Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Wills - Thomas Bird

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From North Carolina Archives wills of Bertie County 1663-1789  age 47 Vol V  Bry - Car

Will of 
In the name of God amen
I Thomas Bird being sick and weak of bodey but of sound
mind and memory thnks be to God of wit I give and commend
my sole to God that gave it hopeing through the merrces
of my Blessed Saver Jesus Christ to be saved and my body
to be desantly bured and for my worldly goods which God
hath bestowed on me I give and (bequieth) in manner and
form following

first I give and (begrieve) my water mill to my son
Thomas Bird  lands and impartances & hives hereto be
linging only (several words unreadable) Elizabeth
(several words unreadable) bushells of meall per year
during her life  If the said mill (unreadable) and grinds
all so I give my son Thomas Bird one fine shirt seven
yards of garlicks and one nice blanket and so forth 

2ly I giveand begrieve to my son Harry Bird all my
Coopers tools, one fine shirt seven yards of garlicks and
one nice blanlket and so forth

3ly  I give and begrieve my mill that I bought of Mr
Edward Wright to my son Edmon Bird all so I give my son
Edmon all my carpenters tools; and my ship saw one fine
shirt seven yards of garlicks and one nice blanket and so
forth

4ly I give and be grieve to my daughter (Haner) Baker
five shillings

5ly I give and begrieve to my daughter Elizabeth Jones
five shillings Virginia money and so forth

6ly I give to my daughter Margaret Hollomon five
shillings Virginia money and so forth

7ly  I give and be grieve to my daughter Sarah Bird 5
shillings Virginia moneyand so forth

8ly  I give and begrieve to my daughter Ann Bird five
shillings Virginia money and so forth

9ly all the rest of the remaner and rest of my estate I
do give and begrieve to my loving wifeElizabeth paying
all my just and lawful debts and all so do make and
ordain my lovingwife Elizabeth exectricks and exerser of
this my last will and testament  Given undermy hand and
sel this 14 day of December Ann 1742

Thomas Bird  (seal)

Christopher (his X mark) Hollomon
Thomas (his X mark) Baker
Antho Webb
                                         Probated 2nd Tuesday in 
                                         February 1742/43