Brunswick County NcArchives Wills.....Potter, Miles October 10, 1798
************************************************
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:
Jean Mayo Hirsch jhirsch@cablelynx.com April 3, 2006, 9:37 pm

Source: County Clerk Office Bolivia, Brunswick County, North Carolina
Written: October 10, 1798
Recorded: February 1, 1908


Dated Oct. 10, 1798, no probate date.
No 190
Page 62
WILL OF MILES POTTER
In the name of God AMEN! Miles Potter of the state of North Caolina and of the 
County of Brunswick Being weak of Body But perfect in memory and having my 
understanding do make ordain constitute and appoint this my Last will and 
Testament and I do hearby disanul all former Will or Wills and declare this 
alone to be my Last Will and Testament.   First I comend my soul to Almighty 
god from whence it came and my body to the grave to be buryed in Desent 
Christian burial at the Discretion of my Executors. Item I desire that my negro 
woman Cloe may serve my son Miles Potter the space, of two years from the day 
of my death and also her child Janey, and then to be freed if agreeable to the 
laws of the Country; if not consistent with the Law then to be sold at Vendue 
to the higest bidder, the money to be equally divided between my four sons 
Miles, James, John & Robert Potter, My son in law Abraham Skipper my daughter 
in law Margaret McMurray.  Item, I desire Margaret McMurray may have my cow 
named Martha two years.  Item, I desire Miles Potter may have my other cattle 
two years at the expiration of said two years the aforesaid cattle to be sold 
and the money equaly divided as before mentioned.   Item,  I desire James 
Potter may have my two red sows and one Barrow.   Item, I desire Abraham 
Skipper may have one burrow & one sow.   Item,  I desire Miles Potter may have 
one burrow.   Item,  I desire my negro woman may have the two sows called 
hers.  Item,  I desire John Potter may have my gun.  Item, I desire my 
Executors raise six Dollars at or before the expiration of two years to pay my 
debts it being a just estimate of what I owe.  Item,  I desire Miles Potter may 
discharge my note of hand of Eight Pounds fifteen shillings due Thomas Leonard 
I having paid him for a discharge of the same, and I do solemnly hereby appoint 
Miles Potter and John Potter Executors to this my Will and Testament for the 
faithfull fulfilling thereof.   Signd sealed and acknowledged this tenth of 
October 1798


                                                                                
Wittness                      Miles Potter  {Seal}
Nathan Christie
      His
Abraham   Skipper
      Mark


Recorded agreeably to an Act of Gen. Assembly.  Special Session 1908
Ratified Feb’y 1st., 1908.  Copied from Old Records, book A. W. pg 18



Additional Comments:
It is probable that son-in law Abraham Skipper and daughter-in-law Margaret 
McMurray are stepchildren of Miles Potter.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/brunswick/wills/potter69gwl.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/

File size: 3.3 Kb