Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Collins, John 1752 ************************************************ 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: Nola Duffy nduffy@patch.net September 3, 2008, 12:14 am Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1752 JOHN COLLINS' WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, the 27 Day of Dissember, 1749, I, John Collins, of Bartee County, in the Province of North Carolina, Being sick and weake in body, but of Perfect mind and memory, thanks be unto God, therefore calling unto mind the mortality of the Body, knowing that itt is appointed for all men once to Dye, do make and ordain this my last will and testement, that is to say, principally, and first of all, I give and recommend my sole into the hands of God that gave itt, and my Body I recommend to ye Earth to be bured in a decent christan Burell, at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall recive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touch- ing such worldly Estate, warewith itt hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give, demise and dispose of in the fol- lowing manner and form: Imprimis. I give and bequeath to my Son, William Col- lins, all that track of land lying on Casshi River, a planta- tion purched of Jonathan Standlye containing two hundred Eakers, to him and his hears and asigns for ever, and a pare of Iron pot Racks. Eitom. I give to my Granson, John Collins, a bras kitell, to him and his hears for ever. Eitom. I give to my two Sons, John and David Collins, each of them a Bible. Eitom. I give and bequeath unto my Son, Joseph Col- lins, a Plantation lying the north side of Guy hall Swamp, purtered of hardy Keele, containing one hundred and fifty Eakers at the beginnin, End to him and to his Ears and asigns for Ever. all so, I give him my Cooper Tools and two Ews and Lambs, an a Cow and Calfe. Eitom. I give and bequeath unto my Son, Mikell Collins, my Surva that lys on Red bud, containg three hundred Eak- ers, to him and his Ears for ever. Also, I give him a neagro Boy named Robin, and if my said Son should die without hears of his body, then I give the Neagro to my Son Jessee and to his Ears. all so, I give to Son Mikell a black Warnut table, and a Cow and Calfe and a puter dish, except two Days in weak for my Wife. Eitom. I give and bequeath unto my Son, Demsee Col- lins, a plantation that henry Ballentin formerly lived on, parte of the tracte of land that I bote of Hardy Keele, lying on Gie hall Swamp by at the lower Ende of the said lane Contain one hundred and fifty Eakers to him and to his Ears and signs for ever. also, I give him an Ovel Table, mad of Maple. also, I give him Cow and Calf, and a puter dish, and a neagro man called Wiley, to him and his Ears for Ever, an in Case my said Sone should die before he hath many lawfull Ears, then this Neagro I give to my Son Joseph, an to his Ears, two days every weak to worke for my Wife duering life. Eitem. I give and beques to my Son, Jesse Collins, my Plantasion I now live on with three hundred Eakers of Land, to him an his Ears an asigns for Ever. also, I give him a Case with fifteen botells, an a feather Bed and furnetude, an two Cows an Calves, an puter dish to him and his Ears for Ever. Eitem. I give and bequeth to my Son, Absolum Collins, two hundred and forty seven Eakers of land, part of the sur- vaye that I now live on, begining on the deep Branch an so runing to the head line, itt tis the Eastard side of my planta- sion, an so to the patine line for breath. all so, I Give him a neagro garl, named Venus, and in case my said son should dye befor he Come to age of twenty one years, then I give this negro to my Son Jessee. I Give the first Child this negro girl bring, if itt live tell one yeare old to my Son Jessee. I all so give my son, absalom, a feather bed and furnetude, an a Cow an Calfe, a bel, metell morter and pessel, and a puuter dish an my Sorell Mare. Eitem. I Give and bequeth to my well beloved Wife a fether Bed and furnetude, and my horse and hur Sadie, one Pott, two basens and dishes two, and a Chist to Shee and hur Ears for ever, and two days qorke of my two neagro fellows du life. Eitem. All the Remainder of my Estate within and with- out, that is after my Just debt is fully satefide and paide, I give to my Wife and six Sons, William, Joseph, mikell, Dem- see, Jessee an sbsalom, to be Eacally devid among them all, and my Will and desier is that my Estat shall lie in the hands of my Executors tell the youngest come to the Eage Eighteen years, and not to be sold but to have thare Estate as they come to age of Eighteen years. I doe apint my well beloved Wife and my Sone Mikell to be, I Leave my whole and Sole Exectricks and Execetor, and I do Revke, disanull and disa- low of all other Wills made by me or in my name, Ratefying and confirming this to be my lacy Will and testament. In Witness whareof I have hereunto set my hand and Seale, interlined before asined. JOHN COLLINS (L. S.) MOSES HILL, JETHRO ROUNTREE. EDENHOUSE, 18th March, 1752. This Day Moses Hill & Jethro Rountree, the two Sunscribing Evidences of the last Will & Testament of John Collins, appeared before me & made Oath that they saw the Testator Sign, Seal & Deliver the same as and for His last Will & Testament, and that at the signing thereof He was of sound & disposing mend & memory. At the same time Michael Collins & Mary Collins, Executors appointed by the said Will qualified themselves as Executors by taking the Oath appointed by Law for that Purpose. GAB, JOHNSTON. Copied from Original Will filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wills/collins615nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb