BATH COUNTY, NC - Will - Peter Rieussett, 1734.

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Source: North Carolina Wills and Inventories by J. Bryan Grimes
Pages 373 - 375

PETER RIEUSSETT'S WILL.
No. CAROLINA. SST.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, petter Rieussett, of Bath County, In ye 
provence of Afforsd., being of Sound and perfict Memory, praised be God for 
the Same, do Make, ordaine this My Last will and testament, In Manner and 
form following:

that is to Say, first and principally, I Commend my Soule to the hand of 
Almighty God that Gave it, Hoping through the Merrits, Death and passion of 
My Saviour Jesus Christ have pardon and forgiveness of all My Sins and to 
Inhearit Everlasting Life; and My Bodey I Commit to the Earth to be Buried 
att the Discretion of My Executors Hereafter Named;

and as tutching the Disposition of all such temporall Estate as it hatt 
pleased God to Bestow upon Me, I Give and Bequaith In Manner and forme as 
followeth:

Imprimis, I Will that all My Just Debts and funerall Charges be first payed 
And Discharged.

Itm. I Give and Bequaith unto My Loveing Nice, Ann Galaber, forty pound, 
Current bills of this province.

Itm. I Give and Bequaith Unto my Loving Nice, Jean Caila, fifty pound, 
Current bills of this province.

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Itm. I Give and bequaith unto My Loving Nephew, Peter Randown, fortey 
pound, Current bill of this province.

Itm. I Give and Bequaith unto My Loving Nice, Mary Covee, fortey pounds, 
Current bills of this province.

Itm. I Give unto the Church att Bath Town, ten pounds, Current bills of 
this province.

Itm. I Give unto the branch Church in petters Street, In Dublin, five pound 
Starling, Now in the Hands of Mr. William Espinah, In Dublin.

Itm. I Give and Bequaith unto My Naturell Son, John Bell, In Dublin, one 
Hundred pound, starling, Now in the hands of William Espinah, and to be 
Disposed of by my Dearly Beloved Brother, Jno. Rieussett, att His 
Discretion, for the Best use of my afforsd. Son, Jno. Bell, when He arrives 
att ye Age of Twenty one years.

Itm. I Give and Bequeath all the Rest and Residue of My Estate both in ye 
kingdom of Ierland and In ye provence of North Carolina, In Americka, to my 
Loveing Brother, John Riusett.

I do hereby Constitut and appoint my trusty and well Beloved friend, Thomas 
Hanes and Vinson Hurrard? my Execttr. of all My Estate in the kingdom of 
Ierland. I Liekewise Constitut and and appoint my trustey and well Beloved 
frends, Edward Salter and Oliver Blackburn, My Exetrs. of all My Estate In 
the province of North Carolina. I do Hereby Revock, Disanull and Make Voide 
all wills and testaments Heretofore by Me Made.

In Witness whereof, I the sd. petter Riussett, to this my Last will and 
testament, have hereunto sett my hand and Seal this forthtenth Day of 
Januarey , In the yeare of our Loard God, one thousand, Seven Hundred and 
thirtey foure, 1734.

      his
PETTER X RIEUSSETT. {Seal)
     marke.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered
In presence of uss :
OLIVER BLACKBURN .
PETER RANDON.
MATHIAS COLLIER.

No. CAROLINA.
Before his Excelly. Gabriel Johnston, Esq., His Majestys Governor in Chief 
of the said Province, and Ordinary of the Same:

Personally appeared Peter Randon and Mathias Collier, Two of thc Witnesses 
to the within last Will and Testament of Peter Rieusett, late of Bath Town, 
Deceased, who being duely Sworn, Say, That they were present and Saw the 
Said Peter Rieusett, Sign, Seal, Publish and Declare the same to be his 
last Will & Testament, and that he was then of sound and disposing Mind and 
Memory to the best of their knowledge.

And that they saw Oliver Blackburn, the third Subscribing Witness present 
and Sign his Name as Witness thereunto.

Likewise appeared Oliver Blackburn appointed Executor to the said Last Will 
and Testament and took the usual Oath of Executor as required by Law.

Given at Edenton, under my hand, the 21st. Day of February, Anno Dom., 
1734.
GAB. JOHNSTON.

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