Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Williams, James 1736
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Source: Wills 1663-1789
Written: 1736

Secretary of State Wills, 1663-1789, S.108.203, 
 
Bertie Precinct  August 21, 1736
 
                             J James Williams of Bertie Precinct in ye County of
Albermarl in North Carolina planter being sick and weak in body but of perfect
and sound judgment do make and ordain this my last will and testament
principally and first of all I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of
Almighty God and my body be decently buried at the discretion of  my Executrix
and as to what world Estate it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with I give
devise and bequeath in manner and form following: 
 
1. I give to my well beloved Wife Elizabeth the whole benefit of my plantation &
until my son Ezekiel arrives to the age of fifteen years to have his share of
the half of my orchard and at twenty one to have ye half of ye cleared grounds
with timber concurrent for his use.
I give to my wife money out of my estate to buy her ____choyce of my feather bed
and furniture and my chest of drawers during her life and these to my Daughter
Faribe I also give to my wife the use of my two negro men until my children are
brought up and then ye use of mingo during her life.
 
2.  I give to my well beloved Daughter Faribe Williams my Negro girl Bess and
her increase to her and her heirs.
 
3.  I give to my well beloved daughter Jerusa Williams money out of my Estate to
buy her one Negro girl about her age.
 
4.  I give to my well beloved Son Ezekiel Williams my plantation with all my
lands and ye lands joyning thereto except my Wife should be with child with a
son then ye tract of land I live on and ye ___to be ___between them to them and
their Heirs but if she is with child with a Daughter I give her an equal share
with her sisters. I also give to my Son Ezekiel my writing desk and my Negro man
Tin Horn and as much money as will buy him a Negro girl six years older then him
selfe and my Land at guys hall to ye Child to my wife goes with if ye be a son
and if not to my son Ezekiel my wife having the use of it until he becomes to
age. I also desire that ___be at liberty at 18 years of age.
 
5.  I give my wife ye halfe of my estate after debts and ___is paid if ye child
she goes with is a girl but if a son ye third and if ye rest of my estate to be
equally divided among all my Children except ye Lightwood it belongs to the land
I sold to have more that I give to my wife.
 
6.  I also make and ordain my well beloved wife my Executrix and my brother
Theophilus Williams and my brother Isaac Williams my Executors and confirming
this to be my Last will and Testament.
                                                                  James Williams
Bertie
Precinct } Febry 6th 1737
Therefore written Will of James Williams was proved in open Court by the oath of
William Standley ___and Elizabeth Williams one of the Executors who took the
Oath by Law required of an Exec.
 W. Wynns 
 
BertieCounty } Febry Court 1739
These may certify that Theophilus Williams one of the Executors of James
William’s Will now appeared and being duly admitted Qualified himself for the
said trust of an Exe. Pursuant to law.
    W. Wynns 
 
Transcribed by Jean Mayo Hirsch from the original documents located at the 
North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, NC.
 
 

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