Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....West, Thomas 1757
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Source: N C Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1757

                THOMAS WEST'S WILL. 

In the Name of God Amen. I, Thomas West, of Bertie 
County and Province of North Carolina, Yewman, being very 
sick and Weak in Body, but of perfect mind and Memory, 
thanks be to God for it. Do hereby make this my last Will & 
Testament, first and Principally I Commend my Soul into 
the hands of Almighty God, hoping for Remission of all my 
sins thro' the Merits of Jesus Christ, my blessed Saviour and 
Redeemer; and my Body to the Earth to be decently buried 
at the discretion of my Exors: and as for sutch Worlly Estate 
and Effects as it hath pleased God to bless me with I Give 
and bequeath as foUoweth: 

Item, I Give and bequeath to my loving Wife, Elizf West, 
three Negroes. Harry, Tom. Amey, with one third of all my 
Personal Estate. 

Item, I Give and bequeath to my Daughter, Elizabeth 
West, Merear & Melenor, with one third part of my Estate 
that is not already given, to her and her heirs for Ever. 

Item, I Give and bequeath to my son, William West, Bess 
and Taffy, with all my lands, to him and his heirs for Ever; 
also, with one third part of my Estate that is not already 
Given in this Will. 

I do here appoint my loving Wife Executricks, and my 
Brother Robert West Executricks of this my last Will and 
Testament, and I Do hereby disallow, Revoak and Disannul 
all and every other former wills, Testaments, by me made, 
willed or bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this and no 
other to be my last Will and Testament. 

in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
fixed my Seal, this six Day of November, one thousand. Seven 
hundred and fifty six. 

T. West. (Seal) 

Sign'd, Seal'd, published, and 
declared in the presence of: 

John Corbert, Jurat. 

Joseph White, 

Wm. Fleetwood, Jurat. 

Bertie County, ss. April Court, 1757. 

The above written Will was Exhibited into Court by Elizabeth West, 
Widow, Rehct & Exx. of said Will, and Robert West, Exr. thereof, and 
proved by the Oaths of John Corbert & William Fleetwood, two of the 
Subscribing witnesses thereto, and at the same Time the same Exx. & 
Exor' was Qualify'd for said office in due form of Law, which was ordered 
to be Certifyed. Test. Benj. Wynns, CI. Cur. 

Copied from Oiiginal Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. 


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