Bertie COUNTY NC Wills John Jones Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sally Koestler" http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm Bertie County - Will of John Jones, planter - 25 Sep 1750 - May Ct 1751 In the Name of God Amen I John Jones of Bertie County in the province of North Carolina a planter being In Parfect mind and memory first of all I recomend my Soul Into the hand of god tha maid it knowing the certinty of man's death and praise be to god for What worldly Estate he hath endowed me with I do make and ordain this my last will and testament revoking all former or other wills by me before maid and aponting this to be last will and testament imprimas my [will] and desire is that all my just debts being dew at my decease being only discharg and paid by my Exetrs after named and apointed Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Sollomon Jones and Joseph Jones my plantation and track of land lying on the popler Swamp in the County of bartie to be divided between them in manner following e beginning at a larg pine marked with three Notches Standing in whiteoak west branch of the popler Swamp Joyning the land of John Robertsons Running thence e ew South to the head line the uper track to my son Solomon and the plantation to my Son Joseph and IF Either of them two without hair the other to have the whole track to himself and his hairs for ever and my Son William to have the rear of the said plantation and track of land to they at the age of Twenty one years Item I give and Bequeath John Jones and James Jones my negro named Mol to be sold and the money Equally awarded. If she brings nare a child in to years and If she hath a child in two year's time the child to my son James at the age of Eighteen months and the wench named Mol to my son John Jones also one Cow and Calf and a year old heffer also my bar skin coat also one bible one testament also all my shoemakers toals. Item I give to my Son william Jones one Negro boy named Charles also one beathe and fourniture belonging to it also two cows and calves and a two year calves also three sows and pigs and a small gunn and one testament also my broad cloth coat one chest also the first colt my bay mair brings horse or mair. Item I give to my son James Jones one feather bead and furniture belonging to it one Cow and calf a two year old heffer and a two year old stear three sows and pigs bible cald hisen one small gunn cald his also my Carpenter teles one chest one small iron pot and hangers also the first colt that grar mair of Sollomens brings Item I give to my son Soloman Jone my negro fellow tony only reserving the use of him to my beloved wife Juda Jones during her widowhood one small chest and mair Scailes one cow and calf two two year old heffers one gray bridle and saddle that is cald his one little short gunn to sows and pigs one pine table one pair of Stilyan one testament and the whole duty of man also one bible Itam I give to my Son Joseph Jones one feather bead an furniture belonging to it only reserving the use of it to my beloved wife Juda during her widowhood one cow and calf also three young heffers three sows and pigs one two year old mare also one ovel table also one large chest with lock and kee also one hand mill one large iron pot and hangers one pare of iron wedges one testament and psalter Item I give to my daughter mary Jones one feather bead and furniture belonging to it one cow and calf and a three year old heffer also one linning also one wooling wheal also one small gilted Trunk also one box Iron also one goale ring also one Ewe and lamb one small pine chest lock and kee also one young mare or hers of to years oald one small iron pot and hangers also one large iron kaetle also two brass haetles also one testament and psaltor Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife my bay mair boney onley the two first coalt she hath the first to my son william the next to my daughter Mary I give my beloved wife two cows and calves. Also my desire that my boy Stalling should be sold by my Exctrs for ready money to pay my debts. Also all my puters and chears also the remind part after the leagices and debt are paid to be equally divided betwine my six Children. And do here by Constititute and apoint my friend John brown Executor an my friend thomas eason of bartee county of this my last will and testament in witness here I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 25 day of September 1750 John Jones [and wax seal] Thomas Eason, John Robersen, John Hare, Solomon Howard Presented at May Ct 1751 by John Brown one of the Executors and proved by the oaths of John Robersen and Solomon Howard. transcribed by Sally M Koestler from xerographic copy 1999 of the original will from the NC State Archives Note on will says - Recorded in B, A, F14 Sally Koestler Sally's Family Place http://www.sallysfamilyplace.com