Beaufort County, NC - Will of John Bond, 1749 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The will of John Bond, from the records of Beaufort County, North Carolina, filed in the office of the North Carolina Secretary of State (the spelling is from the original): North Carolina, Beaufd County. In the Name of God Amen. I, John Bond, of ye. County afforsd: This Eight Day of July, 1749, being Sick and weak in Body, But of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to god therefore, Calling unto mind the Mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die, I Doe therefor make and ordain this my Last will and Testament, that is to Say, Principally and first of all, I give and Recommend my Sole into ye hands of god that gave it, and as for my Body I Recommend it to ye Earth to be buried in a Chirstian Like and Desant menner, Nothing Doubting but at ye general Reserection I Shall Receive ye. Same again through ye. mighty power of god; and as to touching Such worldly good wherewith it hath pleased god to Bless me with in This Life, I give and Devise in manner and form as followeth: Viz, Item. I give to my son, William Bond, all that part of a Tract of Land yt. he now Lives on, that is, all on the west Side of ye middel Swamp of ye had of ye Creek, to him & his Heirs for Ever. Item. I give to my Son, John Bond, the Remainder part of ye. sd: Tract of Land, from the middel Swamp of ye sd. Creek on ye East Side, to him and his Heirs for Ever. Item. I give to my Son, James Bond, all that Tract or percel of Land Call'd huddies, Likewise Lying on ye: sd: Side of Pamlico River; Likewise I give to my James Bond, all that Tract or percel of Land Call'd Roberts, Lying on ye: north Side of South Dividing Creeks, to him and his heirs for Ever. Item. I give to my Son, Robt. Bond, this Plantation that I Now Live on, and all the Land that belongs to ye: sd: Plantation on this side of ye: Creek up to ye: Second Large Branch that Ruins out of ye: main Branch of ye: head of ye: Creek; and Likewise I give to my Son, Robert Bond, the one half of a Tract or percel of Land that I have on ye. South Dividing Creeks that Joyns to this sd: Plantation, and my Desire is the sd. Robt: Bond Shall have the one half of ye: sd: Land next to and Joyning to this sd: Land that I now Live on, ye. which Land after my Son, Robt. Shall Come to Thirty years of age, I to him and his heirs for Ever, and my will and Desire is that ye: sd: Robt: Bond Shall have ye: full use and profet of ye: sd: Land in ye: mean Time fully and absoluteley in all Cases, Escepting making Sale of ye. sd: Land. Item. I give to my Son, Richard Bond, all the Land that now belongs to me over this Creek, which Land was formally Calld: Piners; and Likewise what Land Is on this side of ye. head of this sd: Creek that above ye. Second great Branch as mentioned before which was Robt. Bond Bounds; & Likewise I give to ye: sd: Richard Bond the other half of that Land below on ye: sd: Dividing Creeks Which Robt Bond had the one half of, ye: which sd: Land I give to ye: sd: Richard Bond and his heirs for Ever. Item. I Lend to my Loving wife, the use of this Plantation and house that I Now Live in and all the furinetur in or belonging to ye: sd: house During of her Life, & Liewise I Lend to my wife the use of Two negroes Viz: one negro man Call'd Shippy, and one negro woman Call'd Hannah, During of her Life. Item. I Lend to my wife the use of Ten Cows and Calves, & forty head of Dry Cattel, and half ye: Sheep yt: I now have, Excepting three During of her Life. Item. I give to my Son, James Bond, two Negroes, Viz: one negro man Call'd Ned, and one Negro woman Call'd Sarah, to him and his heirs for Ever. Item. I give to my Son, Richard Bond, one Negro Boy, Call'd Littel Jack, to him and his heirs for Ever. Item. I give to my Son, Robt. Bond, one negro Boy, Call'd Sam, and one Negro garl Call'd airly, to him and his heirs for Ever. Item. I give to my Daughter, Marey, one Negro Boy Call'd Domina, to her and her heirs for Ever. Item. I give to my Cosen, martha Spring, one Negro man Call'd Jack, to her and hir heirs for Ever. Item. I give to my son Robt Bond, Three Small putter Dishes & for puter Plates, two Deep ons & two Shallow ones, puter pottel Bason, to him and his heirs for Ever. Item. My will and Desire is that all ye. Remainder of my Cattel, after my Death, Should be Eaquilley Divided betwen my Children, Viz: James, Richard, Robt. Sarah & anna, & Marey, Excepting what I shall hereafter mention. Item. I give to my Cosen, martha Spring, Two Cowes and Calves, and Eight head of Dry Cattel, to be Delivered to her by my Exc: before there is any Division made, and Likewise I give to my Cosen, Martha Spring, one feather bed, & two Sheets, & two Blankets, & one puter Dish, & one puter pottel Bason, and one pint puter Bason, & one pint porringer & two puter plates. Item. I give to my Son, James Bond, one feather bed & two Sheets & two Blankets. Item. I give to my Son, Richard, one feather Bed & two Sheets & two Blankets. Item. I give to my Son, Robert, one feather Bed & two Sheets & two Blankes. Item. I give to my Daughter, anna, one feather Bed & two Sheets & two Blankes. Item. I give to my Daughter, marey, one feather Bed & two Sheets & two Blankes. Item. I give to my son, John Bond, one Chest and one Looking Glass. Item. I give to my Son, William Bond, my Desk & one puter Dish. Item. I give to my Son, Robt. my gun that I Commonly use. Item. I give to my Son, Richard, my Swoard. Item. I give to my Son, Richard Bond, one Black mare. Item. I give to my Son, Robt., one Black Colt and I Leave my Bay horse Call'd Buet, for ye: use of the Sd: Plantation. Item. I give ye. use of my whipsaw Eaquilley between my Sons Wm., John, James, Richard & Robt. Item. I give all my Carpentes Tools and Coopers Tools to be Eaquilley Divided between my son, James & Richard. Item. I Leave my wife, ye use of all ye: hogs that I have to my wife During of her Life, & after he Death to be Eaquilley Seared amongst my Children, James, Richard, Robt:, & Sarah & anna & Marey. And my will and Desire is that these two Negroes as I Leave ye: use of to my wife, Viz. Shippy and Hannah, Shall be Keep on this Plantation for the use of ye: Sd: Plantation till my Son Robt. Shall Come to ye age of Twenty one Years, and as much Longer as my wife Shall Live, and I Leave my Son, Robt., and what I have given him under the Ceare of his Brother, James, but then if there Shall be aney Complaint of misusage by him, Then I Impower any of his Brothers to take ye. Sd: Robt. and what belongs to him out of ye: sd: Jameses Ceare, and my will and Desire is that my Son Robt. Shall Come to ye age of twenty one years and my wifes Death, that then these two Negros afforsd: Shippy and Hannah Shall be Eaquilley Divided my Chilldren Viz: Wm:, John, James, Richard, Robt., Sarah, Anna, & Marey, and Likewise my Desire is yt. after my wifes Death, that What Cattel, Sheep and Household Goods, She has ye: use of, be Eaquilly Divided betwen James, Richard, Robt., & Marey and my Meaning is that my Daughters, Sarah & anna Shall have an Eaquill Shear of ye. sd: Cattel which my has ye: use of; and my will and meaning is that if Either of my Children that is now unmarried Should Die without an Heire, then my meaning is that what I have here given him or them in this will, Shall be Eaquilley Divided amongst the Surviours of my Children, Wm:, John, James, Richard, Robt., Sarah, anna & Marey. And I Doe hereby Constitute and appoint my Son, William Bond, and my Son, John Bond, and my Son, James Bond, Executors of this my Last will and Testament. his John X Bond (Seal) mark Signed, Sealed, and Published In the Presents of us, Interlined before signed ye: word (or them) betwen ye 102 and 103 Line. Abram Pritchett John Turner Philip Pritchett Joshua Pritchett Beaufort County, ss. Septr Court, 1749. Present His Majesties Justices: These are to Certify that the Last will and Testament of John Bond, late of the aforsd. County, decsed., was proved in open Court by the oath of Abm. Pritchett, one of the subscribing evidences, who Saw that the other Subscribing evidence witness the Same; whereupon Wm. Bond, John Bond & James Bond, were herein named, Qualified according to Law. Ordered that the Secretary have notice thereof. Test. Josiah Prathex. Clk. __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Alonzo Bond ___________________________________________________________________