Beaufort County NcArchives Wills.....Snoad, John 1743 ************************************************ 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 17, 2011, 9:00 pm Source: N C Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1743 JOHN SNOAD'S WILL. North Carolina. Sst. In the Name of God, Amen. I, John Snoad, of the County of Beaufort, Province Afsd., being in Great weakness of body but of Sound & Perfect mind and memory. Doe make & ordain this my Present Last Will & Testament, In manner & form Following, Vizt., First & Principally I Commend my Soul Into the hands of Almighty God, hoping through the Meritts and Death of my Savour Jesus Christ, to have Full & Free pardon of all my Sins, and to Inherit Everlasting life; & as touching the Disposal! of all such Temporal Estates as itt hath Pleased Almighty God to Bestow upon my, I give & Dispose thereof in Manner Following: Imprimis, I will that all my Just Debts shall be paid & Discharged. Item, I give and Bequeath unto my son, Henry Snoad, my Plantaion I now Dwell on. Containing two Hundred & Twenty Five Acres of Land, to him and his heirs For ever, reserving one third for my wife, ye use & Benefitt of the two front rooms, & the three Front Chambers of my Dwelling House, w'th the Priviledge of the Smoak house to Smoak her meat & the Barn to put her Crope In; & I also Give & Bequeath unto my Son, Henry Snoad, a Certain tract of Land Containing Six hundred and Forty Acres Lying on the West side of the little Beaver Dam, in maules Neck; and I give and Bequeath unto my son, Henry Snoad a Certain tract of Land on the North side of Pamplico River, and on the west side of the herring run, bounding on Sam'le Boutwell Land; & I also Give & bequeath unto my Son, Henry Snoad, a Certain tract of Land Contain- ing Six hundred and forty Acres of Land lying In the County of Beaufort, on the north Side of pamplico River & on the west side of Grindell Creek, & was by me purchased of Mr. Thompson, & by him purchased of Thos. Roper. Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Son, Wm. Snoad, a Certain tract of Land Containing Six hundred & Forty Acres of Land lying on the west Side of the mouth of white oak River, & on Queens Creek, & was taken up by Capt. Joell Martin; & I give & Bequeath unto my Son, Wm. Snoad, a Certain tract of Land Containing one hundred Acres Lying on the North Side of Pamphco River & was by me purchased of Thos. Norcom; and I Give & Bequeath unto my son, Wilham Snoad, one Moiety of a Certain tract of Land Containing Six hundred & Forty Acres, lying on the north side of Pamplico River & was by me purchased of Wm. Little, Esqr., & by him purchased of Thos. Roper; and I Give and Bequeath unto my Son, Wm. Snoad, a Certain tract of Land Containing Six hundred & Forty Acres, lying on the north Side of pamplico River and In the Fork of Moy's Beaver Dam. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Son, John Snoad, one Moiety of a Certain tract of Land containing Six hundred and Forty Acres of Land, lying on the North Side of pamplico River on the west side of Grindell Creek, & was by me pur- chased of Wm. Little, Esqr., & by him purchased of Thos. Roper. Item, I give & Bequeath unto my well Beloved wife, Elizth Snoad, my Negro Man Robin & his wife Africa, my Negro man Aungus & his wife Hannah, & my Negro man London. Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Son, Henry Snoad, my Mullato man Pompey, and my Negro man Huffey. Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Son, Wm. Snoad, my Negro man Kent, and my Negro man Salem. Item, I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter, Mary Snoad, my Negro man Windsor & his wife Rose. Item, I give & Bequeath unto my Daughter, Anne Snoad, My Negro man Will & his wife Venus. Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter, Elizth Snoad, my Negro man Patrick and his wife Martha. Item, I give & Bequeath unto my son, John Snoad, my two Negro Children, Vizt: Virgill and Homer. Item, I give & Bequeath unto my Daughter, Sarah Snoad, My two Negro Children, Scanderbeg & Tamerlane. Item, I Give & Bequeath unto my Son, John Snoad & my Daughter, Sar Snoad, my Negro Man Cato, to be Equally Divided Betwixt them. Furthermore, itt is my will that none of these Legacies are to be Delivered till the Afsd. Children are of Age, or till the Day of Marriag. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my well Beloved wife Elizth Snoad, two of the Largest & one of the Smaller Feather Beds w'th Furniture, & one of the Sack Bottom Bedstead Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my son, Henry Snoad, one Feather Bed with Furniture. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Son, Wm. Snoad, one Feather bed with Furniture. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter, Mary Snoad one Feather bed w'th Furniture. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter, Anne Snoad, one Feather bed with Furniture. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter, EUzth Snoad, one Feather bed w'th Furniture. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my well beloved wife, Eliz'th Snoad, All the pewter, brass & Iron potts that I had by her, Likewise the Chest of Drawers Standing In the new Chamber and the table Standing in the New ro'm. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Son, Henry Snoad, Vizt: all the Chairs, Tables, Chests, Chest of Drawers, Desks, Pictures, books, Silver Spoons, Tea Spoons, Pewter, Brass, Iron potts and Kettles & what did belong to me, as also the New Gun hanging over the Middle room Door and my small sword and belt. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Son, Wm. Snoad, My Hangers, Hanging In the new Room. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Son, Henry Snoad. & my Son, Wm. Snoad, all my Cloaths and Saddles to be Equally Divided Between them. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter, mary Snoad, my New Side Saddle. Item, I give and Bequeath unto my well Beloved wife, Eliz'th Snoad, all the Cattle, horses. Mares, hoggs &c, that Runs at Rumney Marsh, and a third part of the Sheep. Item, The rest of my Cattle, horses, hoggs. Sheep &c, to be Equally Divided Amongst my Children, Henry Snoad, Wm. Snoad, Mary Snoad, Anne Snoad & Eliz'th Snoad. Item, I give & Bequeath unto my Son, Henry Snoad, the my Part of the Great Pettiauger. Item, I Give & Bequeath unto my Son, Wm. Snoad, my little Peteiauger. Item, I Give & Bequeath unto my Son In Law, John Fry, my black mare Branded I — I — I S. Item, I Likewise Give & Bequeath unto my Well Beloved wife, Eliz'th Snoad, a third part of Debts that is Due to me at the time of my Decease, the paying a third part of Charges For Collecting; & I give & Bequeath unto my well Beloved wife Eliz'th Snoad, a third part of Merchandize I shall be possest w'th at that time. Either at home or abroad; & a third part of Bottles, Earthenware &c. Item, I Give & Bequeath unto my well beloved wife, Eliz'th Snoad, one of my plows. Item, I give & Bequeath unto my Son, Henry Snoad, my three Mills & my Cross Cutt Saw. Item, I give and Bequeath unto my well beloved wife Eliz'th Snoad, my horse Cartt. Item, I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Henry, Snoad, my two large Looking Glases. Furthermore, itt is my will that my son, Henry Snoad, shall pay unto my Children the Sum of Sixty pounds when they are of age or att the Day of Marriage. Furthermore, itt is my will that my son, Henry Snoad, shall have the Care & Management of the Negroes till the time of Delivery as Afsd., he, ye Sd. Henry Snoad, Allowing his Broth- ers & Sisters Vizt: Wm. Snoad, Mary Snoad, Anne Snoad & Eliz'th Snoad, a handsome and proportionable maintainance. Furthermore, itt is my will that my Son, Wm. Snoad, shall be possest w'th the Benefitt of his Negroes att Eighteen years of Age. Furthermore, itt is my will that all those Legacies that I have given to my Children is to them & their Heirs Forever. And, I Doe hereby Consitutte & Appoint My Brother In Law, Wm. Martin, my Brother In Law, Walley Chauncey, & my Son, Henry Snoad, Executors of this my last will & Testa- ment; hereby Revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof, I, the said John Snoad, have to this my last will and Testament, Hereunto Sett my hand & Seall, this 21st. day of June, Anno Dom., 1743. Jno. Snoad, (Seal) Signed, Sealed & Delivered In the Presence of us: Henry Lucas. Elizabeth Leaks, Sarah Lucas. No. Carolina. This day Henry Lucas and Sarah Lucas, two of the Subscribing Evi- dences to the execution of the within will appeared before me and on the Holy Evangelists made Oath, that they saw the Testator, John Snoad, sign, seal And publish the within Instrument as his last will and Testa- ment; and that the Sd. Testator was then of perfect & sound disposing mind & Memory. Bath Town, Septr. 1st, 1743. J. Montgomery, C. Septr. 1st. 1743. Then appeared before me William Martin and Henry Snoad, two of the Exec'rs appointed by the within Will and took the Oath by Law ap- pointed to be taken for the qualification of Executors. J. MONTGOMREY, C. J. Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/beaufort/wills/snoad2917wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 9.5 Kb