Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Wills Gardner, Martin 1755/1760

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Bertie County 55 January Court 1760

The Within Will was Exhibited into Court by Annah
Gardner and James Gardner two of the Exors therein
Named and Proved by the Oaths of Benjamin Carter and
Joseph Holland the Witnesses thereto and at the same
time the same Exors Quallifyed according to Law
which was Ordered to be Certifyed.  Test. Beni. Wynn
Cl Cur Martin Gardner's Will --- Letters Issued the
13th Feb~ 1760 Recorded in the Secretarys office
Book V 6 J N C Page 211 Bertie County

In the name of God Amen the Sixth day of October In
the year of our lord 1755 Martin Gardner of bartie
County Gentelman being very Sick and weake of body
but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be Given unto
god for the Same and Coling to mind the mortalaty of
my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men
once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and
Testament that is to Say principallity and first of
all i give and recommend my Soul in to the hands of
God that Gave it to me and for my body I Reconmiend
in to the yearth to be buried in a Cristian like and
decent manner at the discretion of my Executors not
douting but at the Generall Resurrecttion I shall
receive the Same again by the mighty power of god
and as Touchen Such worldly Estate whearwith it hath
pleased God to bless me in this life I Give devise
and dispose of the Same in the following manner and
form Iprims I Give and bequeath to Annah [Hannah?]
my dear beloved Wife one negro man named Jem one bed
and furnitur

Item I give and bequeath to my Son James Gardner Two
negroes one wench named Febe one negro boy name Ben
and one bed and furniture and my plantation and
Tract of land whear I now live.

I give and bequeath to my Son John Gardner fore
hundred and forty acres of land and plantation
Joyning my land That above [abuts?] being [?] upon
deep Run and Cashy

I Give and bequeath to my Three daughteurs Ann and
Annah [Hannah?] and Jane fore Cows and Calves apeace
one fether bed and furnitur apeace and my Iland and
plantation to my Three daughters Ann Annah and Jean
and further mour I Give one negro apeace To Ann one
wench named Peg to Annah one boy named Is and to
Jane one Girl named Beck

Item and bequeath to my Son william Gardner one
young horse Two years old Item I Give and bequeath
To my Daughter Catern [Catherine] one young mare of
Two years old 

Item I Give and bequeath to my daughter Elebeth one
Cow and Calf and that to be Their Shears of my
Estate I Give and bequeath to my Son Martin Gardner
one Two year old heiffer and for all the Rest of my
Estate after my debts is paid I lend it to my wife
during her life and after her Deceas to be equall
devidet among my Six Chilldren Three Sons and Three
daughters Martain John and James Ann Annah and Jane
arid I likewise Constitute make and ordain my
younger Son James Gardner and my frend Needham Bryan
and my wife my hole Executors and Exsecretes of This
my last will and Testament and I do hearby uterly
Disallow Revoke and disannul all and Every other
former Testaments Wills and legeses bequeaths and
Executrs by me in any wayes before this time named
willed and bequeathed Ratifiing and Confirming this
and no other to be my last will and Testament in
Witness whearof I have hearunto Set my hand and Seal
the day and year above written

Signed: Martain (N) Gardner

Signed Sealed Published and
pronounced and declared by the
Said Martin Gardner as his last
Will and Testament in the
Presents of us the Subscribers
Benjama (B) Carter Jurat
Joseph Holland Jurat