Bulloch-Candler-Tattnall County GaArchives Wills.....Collins, John December 27 1749
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Source: Will Book, Bertie, Nc
Written: December 27 1749
Recorded: March 18 1752

JOHN COLLINS' WILL

In the name of God, Amen, the 27 Day of Dissember, 1749, I, John Collins of 
Bartee County, in the Province of North Carolina, Being sick and weake in body, 
but of Perfect mind and memory, thanks be unto God, therefore calling unto mind 
the mortality of the Body, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to 
Dye, do make and ordain this my last will and testement, that is to say, 
principally and first of
all, I give and recommend my sole into the hands of God that gave itt, and my 
Boddy I recommend to ye Earth to be bured in a decent christan Burell, at the 
discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I 
shall receive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly 
Estate, warewith itt hath pleased God to bless me in this lifffe I give, demise 
and dispose of in the following manner and form:

Imprimis. I give and bequeath to my Son, William Collins, all that tract of 
land lying on Casshi River, a plantation purched of Jonathan Standlye 
containing two hundred Eakers, to him and his hears and asigns for ever, and a 
pare of Iron pot Racks.

Eitom. I give to my Granson, John Collins, a bras kitell, to him and his hears 
for ever.

Eitom. I give to my two Sons, John and David Collins, each of them a Bible.

Eitom, I give and bequeath unto my Son, Joseph Collins, a Plantation lying the 
north side of Guy hall

Swamp, purtered of hardy Keele, containing one hundred and fifty Eakers at the 
beginnin, End to him and to his Ears and asigns for Ever, all so, I give him my 
Cooper Tools and two Ews and Lambs, an a Cow and Calfe.

Eitom. I give and bequeath unto my Son, Mikell Collins, my Surva that lys on 
Red bud containg three hundred Eakers, to him and his Ears for ever. Also, I 
give him a neagro Boy named Robin, and if my said Son should die without hears 
of his body, then I give the Neagro to my Son Jessee and to his Ears. all so, I 
give to Son Mikell a black Warnut table, and a Cow and Calfe and a puter dish, 
except two Days in weak for my Wife.

Eitom. I give and bequeath unto my Son, Demsee Collins, a plantation that henry 
Ballentin formerly lived on, parte of the tracte of land that I bote of Hardy 
Keele, lying on Gie hall Swamp by at the lower Ende of the said lane Contain 
one hundred and fifty Eakers to him and to his Ears and signs for ever. 

Also, I give him an Ovel Table, mad of Maple. also, I give him Cow and Calf, 
and a puter dish, and a neagro man called toney, to him and his Ears for Ever, 
an in Case my said Sone should die before he hath anny lawfull Ears, then this 
Neagro I give to my Son Joseph, an to his Ears, two days every weak to worke 
for my Wife duering life.

Eitem. I give and beques to my Son, Jesse Collins, my Plantasion I now live on 
with three hundred Eakers of Land, to him an his Ears an asigns for Ever. Also, 
I give him a Case with fifteen botells, an feather Bed and furnetude, an two 
Cows an Calves, an puter dish to him and his Ears for Ever.

Eitem. I give and bequeth to my Son, Absolum Collins, two hundred and forty 
sever Eakers of land, part of the survaye that I now live on, beginning on the 
deep Branch an so runing to the head line, itt tis the Eastard side of my 
plantasion, and so to the patine line for breath. All so, I Give him a neagro 
garl, named Venus, and in case my said son should dye befor he Come to age of 
twenty one years, then I give this negro to my Son Jessee. I Give the first 
Child this negro girl bring, if itt live tell one yeare old to my Son Jessee. I 
all so give my son, absalom a feather bed and furnetude, an a Cow an Calfe, a 
bel, metell morter and pessel, and a puuter dish an my Sorell Mare.

Etem. I Give and bequeth to my well beloved Wife a fether Bed and furnetude, 
and my horse and hur Sadle, one Pott, two basens and dishes two, and a Chist to 
Shee and hur Ears for ever, and two days worke of my two neagro fellows du life.

Eitem. All the Remainder of my Estate within and without, that is after my Just 
debt is fully satefide and paide, I give to my Wife and six Sons, William, 
Joseph, mikell, Demsee, Jessee an absalom, to be Eacally devid among them all, 
and my Will and desier is that my Estat shall lie in the hands of my Executors 
tell the youngest come to the Eage Eighteen years, and not be be sold but to 
have thare Estate as they come to age of Eighteen years. I doe apint my well 
beloved Wife and my Sone Mikell to be, I Leave my whole and Sole Exectricks and 
Exector, and I do Reyke, disanull and disalow of all other Wills made by me or 
in my name, Ratefying and confirming this to be my lasy Will and testament.

In Witness whareof I have hereunto set my hand and Seale, interline before 
asined.

John Collins (L. S.)

Moses Hill

Jethro Rountree

Edenhouse, 18th March 1752.

This Day Moses Hill & Jethro Rountree, the two Sunscribing Evidences of the 
last Will & Testament of

John Collins, appeared before me & made Oath that they saw the Testator Sign, 
Seal & Deliver the same as and for His last Will & Testament, and that at the 
signing thereof He was of sound & disposing mand & memory. At the same time 
Michael Collins & Mary Collins, Executors appointed by the said Will qualified 
themselves as Executors by taking the Oath appointed by Law for that Purpose.




Additional Comments:
Descendants of John Collins eventually moved to South Carolina, Georgia and 
other states.  

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