Bath County NcArchives Wills.....Fry, Thomas 1726
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1726

                  THOMAS FRY'S WILL.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Thomas Fry, late of London 
in Great Britain, now of Bath County in North Carolina, 
Mariner, being well in bodily health, as also if sound & sane 
mind & memory (Praise be unto God) but calling to mind the 
uncertain State of this fleeting, transitory life, and willing to 
prepare for a future State against that unknown hour in which 
It shall please God to call me hence, Do (hereby revoking all 
and all manner of former Wills & Testaments by me made), 
make, appoint, ordain & declare this, and this only, to be my 
last Will and Testament.

Imprimis. Into the hands of Almighty God I recommend 
my Soul, hoping for Salvation through the Merits & Mediation 
of the blessed Redeemer and Saviour of Mankind, Christ Jesus 
the Son of God. My Body I desire may be committed unto and 
interred after a Christian like Manner in the Earth, there to 
lye in Expection of the General Resurrection; And as to the 
Disposition of Such Worldly Estate and riches, as it has pleased 
God to bless me with in this World, I give, devise and be-
queath them in manner following, Viz.,

After all my Just & lawfull debts are duly and truly paid 
by my Executrix hereafter named, I give, devise & bequeath 
unto my honoured Mother, Elizabeth Fry, of Milton, in Sothton, 
all such Effects, Goods, Interest or Moneys of mine, as now 
are in her own hands and keeping.

And all the rest and Residue of my Estate, both real & per-
sonal, of what nature or kind soever, in this Province of North 
Carolina, or wherewoever else, It, or any part thereof shall, 
or may, he found, I give, devise, and bequeath unto my true & 
loving wife, Elizabeth, to her & her heirs for ever.

Lastly, I nominate, appoint, & ordain my aforesaid Loving 
Wife, Elizabeth Fry, Sole Executrix of this my last will & Testa-
ment.

In testimony hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal, 
this 18th. Day of March, 1724/5.

                                  THOS. FRY. (Seal)

Signed, Sealed, Publish'd and
declared, in presence of: 

     PAT. MAULE. 
     THOMAS HARDING.
     SARAH SWANN. 
     JNO. BABTA. ASHE.

NORTH CAROLINA, BEAUFORT AND HYDE PRECT'S. SS. Jan. Court, 1726.

The Within Will was Exhibited in Open Court, by Eliza. Fry, the within 
mentioned Execrx., And proved by the Oaths of Patr. Maule and Jno. 
Baps. Ashe, Two of the Subscribing Evidences thereto, who likewise 
Deposed that they Saw Thomas Harding & Sarah Swann, the other Evi-
dences Sign the Same; and she likewise took the Execxs. Oath by Law 
Appointed.

                  Testis. THO. JONES. Cler. Cur.

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