BERTIE COUNTY    WILL - Averitt, Henry 1771

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Will of Henry Averitt 1771 Bertie Co, North Carolina


Submitted by Rick Girtman rickman@worldpath.net

Source: Original Will at the North Carolina State Archives.
Note: There is no record with this Will stating when it was proved in court.


In the name of God Amen. I Henry Avaritt of Bertie County being sick and
weak in Body But of perfect mind and Memory thanks be given unto God.
Calling unto mind The mortality of my Body and knowing that is appointed for
all men once to die I do make and ordain this my last will and Testament.
that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul
into the hand of almighty God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the
Earth to be buried in Decent christian Burial at the discretion of my
Executors. Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive
the same again by the mighty power of God. And touching such worldly Estate
where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give, devise and
Disspose of the same in the following manner and form. First, I give and
bequeath to Millia my dear Beloved wife one Negro wench Named Clo**e
(Clovie?) and one Bay horse Called Jack. Also I give to my well Beloved son
Jesse Avaritt one young horse called Pompe(?). Also I give all my Negros
Except the aforesaid wench To my four children. That Jesse Avaritt, Seley(or 
Selvy?) Avaritt, Martha Avaritt and Bettey Avaritt for my said Negroes and
there increase to be equally divided Among my afore said children when my
son Jesse comes to the age of nineteen years old. I also give to my daughter
Seley(?) Avaritt and my daughter Martha Avaritt one piece of land
st**saye(??) and tenement the said Land to be divided in two Equal parts and
my daughter Seley(?) to have one equal part and my daughter Martha to have
the other Equal parte. The said piece of land is called pea(?) Hill. Also I
give and Bequeath to my daughter Betty Avaritt forty five pounds virginia
money. The said money to com out of the ninty pounds that my father is to
give me for Dick. Also I leave all my stock of Cattle, horses and hogs to be
Equally divided among my wife and four Children after my Just debts is paid.
Also I leave my house hould Goods and moveables to be Equally divided
Between my wife and four children. I also desire and impower My Executors to
sell any part of my stock to raise money to pay my Just debts and as my
stock increases my will and desire is that  my Executors Sell such part of
the Increase as they shall think proper and put the money to Interest for
my four children. I likewise constitute, make and ordain my Brother Charles
Avaritt and Thomas Pugh Executors of this my last Will and Testament. And I
do hereby utterly Disallow, Revoke and Disannul all and Every other
Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Bequests Be me any ways before named, Willed
and Bequeathed. Ratifing and confirming this and no other to be my last will
and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
Twenty Eight day of October 1771.

                                       Henry Avaritt -Seal
                                       his mark

Signed Sealed Published pronounced and declared by the said Henry Avaritt To
be his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presents and
in the presents of Each other have hereunto  subscribed our hands.
Thos. Pugh Junr.(?)
Elizabeth Harrell -her mark
Henry Avaritt Sr.(?)


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