BERTIE COUNTY WILL - REGAN, Daniel - 1727 Wills: Daniel REGAN, 1727: NC Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Matthew W. HARRIS, of Richmond, VA, [brackets, line breaks, & surname capitalization mine] ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** North Carolina Secretary of State Wills (original only, SS/AR) Daniel REGAN In The name of God Amen The Last will and Testament of Daniel REGAN Being very Sick & weak but in perfect Sence and memory thanks be to Almity God for it this 27th day of November in the Year of our Lord God 1727 First I give and bequeave my Soul to Almighty God in hopes of a Glorious Resurrection to Eternal life and my body to be dessently born To the ground and buried and as for what worldly goods that God his great Mercy hath Endowed me with thus I them bestow as followeth (viz) Item: I give and bequeave to my Son Daniel REGAN my plantation whereon I now Live and all the Land thereunto belonging to him and heirs and one Bible And one young horse ["Called Tabby" struck out] of three years old and my gun and do make him at age at the Years of Eighteen to enter into his possession and to Reseive his leagusie----- Item I give and bequeave one hundred acres of Land lying one the lower side of the Mill Swamp bounded as followeth begining at Joseph RICHA'SONs line one the Said Swamp and down the main run of the Swamp to a birtch and so up a line of markt trees holding that Same wedth as it is at the Swamp to a head line & Along that s.d dead line to Joseph RICHASONs line and down that line to first station Be it a hundred acres more or less to Thomas GOODSON---- Item I give and bequeave to my brother Thomas REGAN one hundred acres of Land one The lower Side of the mill Swamp Joyning one [page mutilated at fold] Item I give and bequeave to my Daughter Anne and my daughter Sarah the Remaining part of my land one the lower Side of the mill Swamp that doth not belong to Thomas GOODSON and my brother Thomas REGAN to be Equally devided by two indefferent men on either Side Chosen to them and their heirs and I give to my Daughter Anne Two Cows and Calves and her bible and also I give two Cows and calves to my daughter Sarah Item I give and bequeave to my Daughter Mary one Cow and Calf---- Item I give and bequeave to my Daughter Priscilla one Cow and Calf---- Item I give and bequeave to my Loving wife Sarah REGAN all the Rest of my my [sic] Personable Estate with in doors and with out and do and appoint her To be my whole and Sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament Witness my hand and Seal the day and date first above writtne: Daniel REGAN *Seal:* D his marke and Seal Wm BALDWIN Jurat Thomas REGAN T his marke [p.] 3382