Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Pugh, Francis 1733 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nola Duffy nduffy@patch.net August 26, 2010, 7:48 pm Source: N C Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1733 FRANCIS PUGH'S WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The 5th. Day of July, 1733. I, Francis Pugh, of Bartie precinct, In North Carolina, being well and of good Health in Body, and of perfect Mind and mem- ory, thanks be given to Allmighty God therefore, Calling unto Mind the mortalietie of my body, and knowing that it is ap- pointed for all men once to Die, Do make and ordain this my Laste Will and Testements, that is to Say, principally, and first of all, I give & Reccommend my Soule into the Hands of God that Gave it; and my body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in Decent Christian Buriale at the Discretion of my Executors; Nothing doubting but at the Generale Resur- rection I shall Receive the Same again by the mighty power of God; and as thouching such worldly Estate, wherewith it hath pleased God To Bless me in this Life, Doe give, Demise and Dispose of the Same in manner and form following: Imprimus, I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife, three Negroes, viz., Barns, Lymus, and affrow, a wench which is now with Samuell Wiggins, for Ever: and Likewise, I lend the Rest of my Negroes to her Dureing the time She lives a widow, and in order to keep to their buissiness in makeing Corn and Tobacco, towards bringing up my Children at Scoole, and finding them in Cloaths; and if my well beloved Wife should marry, I Desire the reste of my negroes which I have not already Given to my wife for Evee, to be put to work, and what they Gite, put to the Use of bringing up my Dear beloved Chilldren as aforesaid, and Likewise I Desire my well beloved Wife may Live upon the plantation where I now live, dureing her Life, and after her Death to return to my well beloved Son, John Pugh; and likewise, I Desire my well beloved wife may Kill provissions out of my Stock of Hoggs and Cattle dureing the time She lives a widow, and the Rests of my Stock which is Killable yearly, I Desire it may be Sold, and the money to be Laid up, for to be Equally Divided between all my Chill- dren; Likewise, I give to my well beloved Wife, two Feather Beds and urniture and half the rest of my House hold Goods. Item, I Give and bequeath unto my well beloved Son, John Pugh, the plantation whereon I now live, after the Death of his mother to him and his heirs for Ever Item, I give and bequeath to my well beloved Son, Thomas Pugh, my plantation at the Emperors fields which I bought of Christian Hitteburgh to him and his heirs for Ever. Item I give and bequeath unto the Child my wife now goes with, it if is a boy the plantation where Samuele Wiggins Lives at Grindale Creek and if it is a Girl to be Equally Divided between my two Sons John Pugh and Thos. Pugh and likewise if it is a boy I give and bequeathe all the rests of my Lands which I have not already given which lies in Bartie precinct and Edge- combe precinct, which is already patend and likewise the Entries made, to be Equally Divided between my Sons, John Pugh, Thos. Pugh and the Child my well beloved Wife now Goes with if it is a boy, and if it is not a boy, to be Equally Divided between my Two Sons Jno. Pugh and Thos. Pugh Share and Share alike, to them and there heirs for Ever. and the lands which I have in Virginia, and in Chowan precinct I Desire they may be Sold and the money to be Equally Divided between my Dearly beloved wife and all my Children Share and Share alike, and it is my Desire that all my Stock of Cattle and Hoggs, and Horses & mares may be put out to plantations, and when the Stears Comes of full Grooth to be Sold and what is not made use of by my wife towards bringing up my Children, the money to be Laid up, and Equally to be Divided amongst my Children Share and Share alike, and likewise my Hoggs the Same the Horses the Same, my well beloved Wife all waies haveing an Equale Share with my Children. And it is my will that my well beloved wife Shall have the management of the Ferry where Henry Home Lives and receive the money towards maintain- ing her and her Children, Dureing the time She lives a widow, and if She Should Change her Condition, then it is my Desire that the Incomes of the Ferry may be Equally Divided be- tween all my Children, while the Youngest Shall Come of age or marry; and after that I give and bequeath it unto my two Sons John Pugh and Thos. Pugh and all the rest of my personall Estate I Give and bequeath to be Equally Divided between all my Children; and it is my will and Desire that none of my Estate Shall be Sold at publick Vandieu or outCry but that my Executors and Trustees may manage it according to my Will and Desire before Expresst and all my Negroes which I have not all- readye Given to my wife for Ever I give and bequeath unto all my Children to be Equally Divided amongst all my Chil- dren, both them and there Increase for Ever to them and there Heirs for Ever. And as for the Debts which I have now Due to me, I Desire that they may be Received by my Executors and Trustees, and pay all my Just and true Debts, which I am Indebted to any prson whatsoever and the overplus to be Laid out in Young Negroes, and be Equally Divided amongst all my Chil- dren and likewise all my Merchantizeing Goods I Desire they may be Sold and the Effects that Comes for it to be Laid out in Young Negroes and to Remain with my Wife Dureing the time she Lives a widow and afterwards to be Equally Divided amongst all my Children. And it is my will and Desire that if my Sons Should Die without Heirs Lawfully Begotten of their Body, that then the lands which I have heretofore Given may may return to their Sisters Share and Share alike. And I Do hereby Constitute, make and Ordain, my well beloved Wife, and Colln. Robert West my Sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament, and Mr. Guilin Pollock to be my Trustee to the Same. And I Do hereby Utterly Disallow, Revoke and Disannull all Every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies and Be- quests, and Executors, by me in any ways before named, Willed and Bequeathed, Ratifieing and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand and Seale the Day and Year Above Written. FRANCIS PUGH (SEAL) Signed, Sealed, published pro- nounced and Declared by the Said Francis Pugh as his Last will and Testemt. In the presents of Us NEEDHAM BRYAN Jurats HENRY HORNE WILLM. JONES BERTIE PRECINCT SC May Court 1736 The above Will of Francis Pugh was proved in open Court by the Oaths of Needham Bryan & Henry Horne Two of the Subscribing witness thereto. And Also Pherebe Pugh Relict Widow and Executrix therein Named took the oath of and Exect by Law Required Test. Jno. WYNNS d: cler Cou. A CODICIL to be annexed to the last Will and Testament of Francis Pugh gent. Whereas since the makeing of my last Will and Testament I have begun to build a Brigantine which is now on the Stocks in Bertie prect. It is my Will and Pleasure that my Executors in my last Will named, do proceed and out of all & every part of the debts which shall be due to me at the time of my death, and out of the produce of my Stock of Cattle, Horses, Mares, and Hoggs, they finish and Compleat the said Brigantine with Anchors, Masts, Cables, Sails and all other Appurtenances. Item, it is my will and pleasure that after the said Vessel is finished, my Executors & my Trustee herein named do out of the debts clue to me and my aforesaid Stock, purchase a Loading of Tobacco black Wallnut or other merchandize fitt for the British market and that they do send the said Vessel to great Britain from thence to return to No. Carolina, and afterwards to be employed or disposed of as my said Executors & trustee shall think proper Item, I give and bequeath the said Brigantine to my dear Wife and to my dear Children, both Sons and Daughters, and likewise the Cargo to be purchased as aforesaid, with the profits in trade ariseing thereby, Share & Share alike. Item, I give to my dear wife, the plantation, & house wherein I now live in Bertie, for and dureing the term of her natural life, and after her death it is my Will the same shall go as by my said Will is directed. Item, I do hereby constitute & appoint John Montgomery Esqr., Trustee and Supervisor of my last Will and Testament in the place & stead of Cullen Pollock, Esqr. Item, it is my Will and pleasure that after my Sloop Carolina returns from New England, that my Executors & Trustee do out of her Cargo Inwards, purchase a Cargo and send the said Sloop to the West Indies with the said Cargo, & that the said Sloop & Cargo be there sold for the benefit and use of my Wife and Children, Share & Share alike. Item, It is my Will that my Trustee herein named may have freight for about twenty Barrels free & clear, and for the usual freight a Carryage for what more he shall desire in the said Brigantine to Great Britain. Item, It is my Will that my dear wife & Eexcrs. do receive from Captn. Grainger the Cargo now brought in A Schooner into this province which belongs to Mr. Coleman, provided the said Grainger allows to my Execrs. twelve pounds pr. Barrel for good and well pickled pork, vizt., for so much as is produced from my own Stock, and at the same price for the remainder which I paid to others. In Testimony whereof, I have signed, Sealed & published this as a Codicil to be annexed to my last will & Testament, this twelfth day of April, one thousand, seven hundred & thirty Six. FRAN (Remainder of Signature is gone) Signed, Sealed & published, In the presence of : JON CHANCEL (?) S. PLUMMER PETER BRITTON. October 4th., 1736. Doctor Saml. Saban Plummer made oath before me that he is a subscrib- ing witness to the within Codicil, and that he saw the within named Francis Pugh, sign, Seal & publish the same as a Codicil to be annexed to his last Will, and that sd. Pugh was at the time when it was perfected of sound understanding. GAB. JOHNSTON. 1736 Oct. 6th appeared Col. Rob. West and took oath of Executor in due form of Law. GAB. JOHNSTON. Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. 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