Bath County NcArchives Wills.....Lillington, John 1723
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Source: Nc Wills & Estates - Grimes
Written: 1723

              JOHN LILLINGTON'S WILL.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, John Lillington, of the 
County of Bath, in North Carolina, Gent., being Sick and 
weak of Body, but of Sound & perfect mind & memory, and 
Calling to mind the Sertainty of death and not knowing when 
it may pleas the Lord to call me out of this life, do make, ap-
point and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament, in 
maner and form following, that is to Say, after My Just & 
lawfull Debts are paid.

Impr's. I give bequeath & Devise unto my Loveing wife, 
Sarah Lillington, three of my negro slaves, Named, Shippy & 
Jupiter, two men; and marya, a woman, to her proper use 
forever.

Item, I give, bequeath & Devise unto my Son, Alexander, 
one Thousand Acres Land being the one moiety of this parcel 
of Two thousand Acres of land whereon I now live, to be held 
of him, his heirs or assignes in fee simple forever.

Item, I give and Devise to my said Son, two of my Negro 
Slaves, Named Danger & Jack; also Tenn Cowes with Calves 
by their Sides, and Six Sowes and a Boar, and Six Ews and a 
Ram, all to be likely and good, and apair of hand mill Cullen 
Stones, and my large Family Bible, all to be delivered to my 
said Son, by my Executors hereafter named, when he shal 
attain to the age of Twenty one years, for his proper use 
forever.

Item, I give, bequeath & Devise unto my Eldest Daughter, 
Elizabeth, one of my Negroe Slaves Named Roas, a wench; 
also Ten likely good Cowes with Calves by their Sides, and 
One Feather Bedd, bolster and Pillow with a sute of Curten 
& Vallens, to be delivered to my said Daughter by me Exetrs.
hereafter named, when she shall attaine to the age of Twenty 
one years or day of marryage, for her proper use forever.

Item, I give, bequeath, & Devise unto my Daughter, Mary, 
one of my Negro Slaves Named Judy, a Guirl; also Tenn 
Cowes with Calves by their sides to be likely & good; and one 
Feather Bedd, bolster & Pillows, with a sute of Curtains & 
Vallens, to be delivered to my Said Daughter by my Exec'tr 
hereafter named, for her proper use forever, that is to say, 
when she shall attain to the age of Twenty one years or day of 
Marryage.

Item, I give, bequeath & Devise unto my youngest Daughter, 
Ann, one of my Negroes Named moll, a Guirl; also Tenn likely 
good Cowes with Calves by their Sides, and a Feather Bedd, 
bolster and Pilloes with a Sute of Curtains & Vallens, to be 
Delivered to my said Daughter by me Exesrs. hereafter 
named, when she shall attain to ye age of Twenty one years or 
day of Marryage.

Item, I give, bequeath & devise al the rest & Residue of 
my Estate not before mentioned and given (the better thereby 
to Inable my sd. wife to bring up my sd. Children in Schooling 
&c.) unto my afsd. Loveing Wife, for her proper use forever.

And lastly my will and desire is, that all my lawfull debt 
be paid out of the profits arriseing by the labour of my slaves 
before nominated & given, and that they be kep together 
under the Care and ordering of my said Wife, and so to re-
maine untel all my debts be fully paid & discharged thereby.

I do hereby nominate and appoint my Loveing wife, Sarah 
Lillington, Maurice Moore, John Porter and John Bap'a. 
Ash, to be my Exers., Joyntly or Severally to doe and Execute 
all and every part of this my last will and testament. (Turn 
over)

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal, 
this 19th day of March, Anno. 1721/2.

                             JOHN LILLINGTON (Seal) 

Signed, Sealed & Delivered, in
presents of us:

     PAT. MAULE.
     SAMUELL COOPPER.
        the mark of
     JOHN I TRANTER

NO. CAROLINA. BEAUFORT AND HYDE PRECINCTS, SCT.

At a court held for the said Precincts, at Bath Towne, on Tuesday 
ye 2d. July, 1723 Pres't..........? Esqr. His Majesties Justices.

The Last Will and Testam't of Mr. John Lillington, dec'd, was by the 
Exors. therein named, Exhibited in this Court and proved by the oaths 
of Sam'll Cooper & John Tranter, two of the Witnesses thereunto, who 
also deposed yt they saw Patrick Maule, the other Witness evidence the 
same.

Ordered that notice be given to the Secretary of the Same & that it be 
Recorded.	                   JNO. BAP'TA. ASHE, Cler: Cur:

Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of Secretary of State.


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