Beaufort County NcArchives Wills.....Grist, Richard 1753 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nola Duffy nduffy@patch.net September 9, 2008, 12:18 am Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1753 RICHARD GRIST'S WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Richard Grist, of the County of Beafort, In province of North Carolina, planter, being of a weak and Lo Condition of boddy, but of a sound mind and memory Praised be Allmighty God; but Caling to mind the uncertainty of This Life, and knowing that It is apointed for all men once to Die, do make, ordain, Constitute and apoint this to be my Last will and Testament, That is to Say, my Soul I Bequeath to God that Gave it to me, my Bod- dy I Commit to the Earth from whence It was taken To be Interred In a Christianlike maner at the Discretion of my Executors, nothing Doubting but at the Generall Resurection at the Last Day I Shal Receive The same again by the myty power of God; and now Touching such Worldly Goods as has been pleased God to Bless Me In this Life, Principally and first of all I do order and Desire that all my Just Debts and my funerall Charges be fuly paid, Discharged and Satisfied, and Legeases paid, Which I Depose of In the fol- lowing manner. Item. To my well Beloved Wife, frances Grist, I Do Give and bequeath the use of one feather bed and furniture, and one bay horse Caled Robin, for and During her Widoohod. Item. To my Daughter, frances Nouell, I Do Give and Bequeath one Shilling, Sterling monney of Great Britton, and no more. Item. to my Son, John Grist, I do Give and Bequeath one hundred and fifty acres of Land at the Beginning, being part of a mesage or track of Land purchased by me; and one negroe man named Dublin, being now In the posesion of the aforesaid John Grist, and one negroe man named Dublin. Item. to Elizabeth pinor, I Do Give and Bequeath one Cow and Calf. Item. to my Grandaughter, mary Grist, I do Give and Bequeath one two year old hefer. Item. to my son William Grist, I Do Give and Bequeath one negroe man named Quamana. Item. to my Duaghter, Elisabeth Wall, I Do Give and Bequeath one negroe Wench or forty pounds proclatation Money, to be paid after the Decease my Beloved Wife, afore- mentioned. Item. to my son, Richard Grist, I Do Give and Bequeath my manner plantation and forty five pounds, ten Shillings, proclation money, and one Gray horse Caled tobey. The rest, Remainder and Residue of my Estate and Worldly Goods, Chatels, Tenements, negroe Slaves, Cattel, house hold Goods, and all other Goods and Chattels to me In any Wise Belonging apertaining, It is my will should be Equally Devided Between my two sons, William and Richard Grist, aforementioned. Farthermore, It is my will that my Legases afore mentioned, be Justly paid, the Rest, Remainder and Residue of my Estate and Worldly Goods not Given by Legases, my Beloved Wife, frances, should keep the Use During her Widoohod. I Do nominate, Chose and apoint my Beloved wife, frances to Executrisse, and my Beloved son, William Grist, and my Beloved son, Richard Grist, to be Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, RICHARD GRIST. (Seale) Sined, Sealed, Published and Declared this first Day of June, In the year our Lord God Ever- lasting, one thousand, seven hun- dred, fifty and two In the pres- ence off : WILLIAM WILLIS, WILLIAM LANIER, The mark X of ELISABETH HILL. 216 NORTH CAROLINA WILLS. BEAUFORT COUNTY. SS. At a Court held for the said County, at the Court house in Bath Town, on the second Tuesday in March, and 13 day of the same Month, Anno Domoq, 1753. Present his Majesty's Justices. These are to certify, that William Willis, one of the subscribing Witnesses to the within Will appeared in Open Court & made Oath on the holy Evan- gelists, that he was present & saw Richard Grist Sign, Seal and Declare the within Insturment of writing to be his last Will & Testament, & That the said Richard Grist was at that time of Sound and disposing mind and Memory; and that he also saw William Lanier & Elizabeth Hill the other subscribing Witnesses, sign their names thereto at the same time. Then William Grist & Richard Grist Exors. of the said Will appeared in open Court & Took the Oath of an Exor. in due form. Whereupon It was Ordered by the said Court that Mr. Secretary have Notice thereof that Letters Testamentary Issue thereupon as the law directs. Test. WILL ORMOND Cler. Cur. Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Additional Comments: Edited and proofed by Mary Maarbjerg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/beaufort/wills/grist651nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb