Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Scollay, Elizabeth 1767 ************************************************ 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 September 1, 2010, 6:24 pm Source: N C Willis & Estates - Grimes Written: 1767 ELIZABETH SCOLLAY'S WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I, Elizabeth Scollay, of the County of Bertie, in the Province of North Carolina, Widow, being low in Health, but of Sound Disposing Mind, Memory & understanding, and Calling to Mind the Uncertainty of this Transitary Life, do make, & Declare this to be my Last Will & Testament; hereby Revoking and Annuling every will Heretofore by me made. Imprimis, I Surrender my Soul to Almight God that Gave it, and Desire that I may be decently Buryed by the side of my Late Husband, Samuel Scollay, and that a Genteel Tombstone be provided by my Executors to place over me; as to my Worldly Estate, I Give and dispose of it in Manner Following: Item, 1st. I Give and Devise to my son, Thomas Pollock, my Negro wench Doll, and all her Children (Except a Negro Boy named Charles which I Have herein after otherwise Disposed off), and my Negro Wench Susannah and all Her Children, Also, all my plate (to Wit) Tea Pott, milk Pott, Tankard, two Salts, three table spoons, & a Large Soop Spoon, and all my Tea Spoons but in Case my said son should die without Issue then and in that Case, I Give the above men-. tioned Negroes & Plate, to be Equally Divided, the one Half to the Children of Tulley Williams, and the other Half to the Children of Richard Saunderson, share and share alike, I Desire the Negroes & Plate given to my son, Thomas, may be in the Care of Doctr. Robert Lenox untill otherwise Ordered by the said Thomas Pollock. Item, 2ndly. I Give & Devise unto my son, Cullen Pollock, all my Books, also a Mourning Ring. Item, 3rdly. I Give & Desire to Mrs. Fanny Lenox, wife of Doctr. Robert Lenox, my Side Saddle, Cover & Bridle. 4thly, I Give & Devise to Doctr. Robert Lenox, my Still with the Appurtenances; also my Negro Wench named Moll, and my My Negro Boy, named Charles. Item, 5thly. I Give & Devise to John Scollay of Boston, in Consideration of a Debt I owe the said John Scollay, my Negro man named Rum, and also Two Bonds now in the possession of Cullen Pollock, (to wit) one of Joseph Robinson's of Perquimons County, and the other one the Honble John Rutherfurd's, and in Case the said John Scollay should not be satisfied therewith, then, I desire the Negro Man Rum may be sold and 'the above two Bonds may be Collected and so much Money be Remitted by my Executors to the said John Scollay as will pay him the said Debt I owe Him, But in Case Cullen Pollock should Choose to Keep the above two Bonds and pay the said John Scollay so much Money out of the Estate herein after given said Cullen Pollock as will Amount to the same sum, then I desire He may Have his Choice. Item, 6thly, I Give & Devise to Peggy Cathcart, Daughter of Doct'r William Cathcart, my Negro girl named Ruth. Item 7thly, I Give & Devise to Sarah Blount, Daughter of Joseph Blount, my Negro Girl named Bridgett. Item, 8thly, My will & Desire is that all my Household Furniture (not before Given) and all my Stock of Horses, Cattle, Hogs & Sheep be sold to satisfy my Debts, and if any Money Remains, I Give & Devise the same to Cullen & Thomas Pollock, share and share alike. Item, 9thly, I Give & Devise to Sophia Rasor, Daughter of Edward Rasor, my Negro Girl Named Hannah. Item, 10thly, I Give & Devise to Fanny Cathcart, Daughter of Doctr William Cathcart, my Negro Girl named Polley. Item 11thly, I Give & Devise to Thomas Blount, Son of Joseph Blount, my Negro wench named Sarah and all Her Children. Item 12thly, I Give all the Residue of my Negroes and other Estate of all Kind Whatsoever or Wheresoever to be found, to be Equally divided Between Cullen Pollock & Thomas Pollock, share & share alike, They & each of them Paying Mrs. Sarah Vaughan the Sum of Eight Pounds, Proclamation Money, Yearly, & Every Year during her Natural Life. Item, 13thly. I Remit all Money due to me from Tulley Williams. Item, I4thly, Whereas, I Have herein Given Sundry Ne- groes, Legacies to my Kindred & friends, and not to my Chil- dren & Perhaps it may be thought some of them might Belong to the Estate of my former Husband Mr. Thomas Pollock, this may Certify all who may think so; that none of the said Negroes so Given Belongs to my sd. Husband, Mr. Thomas Pollock's Estate. Lastly, I Constitute and Appoint Thomas Pollock, Doctr. Robert Lenox, Richard Saunderson, and Joseph Blount, Execu- tors of this my Last will & Testament. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the First day of December, In the year of our Lord, One thou- sand Seven hundred & Sixty Six. ELIZABETH SCOLLAY. (seal) Seigned, Sealed & Declared to be the Last Will & Testament of Elizabeth Scollay in the presence of us: HARDY HARDISON. FREDERICK HARDISON. The Within Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Scollay was proved before me this day by the oath of Hardy Hardyson, one of the subscrib- ing Witnesses thereto, who swore that he saw the Testatrix sign, seal Publish & Declare the same to be and Contain her last will and Testa- ment. Given under my Hand at Newbern, this 12 January, 1767. WM. TRYON. Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wills/scollay1586wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 5.9 Kb