Will of Thomas Underwood, Beaufort Precinct, Bath Co., NC, 1735
Surname: Underwood

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Beaufort County, NC; Vol. 1 page 16 (original spelling retained)

In the Name of God Amen,

I, Thomas Underwood of the County of Bath in the preinct of Beauford being
very sick but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God, therefore calling
unto mind the mortallity of my body and that, it is appointed for all men once
to die, Do make this my last Will and Testament, that is to say.

First, I recommend my soul unto ye hands of God that gave it and my body to ye
earth to be buried in a Christian Like and Decent manner after ye decresion of
my Exrs, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall recive the
same again.

Imprimis, I give and bequeath unto my son thomas my Great Bible when he comes
of age and I give him all the cattle that is marked with a crop and a hole in
ye right ear & a swallow fork on ye let and all their ye left and all their
increase.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son James all the cattle of his mark and
their increase ye mark being a crop and a hole on ye let ear and a swallow
fork on ye right and Likewise a heifer & her increase in lieu of and earling
which I had.

Item. I give unto my daughter Elizaebth a cow named Madam and all her
increase.

Item. I give unto ye child my wife goeth with two cow calves in this next
spring encluding the date hereof.

Item. I give this plantation and land thereto belonging to my son Thomas when
he comes of age.

Item. I give unto my son James Three hundred and Seventy acres it being the
great fork of the Beaver Dam.

Item. I give unto my Loving wife her full thirds of all my Estate both Real &
personable and all the rest of my Estate to be equally divided among my
children after my debts are paid and my will is that my young horse may be
kept till he is fitt to be broke and then sol & I likewise desire that my mare
may not be sold but to be kept and the encrease to go to my wife and children
& my sheep also. And I do constitute and ordain my loving wife & Mr. Abraham
Critchett and Mr. Richard Harvey & Mr. James Singleton and John Dixson to be
my whole and sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

January ye 22d 1734.

Thomas (his x mark) Underwood (seal)

Signed, sealed and Published in the presents of us.
Savel Goodard
Wilson (his x mark) Coates
Sarah Leigh
Wm. Whitford


N. Carolina
At a court "..." and held at Bath Town ".."th of Sept 1735

Presents
"...." rner, Esqr
"..." aule, Esqr
Simon "..."son, Esqr
Charles Odeon, Esqr

The within Last Will and Testament of Thos. Underwood, Dect, was proved in
Open Court by the oath of William Whitford one of the subscribing evidence and
ye he see the other evidences witness the same ordered that our Secretary have
notice thereof. The Exeors therein mentioned have "..." taken the oaths by law
appointed.