Bertie-Wayne-Greene County NcArchives Wills.....Mewboorn, Nicholas September 24, 1772
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Source: Raleigh State Archives, North Carolina
Written: September 24, 1772
Recorded: May 1774

WILL OF NICHOLAS MEWBORN

In the name of God amen, I Nicholas Mewboorn of North Carolina in the County of 
Bertie being very sick and weak but of sound and perfect understanding and me
memory do constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament.

In primis I first of all bequeath my soul to God that gave it, and my body to 
the earth be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my 
executor after named, and as to my worldly estate I will and positively order 
that all my debts be paid.

ITEM:  I give and bequeath (to my) to my dear loving wife Elizabeth all my 
stock of cattle hogs and sheep and all my other moveables of what kind or 
nature vowise? (Negroes excepted) all which I give to her during her natural 
life or widowhood and after her marriage or decease to be equally divided 
between all my children.

ITEM:  I give and bequeath all my land to be equally divided between all my 
sons the plantation with an equal part to my old son Thomas.

ITEM:  As to my Negroes the Negro woman Lyd? I desire she should be sold and my
debts to be paid with the money as far as it will go and the Negro man Joe I 
desire should be hired out yearly to the highest bidder till my oldest son 
Thomas comes to the age of twenty one years and at the expiration of what term 
of time his hire to be for my wife to help to raise my children.

ITEM:  I give and bequeath the above said Negro man Joe to be equally divided 
among all my children at the expiration of the above term of time to wit my son
Thomas, minority, my son Thomas to have the Negro and pay the rest of my 
children and equal dividend of his the Negros value.

Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in 
witness whereof I so herewith set my hand and seal this 24th day of September 
in the day of our Lord 1772.

Signed sealed and declared           Nicholas (X – his mark) Mewboorn (SEAL)
In the presence of
Mordecai (X - his mark) White
Elenor (E – her mark) Hardy
John (I – his mark) Mewboorn

Bertie County will proved May Court 1774


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