Beaufort County, NC - Will & Estate Records

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Bk (No.  unknown)      Pg 324, 325
Beaufort County, NC.     6 Jul 1796

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I   THOMAS WILLIAMS of Beaufort County being weak in body but of perfect 
mind and memory thanks bo to God for the same.  Therefore calling to mind 
the Mortality of body and Knowing it is appointed once for all men to die 
do make and ordain this Last Will and Testament that is to say Principally 
and first of all I give my Soul to God that give it and my body I recommend 
to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like manner and as touching of 
these Worldly goods it hath Pleased God to Bless me with in this life I give 
Dismiss and Dispose of in the following manner and form.

I lend to my Loving wife ANNA WILLIAMS all my moveable property both within 
and without During her lifetime or widowhood and at her death or marriage 
to be as hereafter Mentioned:

     Item:   I give to my Grandson JAMES WILLIAMS that peace of land formerly
called howell land and one half of the land I now live on bing hay part join 
the Howell land up to the road as it now stands as far as the bottom where we 
Ketch'd the woof thence a strait corse to the middle of the back line also one 
Desk, one large chest, two feather beds, Coopers tools, shoemakers tools, one 
half of my hand mill, one half of my grindstone, one case of bottles, one pair 
of fire dogs, one pair Stillards plow and horse, one tea kettle, one table, 
one gun, one pot with one half of my other moveable property that I have not 
given out in Legacies upon his letting of RUBEN BIGGS have so much of the 
plantation to tend as he shall need and paying of legacies as one half of Said 
legacies mentioned to the other Grand children hereafter named ane in case 
Said JAMES WILLIAMS dies without lawful heirs of his body I desire all I have 
given him be equally divided between  SALLEY BIGGS,  LUKE WILLIAMS,  CANSADAY 
WILLIAMS, BERTIMERNS WILLIAMS,  LENICE WILLIAMS,  ELIZABETH WILLIAMS to him and 
his heirs forever.

     Item:   I give to SALLEY and RUBEN BIGGS one half of three hundred (300) 
acres of land being the land and Plantation where on I now live being the upper 
part of Said land the Road as it now stands, to be the line as fer as to the 
bottom where we Ketch'd the woof thence a strait corse to the middle of the 
Back line.  Also the best fether bed and furniture, one great pot, one pair of 
hand belleries, one lining wheal called Ditch Rim, one wooling wheal, one pair 
smooth ing irons, one little table, one gun, one case of bottles, one half of 
my hand mill, one hald of my grindstone with one half of all my other property 
within and without with all the property they have already in Possession upon 
his paying one half of sums hereafter mentioned to my other Grand children 
hereafter to him and his heirs forever. 

     Item: I give to my Grand Son LUKE WILLIAMS Forty Shillings to be paid out 
of my Estate by JAMES WILLIAMS and REUBEN BIGGS when he the Luke gits Married 
and not before to him and his heirs forever

     Item: I give to my Grand Son BERTENIAS WILLIAMS forty shillins when he 
gits married to him and his heirs forever.

     Item:   I give to my Grand Daughter CANSADAY WILLIAMS forty shillings 
when she gits married to her and her heirs forever.

     Item:   I give to my Grand Daughter LENICE WILLIA MS forty shillings 
when she  marries to her and her heirs forever.

     Item:   I give to m Grand Daughter ELIZABETH WILLIAMS forty shillings 
when she marries to her and her heirs forever. 

     Item:   I give to my Grand Daughter WINEFRED WILLIAMS forty shillings 
when she marries to her and her heirs forever.

      AND I desire the few acres of land that lies joining WILSON Esq. And 
Lenair be sold and put to the use of paying off the legacies before mentioned 
to my Grand Children and I chuse and ordain REUBEN BIGGS and JAMES WILLIAMS 
and KEDAR BIGGS be my Executors of this my last will and testament and I do 
here by revoke and disannul all and every other Will legacies  bequeaths and 
executors by me willed or bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no 
other to be my last will and testament in confirmation of which I have here 
unto set my hand and fixed my seal this the Sixth day of July one thousand 
Seven hundred and ninety six.    ( 6 July 1796).
 
Signed Sealed and Declared by                     his
THOMAS WILLIAMS to be his last             Thomas "X" Williams   (Seal)
will and testament in presences of us            mark
   William Short
   Winefred Short
   Dianah "I" Deel
      (her mark)
                                                                                                                 Thomas Smaw CLK>
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