Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Yeates, William 1752 ************************************************ 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: Guy Potts http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00017.html#0004214 June 16, 2007, 5:39 pm Source: Personal Record Written: 1752 In the Name of God Amen. I, William Yeates, of the County of Bertie, & Province of No. Carolina, being sick and weak in Body, but of sound & perfect sence and memory, thanks be to Almighty God for it, and calling to mind the uncertainty of This Transitory life, Do Make and Ordain this to be my last Will and Testament, in manner & form following, that is to say, first I give and Bequeath my Soul to Almighty God that gave it; and my Body to be buryed in a Decent maner by my Exctr. hearafter named. Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter, Mary Yeates, one negro Boy calld. Jupiter, to Hir & Hir Heirs for ever, only, if my sd. Daughter Mary should Dye Before She Marreys, then, the sd Negro Jupiter to Belong to my Son, Richd. Yeates. Item, I Give to my Daughter, Susanah Pipkin, one negro Boy Named Nearo, to Hir & Hir Heirs for Ever. Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, William Yeates, five Pound, Currt. money of Virginia, to be Paid him by my Exctrs. hearafter Named. Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Robert Yeates, One Hundred Acres of Land lying in Bertie County, Begining at Pottecasie Creek, at a high Island; from Thence Runing Up A flat Branch to a small marsh; from thence up a little Branch to a markd white Oak; from thence to a small Branch runing out of the Indian marsh to where Bryan Hare's path Crosses; from thence along the sd. Path to Bryan Hares Line, to him and to his Heirs for Ever. Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter, Martha Langston, one Negro Boy Named Joe, to Hir & Hir Heirs for Ever. Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Richard Yeates, One Hundred Acres of Land Lying in Bertie County, Begining Att Blew Water Branch at the old Bridge; from thence Up A Little Branch to a marked white Oak standing On the Chapel Path; from Thence Runing to a Little marsh call'd the Rackcoon Marsh; from Thence to Bryan Hares Corner Tree. Allso, one negro man called Pompy after the Death of his Mother. Allso, One Gray Horse Calld Daulphin, his choice of my Guns, and a feather Bed and furniture to it. Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Charles Yeates, one hundred Acres of Land Lying in Bertie County, Begining On Cuttewhiske Swamp at A Little Branch; from Thence Runing Up the sd. Branch to a Marked Pine, then to a Red Oak Standing On Carters Path, then Along the sd. Path to Bryan Hares Line. Allso, One feather bed and furniture to it, One Gray Coult Runing with his Dam calld. Tibb, two Cows & Calves, one Gun, one Iron Pott, two pewter Dishes & three pewter Plates. Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Daniel Yeates, My Plantation I Now Live Upon, with All the Remainder Part of my Land Undisposed; One feather Bed & Furniture to it; One Bay mare calld. Jone, One Iron Pott, two pewter Dishes & three Pewter plates, & all my Cooper's Tools. Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter, Judith Yeates, one negro Boy named Catoe, and two Cows & Calves, to Hir & Hir Heirs for Ever. Item, I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter, Amy Yeates, one Negro Boy named Seesar, two Cows & Calves, two Pewter Dishes and three Pewter Plates. Item, my Will is that if my Daughter Judith, or Amy Yeates, Or Either of them, should Dye Before they, Or Either of them, should Marrey, then there, Or Either of there Negros Given to them by me, shall fall to & Belong to my son, Robert Yeates. Likewise, if my Daughter Mary Yates, Should Dye Before She Marreys, then the Negro Boy Given to her by me Shall fall to and Belong to my Son, Richard Yeates. Likewise, if My Sons, Richard, Charles Or Daniel Yeates, Should Dye Before they come to Lawfull Age, Or Without Issue, then the Land given to them, Or Either of them, By Me is to fall to and Belong to the Surviveung Brothers and So To Redown to them As Long as Either them Lives. Item, I Lend to my Beloved Wife, Mary Yeates, the Use of One negro Man Named Pompy, & One Negro Woman named Venus, dureing hir Natural life, and after hir Death, my sd. Negro Pompy to Belong to my Son, Richard Yeates; and my Negro Woman Venus and hir Increase to Belong to my two Sons, Charles and Daniel, and there Heirs for Ever. Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Beloved Wife, Mary Yeates, All the Rest of My Personal Estate, Both Moveable and Unmoveable. I Allso Appoint my Beloved Wife, Mary, and my Son, Richard Yeates, my Whole & Sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testament. Hearby Disannulling all Other Wills by me Made Or Directed to Which Said Last Will and Testament I have Hearunto Sett my Hand and fixt my Seal, This Twenty third day of December, Anno Domini, one Thousand, Seven hundred and fifty one. William Yeates (L S) Sign'd, Seal'd, Publish'd, & declared in Presants of Us: Jno. Brickell. Isaac Carter. Bryan Hare. Bertie County May Court, 1752. Present his Majesty's Justices The last Will & Testament of William Yeates, Decd., exhibited into Court by Mary Yeates & Richard Yeates, Executx. & Executr. of the sd. Will, & proved by the Oaths of Jno. Brickell, Isaac Carter & Bryan Hare, the Evidences thereto; at the same Time the sd. Executx. & Executr. qualified themselves by taking the Oath appointed by Law for that Purpose. 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