Carteret County NcArchives Wills.....Winright, James 1744 ************************************************ 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, 6:53 pm Source: N C Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1744 JAMES WINRIGHT'S WILL. In the Name of God Amen I, James Winright, of Carteret County, in the Province of North CaroHna, Gentln. Do make and Ordain this my Last Will & Testament, In Manner and form following, (Vizt). Imps. I Will and Desire that my Just Debts and Funeral expences be first paid and Discharged. Item, I Will and Desire that all my Lands & Tenements on the North east side of New Port River (lying between Col. Lovicks & Mr. David Shepards Cow pents) with the Stock of Neat Cattle thereon be sold as soon as Conveniency will permit, and That My Beloved Wife, Ann, Shall be paid the Sum of Ten pounds. Sterling, out of the Money Arising thereby, and the Residue thereof Shall be Apply ed to the Several Uses hereinafter Mentioned. Item, I Will and Desire that my Beloved Wife, Ann, shall have the Labour of my Negros During her Widdowhood & not be sold or any other Ways disposed off by her or any person Intermarrying with her, But if so Happen that my sd. Wife should Marry, than Immediately the said Negros be Sold by my Executors and the Moneys Arising thereby to be Applyed as is hereinafter Mentioned. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my said Wife & her assignes The Mulatto Girle Called Judy, also all my Houshold Goods, Horses, Sheep and Hoggs. Item, I Will and desire that my said Wife may have the use & Yearly profitts of a P'cel of Land on Newport River Called NewfoundLand, with the Yearly profitt of the Stock thereon, During her Natural life; and after her decease I give and Bequeath the said Land and Stock Which Shall Consist of Twelve Cows and Calves unto my Nephew, James Malin, & to his Heirs & assignes for Ever; the aforsed. James being the Son of my Sister Sarah, Now in London. Item, I Will and Desire that my said Wife During her Natural life, May have the Use and Yearly profitts of all my Lands & Houses in Beaufort Town which I bought of John Pindar. Item, I Will and Desire that a Likely Negro Boy, of the age between Twelve and Twenty, be purchased as soon as Can be after My Decease, to be paid unto Charles Cogdell being the Consideration money due for the Negro Malborough, if not paid before my Decease. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Sister EHzabeth White, now in Boston, the Summ of Ten pounds, Sterling, to be paid as soon as it Can be raised out of my estate. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto Elizabeth and Susannah Mabson the Sum of five pounds. Sterling, each, to be paid as soon as it Can be Raised out of my estate. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto Mrs. Ann Blount, ye Wife of Mr. James Blount, the Sum of Five pounds. Sterling, to be paid as soon as it Can be Raised out of my estate. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto Thomas Flybus, junr., the Son of Thomas Flybus, so much money as shall be Sufficient to pay & Defray the Costs and Charges of Taking up and patenting of One Hundred Acres of Land, Where he may find it in the Province aforesaid. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto each of my Executors & their Heirs the Sum of Ten pounds, Sterling, after their Lawful Charges are paid. Item, I Will and Appoint that the Yearly Rents & Profitts of all The Town land and Houses in Beaufort Town, Belonging unto me, with the other Land Adjoining thereto (Which I purchased of John Pindar), after the Decease of my wife Ann, to be Applyed to the Uses hereinafter Mentioned for Ever, (to Wit) for the encouragement of a Sober, discreet, Quallifyed Man to teach a School at Least Reading, Writing, Vulgar & Decimal Arithmetick, in the aforesd. Town of Beaufort, wch. said Man Shall be Choosen and Appointed by the Chair Man (& the Next in Commission) of Carteret County Court, and one of the Church Wardens of St. John parish in the aforesd. County and Their Successors for Ever. Also, I Give and Bequeath the Summ of Fifty pounds Sterling (provided that my estate Shall be Worth so much after my Just Debts and other Legacys are paid and Discharged) to be Applyed for the Building and finishing of a Creditable House for a school & Dwelling house for the said Master to be Erected and Built on Some part of my Land Near the White house Which I bought of the aforesaid Pindar, and my True Intent and Mean- ing is, that all the Yearly profitts & advantages Arising by the aforesd. Town Lotts and Lands thereunto adjoining as aforesd., with the Use of the sd. Land for Making & Improving a plan- tation for the planting & Raising of Corn &c. (if the aforesd. Master or teacher of sd. School shall think proper to plant & Improve the Same) be entirely for the use & Benefitt of ye sd. Master and his Successors During his and their Good Be- haviour. Also, that the sd. Master shall not be obliged to teach or take under his Care any Scholar or Scholars Imposed on him by the Trustees herein Mentioned, or their Successors, or by any other person, But shall have free Liberty to teach & take under his Care, Such, and so many Scholars, as he shall think Convenient and to Receive his Reward for the Teaching of them as he and the persons tendering them Shall agree. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto Col. Thomas Lovick my Shooting Gun. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto Robert Read the Sum of Five Pounds Sterling, to be paid as soon as it Can be raised out of my estate; and My Rifelled Gun. the sd. Robert being the Son of George Read. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto George Read all my Books in my Librya. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto Capt. Arthur Mabson my large Case with the Bottles Therein. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my Brother ih Law, William White, My Boat and Sails thereto Belonging, Item, I Give and Bequeath unto George Read my Watch which I now Useth, being a Silver Watch. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto George Read my Cedar Desk (or Duroe). Item, I Will and Desire that a P'cel of Land on the West side of Suttons Creek, on Perquimon River, in Perquimon County, be Sold and the money Arising thereby to be Applyed to the Uses of my Legacys. Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my aforesd. Nephew, James Malin, his Heirs and assignes for ever, all the Rest, and Residue of my Estate, Both Real and personal, (not herein before Devised) When he Shall Arrive to the Age of Twenty one Years. Lastly, I Appoint my Trusty Friends, Col. Thomas Lovick and George Read, of Carteret County aforesd.. Executors of this my Last Will and Testament; and I do hereby Revoke, Disanul & make Void, all former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore Made. In Witness Whereof, I, the said James Winright, to this my last Will and Testament have Set my Hand & Seal the Thir- teenth day of August, in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty four. Jas. Winright, (Seal) Signed, Sealed, published, & Declared in the presence of us: David Shepard, Jur. David Shepard, Younger. William X Dennis mark No. Carolina Carteret County March Court, 1744. David Shepard, Junr. and David Shepard, younger, made Oath that they Saw James Winright, deced.. Sign & Seal the same and by that Court ordered to be Recorded. Test. Geo. Read. Clk. Cur. Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/carteret/wills/winright1992gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 7.8 Kb