Bertie COUNTY NC Will of Mourning Pierce File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cathy Farris http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm 1806 6 August Bertie Co. Wills 010.801.13 NCArchives April 2002 Cathy Hart Farris Mourning PIERCE will Recorded in Book F page 65 1806 In the name of God amen I Mourning PIERCE of North Carolina and of the county of Bertie being in perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in the following manner- viz 1st I give unto my daughter Charrity BRYANT the sum of Five shillings, my chest and my wearing apparrell. 2ly It is my will and desire that after my death all the property which I possess shall be sold at Public Vendue and the money arising from the sales to be let on interest untill my youngest son Blount PIERCE shall arrive to the years of twenty one then to be equally divided between my two sons William PIERCE and Blount PIERCE - I also wish my sons to be bound to some profitable trade as soon as the may become capable- 3ly It is my desire if either of my sons should die in their non age that the other son should be his heir and if both my sons should die in their non age or without heirs lawfully begotten - then I give their property to Charrity BRYANT to her and her heirs forever - Lastly I hereby appoint Kenneth CLARK my executor to this my last will and testament revoking all others In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 6th day of August 1806 -Mourning PIERCE her mark signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us William PEELLE his sig...cathy J? TURNER Recorded in open court November term 1807 by the oath of William PEELE one of the subscribing witnesses. NOTES: She is daughter of Jopnathan SPIVEY and Elizabeth CHURCHWELL/HARRELL/SPIVEY/BRYAN born about 1759 and married Thomas PIERCE. Elizabeth SPIVEY widow married my Jesse BRYAN. Does anyone know her or her connection to Kenneth CLARK? What is her connection to PEELE? Does anyone know Charrity BRYANT, Blount PIERCE (he was a doctor in Bertie) or William PIERCE? Does anyone know who took care of these children after Mourning died? There have been several of the line I have been working on that have died in this time frame, does anyone know if there was a county or state illness say from 1800-1810?