BERTIE COUNTY WILL - Robert Rhodes -1808 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by "Doug and Chris Showalter" BERTIE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA WILL BOOK F, pp. 82/83, Feb Court 1808 Transcription by Rev. Dr. Doug Showalter [?]= hard to decipher ROBERT RHODES SR. WILL [p. 82] In the name of God, Amen. I ROBERT RHODES SR. in the State North Carolina & County of Bertie do this 30th day of October One Thousand Eight hundred & seven make and publish my last will & testament in the following manner to wit: First I tend to [feles?] my beloved wife MARTHA RHODES one feather Bead Sted & cord and two sheets & three blankets two pewter basons and one dish two plates six spoons two knives & forks one cow & calf one horse bridle & saddle one chest four [sellens?] chears one sow & pigs and as much of my kitchen furniture and one negro woman named [PHEBE?] and plantation utensils as my Executors shall think she needs . All the above I tend to her during her life not for her to sell lend or dispose of any part of the same without the consent of my Executors. I likewise give her one good beef & cow 1 pork & fodder sufficient to support her one year. 2ndly, I tend to my Daughter [EURIDICE?] HOWARD the use of one hundred & forty five dollars during her life and should she have child or children then my will is that the money be divided amongst them and their heirs. 3dly I give and bequeath to my Sons & daughters as followith to wit to my son ABRAHAM the sum of one hundred & forty five dollars to ISAAC, to JACOB, TO EPHRAIM TO ELISABETH GLISTON to my sons ELISHA & HENRY RHODES to each of them the sum of one hundred & forty five dollars each-- 4thly my will & desire is that after all my just debts is paid that the remainder of my be Equally divided amongst all my children, to wit, ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB, EPHRAIM, ELIZABETH GLISON, HENRY & ELISHA RHODES [p. 83] & ROBERT & WILLIAM RHODES-- Lastly I do constitute & appoint my son ROBERT RHODES & SOLOMON CHERRY [Junr?] [sole/Job?] Executors of this my last will Testament In testimony of which I have set my hand & affixed my seal the day & date above written [] SAMUEL SHARROCK ROBERT RHODES [+ his Mark] JOHN PARKE [+ his Mark] State of North Carolina } Feby Term 1808 Bertie County Court } This last will & Testament of Robert Rhodes decd was proved in open Court & by the Oath of SAMUEL SHARRACK one of the subscribing witnesses thereto--ordered to be recorded. JOB CHERRY [Jnr?] CLK Rev. Dr. Doug Showalter's Email and Web sites: dougshow@cape.com [home] minister@cape.com [church] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORGIVENESS FORUM: http://www.vsg.cape.com/~dougshow/index.html THE EXCHANGE FOR SERMON AND WORSHIP IDEAS: http://www.vsg.cape.com/~dougshow/second-site/index.html DOUG'S RESEARCH PAGES (Genealogy): http://www.vsg.cape.com/~dougshow/fourth-site/index.html FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF FALMOUTH: http://www.vsg.cape.com/~1congfal/index.html BARNSTABLE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: http://www.vsi.cape.com/~barnucc/index.html ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.