Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Whitmell, Thomas 1735 ************************************************ 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 18, 2011, 6:47 pm Source: N C Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1735 THOMAS WHITMELLS' WILL. In the name of God Amen. I, Thomas Whitmell, of Bertie precinct, being Sick of Body, but of Perfect memory & Judg- ment, first Recommending my Soul to God that Gave it and my Body to be buried at the discretion of my Executors, doe make this my last will & testament, this 23d. Day of November, one thousand, Seven hundred & Thirty five. Imprimis, I will & bequeath to my Dutyfull Son, Thos. Whitmell & his heirs for ever, my Plantation where I now live, on Kesia River, which Contains three hundred & Sixty acres of Land as by Deeds past to me by Gardner, as also three hundred & twenty acres of Land Lying on Buck, it being of a survey by pattent. Dated in Aprill, one thousand. Seven hundred & twenty six; as also half of all my Stock of horses. Cattle & Sheep as also two negro boys (viz.), Jupiter & Caloe, as also one fether Bed and furniture & one Desk; and whereas, there is a Stock ye Original of which was one hundred & fifty pounds. Sterling, Imployd in ye Indian trade by my Son, Thomas, one half of ye sd. Stock I further will and bequeath unto him, with one half of the profits arising from ye sd. Stock, one negro mand Called peter, to him & his heirs for ever. 2d., I will & bequeath to my loving wife, Elizabeth Whitmell all my houshold furniture of what sort so Ever thereunto Be- longing, viz., Deds, Sets &c. She * * * (Illegible) my Daughter Martha Whitmell, fifteen pounds. Sterling, Money, at ye Day of her Mrrriage, or when at age By law, and after ye payment of the above Sums, I further will and Bequeath to her, the one half of my Trading Stock in ye hands of my Son, Thos. Whitmell, & one half of the Profits arising from ye sd. Stock, and half of all stocks of Cattle, horses, Sheep, belonging unto me, to her and her heirs for ever, & further, I Leave unto her, for her naturall Life, the use of my plantation where I now Live, & ye Use & Labour of three negro Slaves, Called Mingo, Bess & Peter. 3rd., I will a Bequeath to my Second Son, Lewis Whitmell one hundred & fifty Acres of Land Joyning to my Son, Thomas and John Grays lines; & Three hundred & Twenty acres of Land Lying on Buck Swamp, Being ye other half of the tract of Land bequeathed to my Son, Thomas; & one negro Boy Called BristoU & one fourth of ye Increase of A negro Woman Called Bess, her first Child Excepted, as also the fourth part of two negro Girls, Called phillis & penney, and one fourth of their increase, to him & his heirs for ever. 4tly., I will and bequeath to my Infent Son, to Be Baptized William, the fourth part of ye Increase of one negro wench. Called Bess, the first Child Excepted & one fourth part of two negro Girls, Called phillis & penny & their Increase, to him & his heirs forever. 5'hly. I will and bequeath to my loving Daughter, Eliza- beth Pollock, one Shilling. 6thly. I will and bequeath to my loving Daughter, Sarah Whitmell, thirty pounds, Spanish Silver money at fifteen penny weight to the ounce, to be pd. by my loving wife, Ehzabeth Whitmell, & one negro Woman Called Bess, her increase Ex- cepted untill Devided, to her and her heirs forever. 7thly. I will & bequeath to my loving Daughter, Martha Whitmell, fifteen pounds Sterling money, and one negro Man, Called Mingoe, to her & her heirs for ever. 8thly. woman called Bess, alive Otherwise, ye first Child that shall be born alive of the sd. Bess, & one fourth part of two negro Girls Called phillis & penny, & their Encrease, to her & her heirs for ever. 9th., I will a bequeath to my Loving Daughter, Mary Whit- mell, one forth part of two negro Girls, Called philis & penny & their Encrease, to her & her heirs forever. Lastly, Constituting my Duty full Son, Thos. Whitmell, & my loving Brother, John Gray, Joynt Executors & my loving wife, Executrix, of this last my will & Testament, Declaring all former wills to be void I doe pronounce & Declare this to be my Last will & Testament &c. his Thomas T Whitmell (Seal) mark Signed, Sealed & Delivered in the presence of: Simon Gale. Garrad Van Upstall. her Mary U Cannaday, mark North Carolina. Before his Excelly., Gabriel Johnston, Esqr., Govr., and Ordinary of the sd. Piovince: Personally appeared before me Simon Gale & Garrard Van Upstall, two of the Subscribing Evidences to the within Will & made Oath on the Holy Evangelists, that he was present and Saw Thomas Whitmell, Sign, Seal, publish and Declare this to be his last will & Testament; & that he also Saw Mary Cannaday sign her name thereto at the same time; he was of Sound mind & disposing Memory at the time he Executed the Same. And at the Same time, Thomas Whitmell, one of the Executors to ye within will took the Executors Oath in Due form of Law. Given under my hand, this 17th of Deer., 1735. Gab. Johnston. Recorded in Grant Book 4, No. 22, Office of the Secretary of the State File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie/wills/whitmell1987gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 5.6 Kb