Bertie County NC Will of SWAIN, File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by PZEK81A@prodigy.com (Linda Harris) Will of William Swain Bertie, NC In the name of god amen I William Swain of Bertie CO and province of NC being in a bad state of health but in my perfect senses of make and ordain this to be my last will and testament in the following manner first I recommend my soul to god who gave it me and my body to be buried at he discretion of my ex hereafter named as to my worldly goods I dispose of in the following manner first my desire is that all my just debts should be paid together with my funeral charges as soon as possible after by death first I lend to my dearly beloved wf Tibithy swain during her widowhood the plantation whereon I now live together with all my stock of every kind excepting my gray horse juneapas also my plantation tools I also lend my beloved wf the laboring use of all my negros during her widowhood item I give and bequeath to my beloved son john swain the land whereon he now lives beginning at hickory tree on the popular branch and from the said tree runing the same course of the head line until it comes to Philip ward’s line containing 240 a more or less I also give to my son john swain one negro man named Ben to him his heirs and assigns forever item I give and bequeath to beloved sons Richard swain and James swain the remainder part of my plantation to be equally divided between them beginning at henry Spellars line on the mill swamp runing across the plantation to Philip ward’s line my son Richard to have the upper part with the houses and my son James the other part I say to them and their heirs and assigns forever item I give and bequeath to my beloved son letchworth swain one negro man named frank and also my gray horse called junes item I give and bequeath to my beloved son Richard swain one negro woman named amey and her increase to him his heirs and assigns forever item I give and bequeath to my beloved son James swain one negro girl named rhody to him his heirs and assigns forever item I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Anna swain one negro girl named Sarah to her and her heirs and assigns forever item I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Susanna swain one negro girl unia to her and her heirs and assigns forever My will and desire is that at the death of my beloved wf or in case she should marry then all my stock of every kind together with all my plantation tools shall be sold at public vendue and the money to be equally divided to and amongst my 6 children above mentioned I do hereby revoke all former wills heretofore by me made I doconstitute and appoint my loving sons john swain and letchworth swain ex to this my last will and testament in witness whereunto I have here unto set my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of may in the year of our lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight wit: Christian reed, henry speller, charlatan Clemens ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.