Beaufort County NcArchives Wills.....Maule, Patrick 1736
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1736

                PATRICK MAULE'S WILL. 

NORTH CAROLINA, BEAFORD PRECINCT.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Patrick Maule, of Bath 
County, Gent., being in my Right Senses do make this my 
last will & testament, in manner & form following:
I give to my loving wife, Elizabeth Maule, & to her Assigns 
for Ever, the following Negroes, Vizt: Angus, Hannah, Affrica, 
Robin, & London, to be delivered after the tar kilns are off 
& the Crop finished; also, I give unto her the houshold furni- 
ture, Except the Eating Spoon & five Silver teaspoons. I give 
to my wife aforesd., fifteen cows, their calves, ten four year 
old Steers, & two third parts of the hogs on my Plantation 
at Rumney Marsh, also the young horse, the foregoing to be 
delivered after my Interment. And further, I leave my 
Plantation at Rumney Marsh to my wife during her Natural 
Life, with a dwelling house to be built for her by my Execu- 
tors, twenty foot long & Sixteen foot wide; Also, I give unto 
my sd. wife full priviledge for making tar & Turpintine of my 
land on Jacks Creek during her Natural Life.

I give & bequeath to my Son, John Maule, his heirs & as- 
signs forever, the following Slaves, Vizt: Cazar, Farewell, 
Bina, Tom Richards, Young Hannah. I give & bequeath to 
my Son, John aforesd., my Lands at Smiths point, also my 
lands at Blunts Creek, also my Saved lot in Bath town, all 
to him & to his heirs forever. Also, I give & bequeath to my 
Son, John aforesd., two hundred Acres of Land Adjacent to 
Roger Kenyons Plantation, to him his heirs for Ever. I 
give to my son John, fifteen cows, their calves, at Blunts 
Creek, with their Increase.

I give to my daughter, Sarah Maule, the following Slaves 
Vizt: Elleck, great Tom, Peg, Andrew, & Kope; Also I give & 
bequeath to my daughter aforesd. & to her heirs for Ever, my 
Land at Tranters Creek, also fifteen Cows & Calves with their 
increase.

I give & bequeath to my daughter, Barbara Maule, the fol- 
lowing Slaves, Vizt: Chancellor, Jenny, Bess & Nanny; Also,
I give & bequeath unto my sd. daughter my land on Match-
apunga Swamp, as also, I give my sd. daughter, my plantation 
at Rumney Marsh; also fifteen Cows & Calves with their 
Increase, the lands aforesd. I give to her & her heirs for Ever.

I give & bequeath to my daughter, Mary Maule, the follow-
ing Slaves, Vizt: Hector, Sue, Mustapha, & Dick; also, I give 
to my sd. daughter, Mary, & her heirs for Ever my Lands on 
North Dividing Creeks; also my lands on Jacks Creek, also 
I give her fifteen Cows & Calves with their Increase.

And as to Lands or any other goods or Chattles not allready 
disposed of, I will it, or they, be Equally devided among my 
Said Children, and as to the Legacies & fortunes aforesd. 
they are all payable at the day of Marriage or age of twenty 
one years; Also, If any young Negroes shall be born, they shall 
be Equally divided among the Children aforesd. And I further 
will, that after the marriage of sd. Children they shall not be 
Entitled to any Increase of Slaves hapening by births of Ne-
groes belonging to the other Children, Except in Case of 
Mortallity.

And I further will, that if any of the Children aforesd. dye 
before Marriage or Age of twenty one years, I then will that 
their fortuns be Equally divided Among the Surviving Chil-
dren.

I will that my loving Cusens, John Gray & William Gray, be 
Guardians of my Children during their Minority, & have then 
Carefully Educated to best Advantage.

Lastly, I nominate & Appoint my beloved Friends, Mr. 
John Gray, Mr. William Gray, Mr. John Caldom & Mr. 
Robert Boyd, to be my Executors of this my last will & testa-
ment, & I hereby revoke all former wills by me made.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto put my hand & Seal, 
this Ninteenth day of April, one thousand, Seven hundred & 
thirty Six.

                                 PAT. MAULS. (Seal)

Sign'd, Seal'd, Publish'd, & 
Declared in Presence of:

     BART. FLEMING.
              her
     ELIZABETH E MONTGOMERY,
             mark.
     NEHEMIAH MONK.

The Last Will and Testament of Patt. Maule, Deceased, was proved in 
Open Court, by the Oaths of Barnabas Fleming & Nehemiah Monk, Two 
of the Subscribing Evidences thereto. Ordered yt. Mr. Secretary have 
Notice Thereof.

Robt. Boyd, one of the Exors. therein mentioned having taken the 
Oath by Law Appointed.

                                Test. JNO. COLLISON, Cler. Cur.

Lts. issued June, 1736.

Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.


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