Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Baggett, Nicholas January 9, 1753
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Source: North Carolina State Archives
Written: January 9, 1753
Recorded: April 1755

In the Name of God Amen.  I Nicholas Baggett of Bertie County in the Province 
of North Carolina, being of perfect mind & memory, do make & ordain this my 
last will & Testament.  Principally & first of all I give & recommend my soule 
into the hands of God that gave it and instructing (?) such worldly Estate 
wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give & dispose 
of the Same in the following manner& forme.

Imprimus, I give & bequeath unto my well beloved son Benjamin Baggett four 
Pounds Virginia Currency to be raised & levied out of my Estate and to be paid 
to him in clothing & other necessarys as he shall have occasion, at the 
discretion of my Executors

Item I give & bequeath unto my son Nicholas Baggett one Shilling Sterling to 
be levied out of my Estate it being all that I intend to give him in this my 
last will & testament or all that he shall have out of my estate.

Item I give & bequeath unto my son Abraham Baggett one Shilling Sterling to be 
levied out of my estate it being all that I intend to give him in this my last 
will & testament or all that he shall have out of my estate.

Item I give & bequeath unto my son Joseph Baggett two cowes & calves by him 
freely to be possessed.

Item I give & bequeath unto my son Barnabey Baggett one cow & calf by him 
freely to be possessed.

Item I give & bequeath unto my son Thomas Baggett the Plantation whereon I now 
live, & all the land belonging to it and one young mare to him & his heirs 
forever.

Item.  I give & bequeath unto my son Hardy Baggett one cow & calf, & one 
musquet gun.

Item I give & bequeath unto my son John Baggett two cows & calves.

Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary West one Shilling sterling it 
being all that I intend to give her in this my last will & testament, or all 
that she shall have out of my Estate.

Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Martha Baggett two cows & calves.  It 
being the same which hath been called her own.

Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Ward (?) one Shilling, 
Sterling it being all that I intend to give her in this my last will & 
testament, or all that she shall have out of my Estate.


Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Baggett one cow & calf, one Box 
Iron, one Pottle (?) pewter Bason, & one deep (?) pewter dish.

Item I give & bequeath unto my Dearly Beloved wife Mary Baggett all my 
moveable estate that is not given out in leagacies to my children, & the use & 
privileges of my Houses, Land & Plantation whereon I now live, during the time 
of her Natural life & after to my son Thomas Baggett to him & his heirs 
forever.

I likewise Constitute make & ordain my sons Joseph Baggett & Thomas Baggett 
Sole & lawfull Executors of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby 
utterly disallow & dissanull (?) all& Every other Will & Testament, by me 
before ------ & confirming this & no other to be my Last will & Testament.  In 
Witness whereof I have hereunto let my hand & seal this the 9th day of January 
in the year of our Lord Christ 1753 and the 25 year of our Sovereign King 
George the Second Defender of the Faith.

Signed Sealed & Declared in presents of us 
Charles Horner
John Hooks                                                                his
                                                                   
Nicholas               Baggett
                                                                               
     Mark & seal




Bertie County April Court 1755

The before Written Will was exhibited into Court by Thomas Baggett one of the 
Executors there upon Proved by the oath of Charles Horner one of the 
Subscriging Witnesses thereto and at the same time the said Executor 
Quallifyed according to law which was ordered to be Certifyed.

                    Test. Benjamin Wynns (?), ---


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