Will of John Jackson of Beaufort Co., NC, 1732
Surname: Jackson, Morton

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Beaufort County, NC; Vol. 1 page 13 (original spelling retained)

In the Name of God Amen,

I, John Jackson being sick of body but of a perfect health of memory praise be
Almighty God for it doth appint this to be my last will & testament in maner *
fourme as foloweth.

First, I begive my sole unto thehands of Almight God where gave it me, hoping
through the merits of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain mercy of
pardon for all my past sins & as for my wordly estate as it hath pleased God
to bestow upon me, my debts being first paid I give in manner and form as
followeth.

Imprs. I give to my beloved son John Jackson the plantation with all the land
belonging thereunto after the desese of my wife Ann Jackson, she two enjoy the
same if she doth not (inbasal) it during her natural life & after her desese
to the aforesaid John Jackson & his heirs forever.

Imprs. I also give unot my son John Jackson two cows & calves they being
already of his own proper mark, also I give him my new hatt & Lettle gane
[gun]. I also give him my chist with the tools beloning thereunto.

Impris. As for all the rest of my worly estate, my hors I give unto my well
beloved wife the rest of my children "...." I had by her not with her to be
equall divided between them as they "...." agree, my hors, bridel & sadel is
exsepted for that I also give unto my son John Jackson.

Impris. As for my land as I have given to my son John Jackson it is morgaged
to Mr. Alderson for twenty five pound of it "..." so happen as my wife * son
canot "..." the mony to "..." Margurger it is my desire that my Extoqus should
sell that part "..." as lies between "..." line of the Kech Neck Swamp to
Cleard "..." of the land I do by then natereyn having desposed of all my worly
estate, my body I also dispous to the earth to be desenly buried at the
discretion of my Extequters and for the performance of this my last will and
testament I dwo apint Mr. William Morton, my well beloved "..." [friend? Son
in law? Brother in law?] to be my sole Entequators to dwo & regulate & fulfil
this my last will the best of their knowlede.

In witness hearof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteen day of
October one thousand seven hundred & thirty two.

The mark of John Jackson (seal)

Tes.
Philip Williams
The mark of Margreat Smith
The mark of Mary Williams

Mr. Jn. Jackson will was proved in open Court by the oath of Philip Williams
one of the subscribing evidences, ordered that the Secretary have notice
thereof.

Test. Jno Callisson, Clerk Crt