Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Gray, John 1750 ************************************************ 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 9, 2008, 12:08 am Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1750 JOHN GRAY'S WILL. NORTH CAROLINA. SS. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, John Gray, of the County of Bertie, Surveyor, being in good health & perfect and sound in my mind do make & Ordain my last Will & Testament in manner and form following: that's to say, first I Commend my soul to God that gave it; and my Body to the Dust; as to my worlldy goods I distribut as follows: Imprimis. I give and Bequeath to Anne, my loving Wife, three feather Beds and their Appurtenances, all my Houseld Furniture belonging to the lower Rooms, except one Desk, all my pewter and brass Pots &c. at her own Disposal; allso, the meal, Cattle belonging to this Plantation, and fifteen Cows & Calves, and my Hoggs, two Horses at her choice; and a Mare and one half of the Sheep as afors'd; allso, the use of my Plantation were I now live as its bounded wt. a branch called Aunt Sarah's, by estimation four hundred Acres; and all the working Tools for the Plough or field; the use and labour of my Negroe Men Charles and Ned, and a woman called Sarah. I give and bequeath to my eldest son John, all and singular my Lands lying in Northampton and Edgecombe Countys; three hundred Pounds of this Currency. I do not get him a Negro man before this will's proved a negroe girl called Frank, the remaining part of my Sheep, half the Cattle on the Planta- tion after his mother gits her quota, a feather bed and the ap- purtinances; a Desk in the North Room, a doz. of new pew- ter Plates, ditto of Spoons, two dishes, all my bred of horses at Needhams Marsh. I give and bequeath to my son, William, my Plantation where I now live, containing by estimation eight hundred acres, begin at the broad Branch running up to a branch opisit to the Plantation knowen by the name of Aunt Sarahs, y'n runing up that Branch to the Line that Divides the Land I bought from Robert Hicks, y'n running West to the next branch, y'n down the branch to the broad branch, y'n up the broad branch to the East Line, then along that to a Pine on Cashia River side, then doun the River to the first Station, to him and his Heirs for ever. If he dies before he arives at the Age of twenty one, or has not a child living in lawful' wedlock, in such case the land & all I bequeath him, is to be sold by my executors by and with the consent of my Daugh- ters, Anne and Barbaras husbands, if they have any, but noth- ing to be disposed of before my Wifes death, nor in less than Six Months after, and after Sold the Money arising from the seal of the Land and Chattles, to be divided equally amonges my five youngest daughters, Viz: Barbara, Anne, Lucretia, Amelia & Louisa. I furhter give him a Negro Boy called Jamey, and after the Decease of His Mother, a negroe Wench Called Sarah, A Horse, two Mares, twenty Head of Cattle, my Gun and Saddle and Bridle. I give to my Daughter, Janet McKinzie, one Shilling, Ster- ling, having already given Her a portion. To my Grand son, John Mc.kenzie, a breding Mare, to be delivered him Six months after my deceas. I give and bequeat to my daughter, Barbara, five hundred Acres of Land lying in Bertie county, on the West Side of Cashia River, joining her brother Williams, begining at the mouth of the broad branch running wt. his boundarys to the Line of the survey, from thence to Thomas Turner's corner, y'n along his Several lines to make up the complement, to witt: one hundred pole along his line South to an Oak in His line, y'n East to the River, then up the River to the 1st. Sta- tion; also, A Negro Girl Called Thomasin, to Her and Her Heirs for Ever. I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Ann, and her heirs for ever, all the residue of my Land lying in Bertie County, on the West Side of Cashia river, begining at Her Sister Bar- bara's corner, running thence west to Her other, then along Thomas Turner's line South to William Grigoreys corner, then along his line to the river, then up the river to the first Statione; and a negroe girl called Moll. I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Lucretia, and Her heirs for ever two hundred acres of land lying in Craven County, joyning Maules branch, and Six Cows and Calves and a breeding Mare upon it, and a Negroe Girl called Pat. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Amelia two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, lying in the County of Bertie, in the Indians Woods, and a negroe boy called Cooper, to her and her heirs for Ever. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Louisa, a negro boy called Marke, and a Negroe Girl called Linda. My Will, and I do hereby order, that six Months after the deceas of my Wife, all my negroes not here bequeathed, cattle horses or any kind or manner of Goods whatsoever, be got together by my Executors and my Children, at any time or times & to be divided into Six equal parts and each of my Six youngest children is to have one, viz: Barbara, Ann, William, Lucretia Amelia and Louisa, and John and Janet is to have no share either of the Negroes left to their mother during her natural life, or those not mentioned in this Will, each to have there part the day of Marriage of the girls & Boys the same. Revoking all former Wills by me made I do constitute and appoint my loving Br. Edward Bryan, and my loving Nephew, Thomas Whitmell, to be Joyn Executors, and Anne, my loving Wife Executrix, to this my last Will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and afixed my seal, this 20th. day of September in the eighteen year of the Reign of our sovering Lord, King George, the 2d. Annoq. Domi. 1745. JOHN GRAY. (L S) Signed, Sealed and published as the last Will and Testament of John Gray in Presents of: DAVID GRAY. JAS. WATSON, witness. DUGALD MCKICHEN. NORTH CAROLINA. SS., 1750. Nov'r. 16 This day the within Will of John Gray, Decd., was proved before me. And Ann Gray, relict of ye sd. John Gray, and Thomas Whitmell, an Exec- utrix & Executor to the sd. Will qualified by taking the Oaths according to Law. GAB. JOHNSON. Recorded in Will Book 6, page 1, Office of the Secretary of State. Additional Comments: Edited and proofed by Mary Maarbjerg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wills/gray648nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 6.8 Kb