BERTIE COUNTY WILL - Elias Stallings, 27 March 1763 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by From: Pauline Mitchell Pierce Bertie Co, NC will of Elias Stallings. Dated 13 April 1763. pages 23, 24. Taken from an original copy of the will in the NC State Archives. Transcribed by Pauline Mitchell Pierce. I have used the original spelling. ELIAS STALLINGS In the name of God Amen I ELIAS STALLINGS of North Carolina Bertie Countey Being, very weak and low of body but in perfect and sound mind and memory calling to mind it is appointed for all men once to die I make this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth that is to say first I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of the Almighty God that gave it and my body to be buried in a decent manner at the descresion of my exector hereafter named & as for what worldly estate it pleased God to besto on me I dispose of the same as followeth Item First I desire that my just debts and funeral expenses shall be all fully paid and satisfied. Item I give and bequeath to my son JOHN STALLINGS the sum of ___?(paper eaten away here) shilling sterling money of Great Britain to him & his heirs. Item I give and bequeeth unto my son ELIAS STALLINGS the sum of one shiling starling money of Grait Briton to him and his heirs. Item I give and bequeath to my son MOSES STALLINGS the sum of one shilling sterling money of Great Britain to him & his heirs. Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandson JOHN MACK GLOHON the sum of one shilling sterling money of Great Britain to him & his heirs. Item I give and bequeath unto my son JESSE STALLINGS my great cot_? to him and his heirs. Item I give and bequeath unto my son JOSIAH STALLINGS two hundred acres of land lying upon Muckelroy and my negro ____? named TOM to him and his heirs. Item I give and bequeath unto MAREY NICOLS BASBERY all my flax Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter MARGARET JNKENS thirty pounds prock money to be received out of my estate to her heir. I give and bequeath unto my daughter SUSANNAH BIRDE thirty pounds prock money and to her and her heirs. Item I give and bequeath all the remaining part of my estate to my son JOSIAH STALLINGS to him and his heirs And I also make and appoint my son JOSIAH STALLINGS to be my true and sol exctor of this my last will and testament retefing this and no other will before made by me to be my last will and testament In witness whear of I the said ELIAS STALLINGS Sener have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27 day of March in the year of ouer Lord one thousand seven hundred & sixty three. Sined and Seled in the presents of ABRAHAM BLITCHENDEN JAMES LONG ELIAS STALLINGS (seal) JOHN MARTIN Jurt ======================== 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.