Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Bryan, Needham 1767 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jean Mayo Hirsch jhirsch4890@sbcglobal.net February 1, 2008, 10:17 pm Source: Bertie Co., Nc, Will Book 2, Page 8. Written: 1767 Recorded: March 1770 BERTIE COUNTY WILL - Bryan, Needham - 1767 The below was found in the Bryan Family file in the NC State Archives in Raleigh. Will and Settlement of Needham Bryan, Sr., Bertie County, NC. In the name of God Amen the Twentie Third day of September in the year of Our Lord 1767, I Needham Bryan of North Carolina in the County of Bartie farmer being very sick in body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be Given unto God for the Same and Caling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make this my Last will and Testament. That is to say principally and first of all I give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that Gave it and for my body I recommend it to the Earth to be burid in a Cristian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing douting but that at the general Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the mity power of God and as Touchon and as touchon such wordly Estate whearwith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give and devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and forme. Imprimis I give and bequeath SARAH my dearly beloved wife one feather bed and furniture the chose of all my beds one horse choise as she likes side saddell and bridell and after her decease to go into the estate. Item I give to my gran son WILLIAM BRYAN the son of my son WILLIAM my still and my stock of Smiths tools. Item I give and bequeath to my fore gransons EZEKIL WILLIAMS LEWIS GARDNER and JOSEPH JARNIGHAN and my daughters son WILLIAM her first born each of them a Cr[torn] {a crown sterling apiece?} in apeace and that to be their shair I give and bequeath to SUSANA HARRELL one [torn] called Anny ? Item and bequeath to young JACOB JARNIGHAN three pounds out of my estate when sheared and after my debts is paid. I do lend all my hole estate to my wife and my gran son WILLIAM BRYAN that now lives with me and after me wifes widowhood to be eaqually devided to my three children all but he has in razen? that his shear all rest to my son NEEDHAM an WILLIAM and daughter RACHELL and my son NEEDHAM and son WILLIAM and my son in law WILLIAM WHITFIELD for every one of them ot chuse them a man to vally and devide to three lots and each to take their shear and I do make and ordain my two sons NEEDHAM BRYAN and WILLIAM BRYAN my sole Executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revouk and disannull and all and every other forms testaments and wills and legases bequeaths and Executors by me in any wise before this time named or ment. In witness whereof I have heir unto set my hand and Seal this day and year above ritten. Signed Sealed published pronounced and Declared by me the said NEEDHAM BRYAN SENER as his last Will and testament in the presents of us the Subscribers. NEEDHAM BRYAN William Turner Jurat James Turner Joseph Turner Proved in March Court, 1770; Bertie Co., NC, Will Book 2, page 8. Hard copy on file Transcribed by Jean Mayo Hirsch from documents located at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, NC. *************************************************** In Bertie, on 15 May 1777, Pursuant to the Dimentions of an order of the Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarters Sessions....the second Tuesday in May [1777]... We the Subscribers met examined audited and setled the accounts of WILLIAM BRYAN Exec. of NEEDHAM BRYAN deceased and find a ballance due to the said deceaseds estate of four hundred and eighty and eight pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence proclamation money which we have divided and set apart agreably to the last will and testament of the said deceased to the administrator of NEEDHAM BRYAN son of the said deceased for his part and shair of the said deceaseds estate one hundred and sixty two pounds seventeen shillings & eleven pence... and the same amount for their shares "To Rachel Whitfield daughter of the said deceased". This is signed by Noah Hinton, Samuel Moore, and Thomas House. We may assume the recent death of the elder Needham Bryan's widow Sarah, in 1776 or early 1777, terminating her life interest and allowing final settlement of the estate. Copy of original document from NC State archives, Raleigh, NC. Dv. The estate of Neadham Bryan Deceased in act. with William Bryan Exr. And Cr. Paid William Freeman Lb. 2 12 2 paid William Freeman 16 10 paid Soloman Wilson 17 9 paid Thomas House 3 -- paid Whitmell Hill 6 51/2 paid Pugh V Grimes 1 7 1/2 paid Thomas Watson 6 9 paid Arthar Brown 12 16 10 paid John Johnston 1 18 -- paid John Johnston 6 8 paid Colon C Thomas _ugh? 2 7 -- paid EZEKIEL WILLIAM his LEGACEY 8 4 paid LEWIS GARDNER do do 8 4 paid JOSEPH JEARNIGAN do do 8 4 paid WILLIAM BRYAN son of ANN BRYAN 8 4 paid JACOB JEARNIGAN Jr do do 3 -- -- paid for Letters Testamintry 1 6 8 To Executors Comisions 27 5 10 paid the Exr. of NEADHAM BRYAN decd. 162 17 11 paid Rachel (hole in paper) ughtor of sd. Desd. 162 17 11 paid WILLIAM BRYAN son of sd. Desd. 162 17 11 __________________________ L 545 18 1 Bertie County Persuant to the Directions of an order of the inferuour Court of Pleas and Quarter sesions began and held for the said County on the second Tuesday in May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven We the subcribers met examined audeted and setled the accounsts of WILLIAM BRYAN Executor of NEEDHAM BRYAN Deceased and find a ballance due to the said deceased estate of Fore _____dred eighty and eight pounds thirteen shillings and nine pence proclamation money which we ___ divided and set apart agreeable to the last will and testamenty of the said deceased To the (hole in the paper) ___ NEEDHAM BRYAN son of the said deceased for his part and shair of the said Desd. estate One hundred and sixty two pounds seventeen shillings and eleven pence proclamation money. To RACHEL WHITFIELD Daughter of the said Deceased for her part and shair of the said Desd. estate One Hundred and sixty two pounds seventeen shillings and eleven pence proclamation money. To WILLIAM BRYAN son of the said Desd. for his part and shair of the said desd. esate One Hundred and sixty two pounds seventeen shillings and eleven pence proclamation money. This 15 day of May 1777 Noah Hinton Jams. Moore Thos. House Transcribed by Jean Mayo Hirsch from documents located at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, NC. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wills/bryan421wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 7.2 Kb