of age:
Item, I give unto Christopher Denman twenty Shillings, in Provence bills.
Lastly, after all my Just Depts are paid, I Give all ye rest of my Estate to be Equally Devided betwen my Wife and Children; also, It is ye true intent and meaning of ys my Last will and testament, yt If my Wife be now with Child, yt ye Childe have an Equal part of my Estate with ye rest of my of my Children; also I Doo Constute and ordain my well beloved wife, Sarah Warrin, and my trusty frind, Richard Skinner, Senr., my Sole Exsetrick and Executor of ys my Last will and
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testament: and I Doo Likewise give and request My trusty and well beloved frind, John Stepney, to be an adviseer and a trustee to my wife and Children. And I Do heareby utterly Disallow, revoke and Disanul, all and Every other formar testaments, wills, bequests, And Executors, by me in any ways named, Willed, and Bequeathed; Ratifying and Confirming this, and No other, to be my Last will and testament.
in witness whareof I have heare unto set my hand and Seal the Day and yeare above Written.
his ABRAHAM A WARRIN mark (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Published, Pro- nounced and Declared, By the Said Abraham Warrin, as his
Last Will and testament in the Presence of us the Subscribers: his
JOHN X CREESE, Juret. mark her MARY X CREESE. Mark JOHN STEPNEY, Juret.
PERQUIMONS COUNTY SS.
Present His Majestys Justices :
July Court, 1740.
Came before them in open Court John Creasey and John Stepney, and made oath on the holy Evangelists that they saw Abraham Warren Sign, seal & publish the above as his last will & Testament, and that he was of sound & disposing mind & Memory at that time; & that these deponants Subscribed as Witnesses thereto; at the Same time Sarah Warren took the Oath appointed by Law to be taken by Executors.
Test. JAMES CRAVEN, Clr. Cur.
Sarah Warren Quallified as Exx.
Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
THOMAS WATKINS' WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Thomas Watkins, of the County of Perquimans, Being of sound mind and memory, thanks be given to god for the same, and Calling to mind the mortality of my Body, and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Dye, Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to say, Principally, and first of all, I Recomend my soul to god that gave it, and my Body to be Buried in a Decent Christain Manner at the Discretion of my Executors; and for what Temporall Estate it hath Pleased god to Bestow upon me, after all my Just Debts is Paid, I give and Bequeath the use as followeth:
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Imprimis, I give to my Friend, John Whedbee, all the Ditch- ing that I Cutt for him, and An four Pound, Seven Shillings, and Six Pence, Virginia money, to him and his Heirs.
Item, I give to Richard Whidbee all the Ditching I Cut for him.
Item, I give to John Morris all my wearing Close.
Item, I give all the Remaining Part of my Personall Estate to Samuel Newbey, being near Little River Bridge in Pasquo- tank County, and I hereby Nominate, Constitute and apoint my loving friend, John Whidbey my Executor of this my last Will and Testament, Holden for Firm this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.
in Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 3rd Day of January 1740(?)
his mark THOMAS X WATKINS (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Pronounced and Declared by the said Thomas Watkins as his Last Will and Testament In Presence of :
WILLIAM FOSTER, Jurt. POTSEFULL PIERCE. MARY WHEDBEE. Jurt.
NORTH CAROLINA, PERQM. COUNTY. Janury Court Anno Dom. 1754. Present his Majesty's Justices:
Then was the within Will proved in open Court by the Oaths of Willm. Foster & Mary Whedbee in due Form of Law, at the Same Time John Whedbee, Exor, to the within Will was duly Qualified by taking the Oath by Law appointed. Ordered that Letters Testamentary Issue thereon as the Law directs. Test. EDMUND HATCH. Cler. Cur.
Recorded in Will Book 6, page 225.
WILLIAM WATKINS' WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, William Watkins, of Pitt County, in the Province of North Carolina, Planter, being in a Week low State of health & calling to mind the uncertainty of this life, Do therefore make this my last Will & Testament, Revokeing & disannulling All other & former Wills by me here- tofore made; And first, I Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it me, hopeing through the Merrits of Jesus Christ to Obtain everlasting Salvation; And my Body I desire to be buried in a Christian like manner; And as to my Worldly Estate, I dispose of it in manner & form following, to wit:
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I give & bequeath unto my beloved Wife, Christian Watkins, & to my two Sons, John Watkins & William Watkins, & to my four Sons in Law, Francis Buck, James Cason, William Or- mond, & James Jones, all my Ready money that I leave at the time of my Death, to be Equally divided betwean them, Share & Share alike.
And, Whereas, I have Some time ago made & Executed in an open & lawful manner, Deeds of Gifts to my Sons & Sons in Law, for my Land & Plantation & all my Negroes & my Still & Worm, which was then immediately before the Execu- tion of the said Deeds, my Right & Property, & which was done Agreeable to & by & with the free & mutual Consent & Agreement of my aforesaid Wife, & Sons, & Sons in Law, And my said Wife, as I married her a Poor Woman without any Estate at all, at the same time Agreed & Concluded to Re- nounce & quit all manner of Wright or Dower in, or to, the said Land & Plantation in two of the aforesaid Deeds men- tioned, either in law in equity, or any other ways howseover, on Condition that I would leave her at the time of my Death the one third part of all my Personal Estate, except the Ne- gros, the Still, & the Worme; Therefore, I do hereby Give & bequeath in behalf of the said Agreement as also for the love that I bear unto my said Wife, Christian Watkins, to her & her heirs for ever, The one third part of all my personall Es- tate, of all kinds whatsoever, except the Ready money al- ready Given. (and)
And, I do hereby Give & bequeath unto my said Sons in law, Francis Buck, & James Cason, the other two thirds of all my personal Estate of all kinds whatsoever (except the ready money already given), to be equally divided between them, Share & Share alike. And the reason why I Give no more to my Sons, John & William Watkins, and to my Sons in Law, William Ormond & James Jones, is because I have heretofore provided for them in the before mentioned Deeds of Gifts.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Sarah Buck, one Shilling, lawful money of Great Britain.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Elisabeth, one Shilling. I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Ann, one Shilling.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Rachael, one Shilling, And the Reason is because I have provided for them in the name of their Husbands in the aforesaid Deeds of Gifts.
Lastly, I appoint my beloved Wife & my Son in Law, James Cason, Executrix & Executor of this my last Will & Testament.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto put my hand & Seal, this Ninth day of November, Anno Domini, 1771.
WM. WATKINS (Seal)
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Signed, Sealed, published & declared by the Testator to be his last Will & Testament in the presence of us:
CATHERINE - CROFTON. her mark. JOHN SALTER. RANDEL MCDANIEL.
The within last Will and Testament of William Watkins was proved Before me, this fourteenth day of October, 1773, by the Oath of John Salter one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto, who swore that he was present and did see the said Testator, sign, seal, publish and declare the same to be and contain his last Will and Testament; and that at the time thereof he was of sound and disposing Mind & Memory.
And James Cason, the Eexcutor therein named, having taken the Oaths of Executors and qualified as the Law directs, It is Ordered that Letters Testamentary be granted thereon accordingly. Jo. MARTIN.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
BINGMAN WEEKS' WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, ys. Ninth Day of November, in the Year of our Lord, One thousand, Seven hundred & Forty Four. I, Bingman Weeks, of Cartwright County, in North Carolina, being very sick & weak of Body, but of Per- fect Mind & Memory, Thanks be given unto almighty God for it, & Knowing it is appointed for all Men Once to Die, Do make & Ordain this to be my last Will & Testament, that is to say; First of all I give my Sold into the Hands of God that gave it; & for my Body, I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the Discretion of my Executors, Nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I shal receive the same again by the mighty Power of God that gave it; And as for Touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with, I give & Dispose of the same in the Manner & form following.
Item, I give & bequeath unto my two Sons, Isaac Weeks & Jabas Weeks, the Tract of Land that I now dwell on with the Marsh thereunto belonging, to be Equally divided between them and their Heirs & Assigns for Ever. That is to say, my Son Jabas to have that Part of the Land that the Plantation & Houses is on, and Isaac to have the other Part with half the Marsh.
Item, I give to my Son, Theoflis Weaks, on Shilling, Sterling. Item, I give unto my Son, Archelas, One Shilling, Sterling.
Item, I give to my Son, Bingmam, One Shilling Sterling.
Item, I give to my Daughter, Lidde Witton, One Shilling Sterling.
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Item, I give to my Dafter, Mary Williams, One Shilling, Sterling.
Item, I give to my Dafter, Christian Weake, One Shilling Sterling.
Item, I give to my Dafter, Thankful Hicks, One Shilling Sterling.
Item, my Will & Desire is for my Wife to have the Planta- tion in her Lifetime.
I give to my Dafter, Elizabeth Weake, one Shilling Sterling.
Item, my Will & Desire is that my two Sons, Isaac & Jabas, do Each of them pay unto my Grand Son Edward Weaks, the Sum of Ten Pounds, current Money of Carolina, & upon Failure thereof to be Dispossessed of the Land before given.
Item, I give unto my well beloved Wife, Mary Weake, Two
Beds & Furniture, Two Cows & , and all other Hous- hold Goods & all the Remaining Part of my Estate that is not yet given During her Widowhood, She paying all my Lawful Debts. I also Depute and apoint my sd. Wife to be my whole & sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament, Ratifying and alowing this & no other to be my last Will and Testament. Disanulling all other Will formarly by me made.
In Testimony hereunto I have Set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year above written.
his BINGMAN B WEAKS (Seal) mark Signed, Sealed in the Presence of us, JEHOSAPHAT HOLLAND. FRANCIS BURNS. his THOS. T PERSON. mark
CARTERET COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. June Court, 1745.
These may certify that Thomas Person, One of the Evidences to the Within Will, in open Court made Oath that he Saw Benjamin Weeks, Decd., Sign & Seal the same; and that he also saw Jehosaphat Holland & Francis Burns, Evidence the same, And Mary Weekes, Widow, hath taken the Oath of an Executrix, and by the Court admitted to Record. Dated at the Court House the 6th. Day of June, Anno Domini, 1745.
Tess. GEOR. READ, Clk. Cur.
Recorded in Will Book 6, page 62.
THOMAS WEST'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Thomas West, of Bertie County and Province of North Carolina, Yewman, being very sick and Weak in Body, but of perfect mind and Memory, thanks be to God for it, Do hereby make this my last Will & Testament, first and Principally I Commend my Soul into
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the hands of Almighty God, hoping for Remission of all my sins thro' the Merits of Jesus Christ, my blessed Saviour and Redeemer; and my Body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Exors: and as for sutch Worlly Estate and Effects as it hath pleased God to bless me with I Give and bequeath as followeth:
Item, I Give and bequeath to my loving Wife, Elizth West, three Negroes. Harry, Tom. Amey, with one third of all my Personal Estate.
Item, I Give and bequeath to my Daughter, Elizabeth West, Merear & Melenor, with one third part of my Estate that is not already given, to her and her heirs for Ever.
Item, I Give and bequeath to my son, William West, Bess and Taffy, with all my lands, to him and his heirs for Ever; also, with one third part of my Estate that is not already Given in this Will.
I do here appoint my loving Wife Executricks, and my Brother Robert West Executricks of this my last Will and Testament, and I Do hereby disallow, Revoak and Disannul all and every other former wills, Testaments, by me made, willed or bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.
in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my Seal, this six Day of November, one thousand, Seven hundred and fifty six.
T. WEST. (Seal)
Sign'd, Seal'd, published, and declared in the presence of:
JOHN CORBERT, Jurat. JOSEPH WHITE. WM. FLEETWOOD, Jurat.
BERTIE COUNTY. SS. April Court, 1757.
The above written Will was Exhibited into Court by Elizabeth West, Widow, Relict & Exx. of said Will, and Robert West, Exr. thereof, and proved by the Oaths of John Corbert & William Fleetwood, two of the Subscribing witnesses thereto, and at the same Time the same Exx. & Exor' was Qualify'd for said office in due form of Law, which was ordered to be Certifyed. Test. BENJ. WYNNS, CI. Cur.
Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
THOMAS WHITEHURST'S WILL.
NORTH CAROLINA.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Thomas Whitehurst, Lieu- tenant in the Royal Navy, being Weak in Body, but of Sound Mind, Memory and Understanding, Do make and Ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in Writing, in Manner and Form, following, that is to say:
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First, I Desire that all my Just Debts and Funeral Expences be first Discharged.
Also, I Give and Bequeath the Sum of fifty pounds, Lawful money of Great Brittain, belonging to me in the hands of my Agent, Mr. George Marsh, of Savage Gardens, Tower Hill, London, unto William Grenfell Lobb, Youngest Son of Jacob Lobb, Esquire, Commander of his Majesty's Sloop, the Viper.
Also, I Give and Devise all that peice of Land, Commonly known by the Name of Styles Copp, within Six Miles of the Town of Stafford, in the County of Stafford, in the Kingdom of Great Brittain, (Subject to a Lean made from me unto my Uncle, John Whitehurst), unto My Sister, Ann Whitehurst, her Heirs and Assigns for Ever.
And Whatever Estate, Real and personal, not heretofore bequeathed, I dye Possessed of; I Give, Bequeath and Devise unto my said Dear Sister, Anne Whitehurst, her Heirs and As- signs for Ever.
And I do hereby publish and Declare this to be my last will and Testament and appoint my said Sister, Executrix and the said Jacob Lobb, Executor of this my last Will and Testa- ment, hereby Revoking all other wills by me heretofore Made.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Twenty second day of March, in the year of our Lord, One thousand, Seven hundred and Sixty five.
JOHN WHITEHURST. (Impression of Head on Seal)
Signed, Sealed, published and Declared by the Testator in the presence of us, who have subscrib- ed our Names in his presence, and in the presence of Each other: (the words "not heretofore bequeath- ed" being previously inserted in the Seventeenth line from the Top). J. EUSTACE. THOS. COBHAM. THOS. MCGWIRE.
NORTH CAROLINA,
Brusnwick, the 23, June, 1766.
Then personally Appeared before my Thomas Cobham, one of the sub- scribing Witnesses to the foregoing Will, and Made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that he saw Thomas Whitehurst, sign, seal and Publish the foregoing as and for his last Will and Testament; and that the said Thomas Whitehurst was at the same Time (to the best of His knowledge and Belief) of a sound and disposing Mind and Memory, and that he, the said Thomas Cobham, together with John Eustace, and Thomas McGwire, subscribed their Names as Witnesses thereto in the Presence of the Testator. WM. TRYON.
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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THOMAS WHITMELLS' WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Thomas Whitmell, of Bertie precinct, being Sick of Body, but of Perfect memory & Judg- ment, first Recommending my Soul to God that Gave it and my Body to be buried at the discretion of my Executors, doe make this my last will & testament, this 23d. Day of November, one thousand, Seven hundred & Thirty five.
Imprimis, I will & bequeath to my Dutyfull Son, Thos. Whitmell & his heirs for ever, my Plantation where I now live, on Kesia River, which Contains three hundred & Sixty acres of Land as by Deeds past to me by Gardner, as also three hundred & twenty acres of Land Lying on Buck, it being of a survey by pattent, Dated in Aprill, one thousand, Seven hundred & twenty six; as also half of all my Stock of horses, Cattle & Sheep as also two negro boys (viz.), Jupiter & Caloe, as also one fether Bed and furniture & one Desk; and whereas, there is a Stock ye Original of which was one hundred & fifty pounds, Sterling, Imployd in ye Indian trade by my Son, Thomas, one half of ye sd. Stock I further will and bequeath unto him, with one half of the profits arising from ye sd. Stock, one negro mand Called peter, to him & his heirs for ever.
2d., I will & bequeath to my loving wife, Elizabeth Whitmell all my houshold furniture of what sort so Ever thereunto Be- longing, viz., Deds, Sets &c. She * * * (Illegible) my Daughter Martha Whitmell, fifteen pounds, Sterling, Money, at ye Day of her Mrrriage, or when at age By law, and after ye payment of the above Sums, I further will and Bequeath to her, the one half of my Trading Stock in ye hands of my Son, Thos. Whitmell, & one half of the Profits arising from ye sd. Stock, and half of all stocks of Cattle, horses, Sheep, belonging unto me, to her and her heirs for ever, & further, I Leave unto her, for her naturall Life, the use of my plantation where I now Live, & ye Use & Labour of three negro Slaves, Called Mingo, Bess & Peter.
3rd., I will a Bequeath to my Second Son, Lewis Whitmell one hundred & fifty Acres of Land Joyning to my Son, Thomas and John Grays lines; & Three hundred & Twenty acres of Land Lying on Buck Swamp, Being ye other half of the tract of Land bequeathed to my Son, Thomas; & one negro Boy Called Bristoll & one fourth of ye Increase of A negro Woman Called Bess, her first Child Excepted, as also the fourth part of two negro Girls, Called phillis & penney, and one fourth of their increase, to him & his heirs for ever.
4tly., I will and bequeath to my Infent Son, to Be Baptized William, the fourth part of ye Increase of one negro wench, Called Bess, the first Child Excepted & one fourth part of two
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negro Girls, Called phillis & penny & their Increase, to him & his heirs forever.
5'hly. I will and bequeath to my loving Daughter, Eliza- beth Pollock, one Shilling.
6thly. I will and bequeath to my loving Daughter, Sarah Whitmell, thirty pounds, spanish Silver money at fifteen penny weight to the ounce, to be pd. by my loving wife, Elizabeth Whitmell, & one negro Woman Called Bess, her increase Ex- cepted untill Devided, to her and her heirs forever.
7thly. I will & bequeath to my loving Daughter, Martha Whitmell, fifteen pounds Sterling money, and one negro Man, Called Mingoe, to her & her heirs for ever.
8thly. woman called Bess, alive Otherwise, ye first Child that shall be born alive of the sd. Bess, & one fourth part of two negro Girls Called phillis & penny, & their Encrease, to her & her heirs for ever.
9th., I will a bequeath to my Loving Daughter, Mary Whit- mell, one forth part of two negro Girls, Called philis & penny & their Encrease, to her & her heirs forever.
Lastly, Constituting my Duty full Son, Thos. Whitmell, & my loving Brother, John Gray, Joynt Executors & my loving wife, Executrix, of this last my will & Testament, Declaring all former wills to be void I doe pronounce & Declare this to be my Last will & Testament &c.
his THOMAS T WHITMELL (Seal)
mark
Signed, Sealed & Delivered in the presence of:
SIMON GALE. GARRAD VAN UPSTALL. her
MARY U CANNADAY, mark
NORTH CAROLINA.
Before his Excelly., Gabriel Johnston, Esqr., Govr., and Ordinary of the sd. Province:
Personally appeared before me Simon Gale & Garrard Van Upstall, two of the Subscribing Evidences to the within Will & made Oath on the Holy Evangelists, that he was present and Saw Thomas Whitmell, Sign, Seal, publish and Declare this to be his last will & Testament; & that he also Saw Mary Cannaday sign her name thereto at the same time; he was of Sound mind & disposing Memory at the time he Executed the Same. And at the Same time, Thomas Whitmell, one of the Executors to ye within will took the Executors Oath in Due form of Law.
Given under my hand, this 17th of Decr., 1735.
GAB. JOHNSTON.
Recorded in Grant Book 4, No. 22, Office of the Secretary of the State
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WILLIAM WICKLIFFE'S WILL.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, I, William Wickliffe, of the County of Craven, in the province of No. Carolina, Being of a Sound & perfect Memory, thanks be to God. I Make & Ordain this to be my Last will and Testament, In Manner & form following, that is to Say first,
No. 1, I Give to my God who gave it, & my body to the Earth from whence it Came to be Decently Buried at ye. Discretion of My Executors Hereafter Named; and as following what Worldly Estate God of His Mercy hath Been Bestowed upon me, I Give and Bequeath in Manner & form following:
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