Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Wills John Barnes, Sr.

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In the name of God Amen, August 13, 1773, I John
Barnes, Sr.of Bertie Coounty being weak in body but
of perfect and sound mind and memory thanks be given
to God for it. Therefore, calling to mind the
mortality of by body knowing that it appointed to
all persons to die, do make and ordain this my last
will and Testament, that is to say principally and
first of all I recommend my soul into the hands of
God who gave it and my body I recommed to the earth
to be buried in a decent christian like manner at
the designation of my Executors, nothing doubting
but at the general resurrection to receive the same
by the mighty power of God and as touching such
worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me
with in this life, I give, demise and dispose of the
same in the following manner and form viz;

I give an bequeath unto Katherine my beloved wife,
her third part of my plantation and her chice of one
of the houses, also my cattle and ews and lambs, our
pots and pans, one horse, my young riding horse,
bridle and saddle, two dishes, two basons and three
plates, one dozen spoons, half my hogs, one bed and
furniture, one chest, three chairs, one tanle to
her, her heirs and assigns forever and her heirs. I
give and bequeath to my eldest son, John Barns, my
new coat jacket and britches and my turning tools,
one cojicet? saw to him, his heirs and assigns
forever.

I give and bequeath to Henry my youngest son all my
land and plantation excepting the third part of his
mother for her lifetime and one hundred laid out at
the head of the mill branch for Isaac Jenkins. I
give him likewise one bed and furniture, my great
pott, one hand mill and all my cider cooks, four
basons and two dishes, two cow and calves to him his
heirs and assign forever.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Haze, one
feather bed and furniture to her, her heirs and
assigns forever. I give and bequeath to my grandson,
Isaac Jenkins one hundred acres of land joining the
mill branch, two cows and pigs, one ew and lamb to
him, his heirs and assigns forever. I give and
bequeath the rest of my estate to be equally divided
between my children, John,m Sarah, Lucy, Solomon,
Zilpha, hannah and Henry to them, their heirs and
assigns forever.

I likewise constitute and appoint my two sons,John
and Henry Barnes to be my sole Executors of my last
will and testament and i do hereby utterly revoke
and disanull all and every former wills and
instruments by me in any wise made, ratifying and
confirming this and none other to be my last will
and testament.

Will-Test- James cobb, Herbert Pritchard, Jr. Exrs;
Sons, John, Henry. Berie Co.,NC

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