Will of Phillip Conner of Hyde Precinct, Beaufort Co., NC, 1731
Surname: Conner, Jolley, Dawson, Creekmurr, Addams

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Beaufort County, NC; Vol. 1 page 8

North Carolina}
Hyde Preinct }

In the Name of God Amen.

This one and twentieth day of Janry in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred & thirty I, Phillip Conner of the precinct aforesd being very sick &
weak of body but of perfect mind & memory for which I tender thanks to
Almighty God and knowing the uncertainty of this life and consequently the
mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to dye do make
constitute & ordain this & no other my Last Will & Testament.

First & principally I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my
heavenly father nothing doubting but all the general resurrection to receive
it again by the mighty power of God & my body I do commit to the earth to be
decently buried att the discretion of my Exectrix hereafter in this instrument
mentioned and as touching my worlding goods where with the Lord had blessed me
I give and dispose in manner & form following.

Imprimis. I give to my daughter Ann Jolley the sum of twelve pence current
money of this province as a barr to any part of my estate.

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Margret Dawson the sum of twelve pence
of the like current money as a barr to any part of my estate.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Creekmurr the sum of twelve
pence of the like current money as a barr to any part of my estate.

Item, I give to my daughter Catherine Addams the twelve pence of the like
current money as a barr to any part of my estate.

Item. My lawful debts being paid I give and bequeath unto Phillip Jolly my
grandson one cow calf to his use & to his heirs forever to be delivered to his
use on the next spring following the date of this writing.

Item. I give and bequeath unto Isaac Conner my son one feather bed and
furniture thereto belonging and likewise one gunn.

Item. I give unto JacobConner my son one feather bed and furniture thereto
belonging & likewise one gunn.

Item. I give & bequeath unto Catherine my wife and dear companion in
tribulation & affection one feather bed with the furniture thereto belonging
all which legacies I give unto each person and to their heirs forever.

Item. I give & bequeath unto my loving wife Catherine all and singular every
dividual thing beloning to my estate not before mentioned both within hears &
without for and during her widowhood but all the day of her marriage or
further at the expiration of her natural life to be equally divided between
Isaac and Jacob Conner my two sons all and singular every dividual thing
except her third part which shall belong to her and to her heirs forever.

Item. I do hereby constitute make & ordain Catherine my wife whole sole
Executrix of this my last will & testament and do hereby utterly disannul and
make void all former wills by me made, ratifying and confirming this to be my
last will & testament & no other.

In withess hereof I the aforesaid Phillip Connor have hereunto set my hand &
fix my seal the day & year before mentioned.

Phillip (his x mark) Conner (seal)

Testis:
Joseph Hollowell
George (his x mark) Dukes
William (his x mark) Dukes

Beauft & Hyde Prct}
Decem Court 1731}

The witten memoned will of Phillip Connor, Deceased, was exhibited into Court
and proved by the oath of George Dukes one of the subscribing evidences
thereto and that he saw the other two evidences sign the same and ordered that
the Secretary have notice thereof and Elizabeth Conner the within memored
Executrix took the oath appointed by law to perform the sd will.

Tests. Stphn Goalde, Clerk Court