Albemarle County NcArchives Wills.....Blount, James 1686
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1686

                  JAMES BLOUNT'S WILL.

  IN YE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I James Blount, of Chowan 
precinct, in ye County of Albemarle, in ye Province of Carolina, 
Esqr., well knowing the uncertainty of this life, Do make, 
Ordain & appoint this to be my Last Will & Testament, hereby 
Revoking & Adnulling all former Wills by me Made, and this 
Only to be taken & reputed as my Last Will.
  Imp. I Bequest my Soule to God who gave it; & my body 
to ye Earth to be Decently Interrd; & as for that Worldly 
Estate wch it hath pleased God to bestow upon me in this 
Life; My Just Debts, funeral Expenses & Legaties being first 
payd, i give & bequeath as followeth:
  Item. I give unto my son, James Blounte, one Shilling in 
Countrey Commodities to be pd him by my Executrix here- 
after named, w'thin one year after my Discease.
  Item. I give unto my son, Thomas Blounte, & to my two 
Daughters, Ann Slocom & Eliz. Hawkins, Each of them twelve 
penc a peice in Country Comodities to be paid them within 
one year after my Dissease.
  Item. I give & bequeath unto my Grand Children, James & 
Sarah Blounte, the Children of my Son Thomas Blount, & to 
Ann Slocum ye Child of my Daughter Ann Slocom, & to John 
Hawkins ye Son of my Daughter Eliz Hawkins, Each of them 
a Cow & Calfe to be paid to their several parents w'thin three 
years after my Discease in some sort of Stock to run for ye use 
and behoofe of ye Sd Children, till they Severally Com of age 
or by Mariage Capacitated to receive ye Same.
  Item. I give & bequeath all ye Remainder part of my 
Effects Reale & personall whither it Consist in Lands, houses, 
negroes, Servants, Stock, household goods, or any other Kind 
of Specie w'tSoever, unto my Loving wife Ann Blounte for 
her to have, hold, Occupie & enjoy, During her Naturall Life 
w'thout Lett or Controule, and att her Death to Dispose out 
of ye Same to ye Value of Sixti pounds in Countrey Comodities 
to Whoever She Shall think fitt. And after her, my D Wifes 
Disease, I give ye whole remainder of my Estate to my Son, 
John Blount, and his heirs for ever; And I do hereby appoint 
and ordaine that my said son John Shall be Decently Main- 
tained out of ye Estate During his Minority. And in Case my 
said Wife, Ann Should Live till after my Said Son John Should 
come of Age, then if he Should Happen to Marry, or to go to 
Live in some Other place from my Sd Wife, then Shee to pay him 
thirty or forty pounds wch Shee please, in Country Comodities.
  Lastly, I appoint my Loving Wife, Ann Blounte, my whole & 
Sole Executrix of this my last Will & testament, Desiring her 
to be carefull in every Article & Clause thereof; & for Con- 
firmation of ye Same I have hereunto sett my hand & Seale, 
this 9th day of July, In ye year of our Lord God, 1685.
 March ye 10th &c. Before signing sealing or Publishing 
I do hereby Appoint yt, in Case My Son Jno Should Dye w'th- 
out heirs Male, then I give & bequeath all my lands & houses to 
ye Heirs Male, of My son Thomas Blounte & so successively 
do Entaile the Same on their Heirs Male of my Son Thomas 
forEver; But in Case the heirs Male, of my Said Sons John 
& Thomas should both fayle, then I Intayle ye Same on ye 
heirs genall of my Son Jno. first, then of my Son Thomas, & 
if both Should fayl, then of the heirs of My Daughter Ann 
Slocum & Eliz Hawkins.
                           JAMES: BLOUNTE (Seale)

 Signed, Sealed & Published 
as his Last Will & Testam't in 
presence of
          her mark
        JANE X MILLER 
        JNO BAILY
        WILLIAM DOBSON 
        JNO WETTINHALL

 This Will Proved by Jno Hall and Jane Miller on ye 17 Day of July, 
1686, And by Will'm Dobson on the 11th of July, 1686, who upon their 
Oaths before me Duely administerd did Attest that they See ye Testator
above named, James Blounte, Signe & Seale And heard him Declare 
the Above written to he his last Will and Testament.
                                                SETH SOTHELL.

 Recorded in Will Book No. 1 p. 120, Office of Secretary of State.


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