BERTIE COUNTY    WILL - OLIVER, John -1772

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     [WILL OF JOHN OLIVER]

In the Name of God Amen  I John Oliver of Bertie County in the province of
North Carolina Being Sick and weak in Body But of perfect Mind and Memmory And
Calling to Mind the Mortallity of My Body and knowing that it is appointed for
all Men once to Die Do Make Ordain Constitute and appoint this My Last will
and
Testament in Maner and form following that is to Say first and principally I
Recommend My Soul to God that Gave it and My Body to the Earth to Be Buried in
a Christian like Maner at the Discretion of my Executors hearafter Named  And
as touching My Worldly Goods I Give and Dispose In Maner following
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Imprimus  I Give and Bequeath to My Daughter Elisabeth Stand Back Dureing her
Natural Life the plantation or piece of land She My Sd Daughter and her
husband
Thos. Standback Now liveth on it being the upper part of the TractI My Self
Live on Viz  Beginning on Roanoak River on the upper side of My plantation or
Clear'd ground and Running of from the River a long a line of Marked trees
till
it Come to Rhode's Mill Branch then along the Mill Branch to the divition line
that is Between Me and then to Rhodes then along the Divition line till it
Come
to the aforesd River then Down the River to the first Station Containing by
Estimation     Acres Be the Same More or Less: I Say to her My Sd Daughter
Elisabeth Standback Dureing Natural Life  As also I Give and Bequeath to My
aforesd Daughter Elisabeth Standback Dureing her Natural Life as aforesd three
Negroes to witone Negro wench Called philly one Do. Called Dorcas and one
Negro
boy Called Sam and also a bed and furniture Called My Bed -- And further My
Will and pleasure is that in Case My Sd Daughter Elisabeth Standback Die or
Depart this Life Leaveing Issue Child or Children begotten of her Body Which
Shall or May Survive her Then I Say the Land and Negroes above Mentioned I
Give
and Bequeath to her My Sd Daughter Elisabeth Standback and her heirs for Ever
But if it may please almighty God that She My Sd Daughter Elisabeth Standback
Depart this Life Leaving No heir Child or Children Begotten of her Body as
above Sd My Will and pleasure is that then the above Sd Land and Negroes
Decend
and be to My Son Andrew oliver and his heirs -------
Item  I Give and Bequeath to My Daughter Sarah Hurst the use and Labour of My
Negro Man Called Sesor Dureing her Natural Life and if My Sd Daughter Sarah
Die
or Depart this life Leaving Issue Child or Children Begotten of her Body
then I
Say the above Sd Negro Man at the Deceace of My Sd Daughter Sarah to Desend
and
be to the Issue Child or Children of my Said Daughter Sarah: also My Will and
pleasure is that My Executor Rais the Sum of two hundred pounds out of My
Estate and that he put the Same out on Intrest until John Hurst Son of My
Daughter Sarah Hurst Come to Be of Lawful Age and then the Sd two hundred
pounds and the intrest to be paid by My Executor to him the above Sd John
Hurst
and to Such other Child or Children as She My Sd Daughter Sarah May have to be
Divided to and among them the Children of My Sd Daughter Sarah in Such Sort
and
Maner as he My Executor Shall or May Se Cause ---------
Item  I Give Devise and Bequeath to My Son Andrew Oliver all and Singular the
Rest of My Estate

["My Estate" is repeated at the top of the second page]

My Estate Both Royal [!] and personal I Say to him My Son Andrew Oliver and
his
heirs for Ever
Lastly I ordain Constitute and appoint him My above Sd Son Andrew Oliver My
Executor to this My Last Will and Testament to Se the Same Executed and
performed According to Law In Witnes Whareof I the Sd John Oliver Do hear unto
Sett My hand and Seal this twentieth Day of December In the year of our Lord
Christ one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy two

Sign'd Seal'd pronounced and declared  }
     In the presents of us -----       }          John Oliver

Jos. Jordan
Thomas Roades Jun.
Thomas Edwards


Bertie County  sct   May Court 1774

This Last Will and Testament was proved in open Court in due form of Law by
the
oath of Thomas Roads one of the subscribing witnesses and ordered to be
recorded.

                                                Test
                                                John Johnston Clk
Recorded June 1st 1774 in Book B page 11
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