Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Will Thomas Holder 1774

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Book A, Pages 4-6
Will of Thomas Holder
Dated January 19th, 1773
Probated May Term 1774
"In the Name of God Amen, January 19th, 1773, I,
THOMAS HOLDER, of the province of North Carolina and
County of Bertie, being weak in body but perfect and
sound memory, thanks be given to God for it,
therefore calling to mind the mortality 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 principally & first of all
I recommend my soul in to the hands of God who gave
it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried
in a decent and Christian like manner at the
discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at
the general resurrection I shall recover the same be
the mighty power of God and as to touching what
worldly estate it hath pleased God to possess me
with in this life I give devise and dispose of the
same in the following manner and form-

Imprimis - I give and bequesth unto my youngest son
ELISHA HOULDER [HOLDER] the plantation whereon I
live (His mother having her thirds thirds therein
therein [yes, that's the way it is written] and one
house which she shall choose, this lifetime and
afterwards to inure to the said Elisha) containing
two hundred and twenty-five acres bounded by
Watering Hole Branch and JAMES WILLIAMS line and
joining BAKERS line at the head and lying on the No.
side of Cashy Swamp where is my still to him the
said Elisha his heirs and assigns forever.

Item -- I give and bequeath unto my daughter
ELIZABETH HOLDER one tract of land containing one
hundred fifty acres beginning at a gum in in the
mouth of Watering Hole Branch running up the branch
to HERBERT PRITCHARTS line and binding by LOVINERS
line to Cashy Swamp and thence to the first station
to her the said Elizabeth her heirs and assigns
forever.

Item - I lend to SUSANNAH HOLDER my beloved wife one
bed, one pott, eight head of hoggs, two cows and
calves during her life and after her decease to be
equally divided between Elisha and Elizabeth Holder
equally to be divided and all my household goods and
effects and all my stock of cattle, hams, hogs and
sheep and my estate wither down and without to be
equally and severally divided between them the said
Elisha and Elizabeth their heirs and assigns
forever.

Item - I give and bequeath to my two eldest sons
JOHN [HOLDER] and THOMAS [HOLDER] one shilling
sterling money a piece to them and their heirs and
assigns forever.

Item - Likewise constitute and appoint my two eldest
sons John and Thomas Houlder to be my sole Executors
of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby
utterly disannul revoke and disallow all and every
former Wills, Testaments and Executors by me in any
wise before named or willed & bequeathed ratifying
and confirming this and and none other to be my Last
Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above
written.

 THOMAS [X] HOLDER

Signed Sealed Published                         
Pronounced & Declared by me the
said Thomas Holder as his Last
Will and Testament in presents of us
JAMES WILLIAMS JUNIOR
ELIZABETH WILLIAMS [her mark]
HERBERT PRITCHARD

Bertie County                                May Court 1774
                    This may certify that this will was proved in due form of law in open court by the oath of JAMES WILLIAMS and HERBERT PRITCHARD two of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be recorded.
                                                                          JOHN JOHNSTON C/C"

Jim Holder
Isle of Wight Co., VA