Carteret-Onslow-Craven County NcArchives Wills.....Gillett, John December 29, 1753
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Source: Nc Archives, Secretary Of State Papers
Written: December 29, 1753
Recorded: March 23, 1756

Gillett, John  Cartaret County, North Carolina 1753

In the name of God, Amen, I John Gillett of the province of North Carolina and 
County of Cartrite being in perfect health mind and memory and calling to mind 
that it is appointed for man -----to die and after Deth to come to judgment, 
have a mind for to dispose of my worldly goods in manner and form folwing:

Item   I give and  bequeath to my two well beloved daughters Bety Gillett and 
Sarah Gillett the land and plantation I now am possessed  with.

Item   I give and bequeath to these my two beloved Daughters Bety and Sarah 
Gillett all their Mothers close to be equaly divided between them.

Item   I give and bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Bety one good fether 
bed and fourniture.

Item   I give and bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Sarah one good bed and 
fourniture.

Item   I give and bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Bety Gillett one gray 
mare called Fly (?)  and her yearling.

Item   I give and bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Sarah Gillett one Sorel 
(?) Mare called Dimond and her yearling.

Item   I give and bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Bety Gillett five cows 
and calfs now to be paid her.

Item   I give and bequeath to my well beloved Daughter Sarah Gillett five cows 
and calfs now to be paid her.

It is my will and desiar that the rest of my personal estate should be sould 
att publick vandue for redy (?) money att the discretion of my Exitors here 
after mentioned, all my lawful debts being paid and the remainder(?) To be put 
out upon Intrest for my two well beloved daughters Bety Gillett and Sarah 
Gillett and the hole, both princible and intrest to be paid to them att 
sixteen years of age or on mariag day.
And further it is my will and desiar that if they my two daughters should die 
without aer that I assign over and give to my well beloved brother Moses 
Gillett the land and plantation that is willed to them and further it is my 
desiar that if these my to children Bety and Sarah Gillett die without are 
that the rest of my estate should be equly divided betwen my two well beloved 
brothers, Patterson Gillett and Anderson Gillett.

I appoint and ordain my trusty and well beloved brother Moses Gillett and my 
trusty and well beloved friend Moses Houston to be my hole and sole Extrs. 
revoking all other will or wills acnoledging this and only this for to be my 
last will and testament.

Signed with my assinement and sailed with my sail this 29 of December(?) in 
the year of our LORD CHRIST 
1753                                                                           
      John Gillett
(? Can’t read.. Looks like a word beginning with E in the same writing as the 
last line of will)

John Piggott
Ezekil Houston (______?)

(John Gillett appears to have written this will himself in a fairly plain 
hand. I have preserved the spelling and punctuation as much as possible. There 
is a remnant of a red wax seal beside his signature)
March Court 1756
 Present his Majesties Justices
 Then was the above & within will proved in open court by the Oath of Ezekial 
Houston. Anderson Gillett the witness
(afore)mentioned Executor qualified at the same in due form of law
(____) John Smith Clerk
Recorded March 23, 1756

Additional Comments:
This is the son of John Gillett, who migrated from the Eastern Shore to NC and 
who lived in Onslow County and whose will was filed in Craven County. John 
II's surviving brothers were Anderson, Moses, and Patterson Gillett. His 
children were Betty and Sarah Gillett. His wife was Sarah Dudley, child of 
Thomas Dudley and Elizabeth Jarrot.

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