Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Douglass, James 1752
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1752

                  JAMES DOUGLASS' WILL.

  IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, James Dougless, of Bartie 
County, of North Carolina, being not well in health of Body 
at this Present, but of Perfect and Sound Memory, Praised
be Almighty God for the same, do Make and ordain this to 
be my only last will and Testament, revoaking all other here- 
tofore by me Made, holding and Declaring this only to stand 
as in Manner following: That is to say, first and Principally 
I recommend My Soul to Almighty God who gave it me, 
hopeing Through the Merits and Death of my Savior Jesus 
Christ, to have a Gloryfull Resurrection; and my Body to be 
Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executriss hereafter 
Named; And as for my Temporall Estate, I give and Dispose 
of as followeth, vixt:

That first I will That my Debts and funerall Charges Shall 
be Discharged and paid.

Item. I Lend to my Loving Wife, Eliza. Doughless, all my 
land and Personall Estate During her time of her widdowhood or 
life, And after her Death I give my Said land and Plantation 
whereon I now live, to my Loving Son, Kesia, and the heirs 
of his Body Lawfully begotten for ever.

Item. I give to my Daughter, Ann, Two hundred Acres of 
my land over Hoske Swamp, which I bought of one Cocks at 
which end She pleaseth to have it.

Item. I give the reamining part of the sd. Land to my 
loving Son, Kesia, and his heirs for ever, and the rest of my 
personal Estate after my wifes Death, to Equally Divided 
Between my son, Kesia and my Daughter, ann.

Item. I give to my Son, James, five Shills. to be pd. him 
out of my Estate for his part.

Item. I give to my Grand Daughter, Elizabeth Dougless, 
the Daughter of my Son, James, Ten Pounds, Virginia Currency 
to be pd her out of my Estate at the age of Sixteen years old 
and in case She should Die before that time appointed, That the
next heir lawfully begotten to have the same.

Item. my will and Desire is my loving wife have accasion 
to sell or Dispose of any of my land over Hoskie, She shall 
have full power to doe the same only after her Death my Son 
Kesia and Daughter Ann to have answering what I left them 
of the sd. Land or rest of my Estate after my wife's death.

And I Constitute and appoint my Loving Wife, Elizabeth 
Duglass, my whole & sole Excrs. of this my last will and Testa-
ment in Truth whereof, I have interchangably set my hand 
and Seal, this 6th: of October, 1750,

                             JAMES DOUALL (L 5) (Seal)
Test.
      JOHN BROWN.
               her
      ELIZABETH X ROBERTSON.
              marke
      JOSEPH I MADLIN.
           his marke.
           
NORTH CAROLINA.

 This Day Personally appeared before me, John Brown & Elizabeth 
Robertson, two of the Subscribing Evidences of the last Will & Testament 
of James Douglass, & made Oath that they saw the Testator sign, Seal 
& Deliver the foregoing, as and for his last will & Testament & That at the
time of his signing thereof, He was of sound & disposing mind & memory; 
and that they saw the Joseph Medlin, the other Evidence Sign his name 
thereto.
 At the same time Elizth. Douglass, the Executrix appointed by the sd. 
Will, tooke the Oath by Law for to be taken by Executors.
 Given at Eden house under my Hand this 11th. July, Anne Dom. 1752. 
(61-2 C. S.)
 Memorandum. The above Will was proved before his late Excelly' 
Governor Johnston, according to the Tenor of the above Certificate & 
Letters were Issued, but his Excelly being at that time indisposed he did 
not sign the sd. Certificate.

Given under my Hand, this 16th September anno. Dom., 1752.

                           SAML ORMES, Secretary to the late Governor. 

Recorded in Will Book 6, page 61. Office of the Secretary of State.


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