Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Wills   John Nicholls

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[NOTE: Original spelling and punctuation is retained.
Names in brackets are those which I could not completely
make out, and I gave my best guess. Words in parentheses
in the body of the will were that way in the original
will.]

In the Name of God Amen. I John Nicholls of the County of
Bertie & State of North Carolina Brick-Layer, Being weak
in body though of perfect mind & memory, do Constitute,
and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament, First, I give
and Bequeath my Soul to Almight God who gave it
Beseeching his most Gracious Acceptance of it thro' the
Mirits of my Redeemer Jesus Christ, and my Body to the
Earth to be Buryed in a Decent Christian Burial at the
Discretion of my Executors here after Named, And as to
such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me
with I will and positively Dispose of in the following
manner. First of all I will that as soon as may be all my
Debts be paid.

Item I give and Bequeath to my son Jehu Nichols part of a
certain parcel or tract of Land that I formerly bought of
James Ryan bounded aas follows, on the East side by
Cashoak road, on the South side by George Ryan's Land, on
the West side by William Fleetwoods Land, and on the
North side by a parcel of Land I bought of Thomas Ashburn
Dec'd, whereon I now live. Containing about Eighty Acres
be the same more or less to him his heirs, & Assigns
forever.

Item I give and Bequeath to my Son George Nichols the
other part of the above said tract of Land that I bought
of James Ryan Dec'd, Lying on the other that is the East
side of Cashoak road, bounded as follows, on the west
side by Cashoak road, and on the other sides by George
Ryan's Dec'd & Ashley's Land as by the Dec'd for said
Land doth Appear, to him his heirs, and Assigns forever.

Item I give and bequeath to my Son Thomas Nicholls a
Certain parcel of Land I bought of Thomas Ashburn Dec'd
whereon I now live Containing one hundred Acres bounded
by the courses of the Dec'd for said Land, to him his
heirs and Assigns forever. Only let it be remembered that
it is my desire that my Daughters that now live with me
shall have the use the plantation whereon I now live to
make Cotton, flax & (If they see cause to live together
on it) and shall not be interrupted.

And all the rest and & remaining part of my Estate I give
to be Equally Divided among my four Single Daughters (to
wit) Isabella, Grissel, Anne, and Peggy Nicholls's to
them at their Disposal.

And Lastly I Constitute, Ordain, & Appoint, My Loving Son
Jehu Nicholls & my Friend William Parrott Hardy,
Executors. of this my last Will and Testament Utterly
Revoking & Disannuling all former Will or wills,
Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last
Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have here unto
set my hand and seal This 6th day of December in the Year
of our Lord 1790. 

John Nicholls (his mark) (seal)

Signed seald Declar'd and pronounced in the presence of us -
[Britin] Knight  [Reuben]
John [illegible]
Winifred White