Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Bonner, Thomas 1756
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1756

                   THOMAS BONNER'S WILL. 

NORTH CAROLINA, BERTIE COUNTY, Nig'l.
 IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Thomas Bonner, of the 
County and provence aforesaid, being in my perfect Senses 
and Memory, I do to prevent disputes in my Family after my 
desese, do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner 
and form following: first and principally, I comend my soul 
to the hands of glmighty God that gave it; and my Body to 
be Buried in a Christian like mailer.
 Secondly, I give to my well beloved son, Thomas Boner, 
and his heirs, one hundred acres of Land, be the same more 
or less, Lying and being, bounded the rode by hog pen Branch 
and knee Branch.
 3'ly. I Give to my well beloved Dafter, Esther More, two 
hundred ackers of Land, to her and hir heirs, bounded by the 
rode and hintons Line and Blithehenden Line.
 4'ly, I give my Son, henry Bonner, the Sum of one Shiling, 
sterling Money of Grate Britain.
 5'ly, I Give my Dafter, Elsebeth Wheeler, the sume of one 
Shiling, Starling Money of Great Britain.
 6'ly. I Give my Dafter, anna Byrde, the sum of one Shiling, 
Starling money of Grate Britain.
 71y. I Give my Dafter, Sarah wharton, the sum of one 
Shiling, Sterling money of Grate Britain.
 8'ly, I Give my Dafter, patchnce Byrde, the Sure of one 
Shiling, Sterling Money of grate Britain.
 9'ly, I Give to my son, Moses Boner, the sum of one Shiling, 
Starling money of grate Britain.
 10'ly, I give to my well beloved Wife, Elsebath Bonner, 
all the Rest of my Estate, both Real and personal of all kinds 
whatsoever, to her disposal for Ever; I also appoint my said 
Wife whole and sole Ex'cutrix of this my Last will and testa- 
ment.
 In witness whereof, I have set my hand and Seal, this Elev-
enth day of november, in the Year of our Lord Christ, one 
thousand, Seven hundred and fifty five.
                                       his
                                 THOMAS X BONNER. (Seal)
 Shied, Seled and delivered           Mark.
in the presants of us:
             his
        MOSES M BONNER, Jurat.
            Mark. 
             his
        EDMON E BYRDE. 
            mark.
        ARTHUR MOOR, Jurat. 
        ABRAHAM BLITEHENDEN.

BERTIE COUNTY, SS.                         April Court, 1756.
 The before Written will was Exhibited into Court and Proved by the 
Oaths of Moses Bonner and Arthur Moore, two of the Subscribing Wit- 
nesses thereto, which was ordered to be Certifyed.
                                Test. BENJN. WYNNS. Cler. Cur.
BERTIE COUNTY, SS.
 This day Personally appeared before me Elizabeth Bonner, and was 
duly qualified as Executrix to the Last Will and Testament of Thomas 
Bonner, Decd.
 Certifyed under my hand this 4th. Day of April, Anno Dom., 1757.
                                            Wm. WYNNS, P. J.

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