CHATMAN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Thomas Evens, 29 Nov 1792
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In the Name of God Amen that I Thomas EVENS being Sick of Body but of 
perfect Sence and Memory do hereby Make and Ordain this my last will and 
Testament that is to Say First and principally of All I leave My Soul to 
God that gave it me and my body to a Christian Burial To the Direction of 
my Executor and I hope to Receive it aGain at the Last Day by the Power of 
Almighty that Gave it me and I desireth that All my jest Debts be paid and 
then--
Item I give And bequeath to my well Beloved son John EVENS One Negro Boy 
Called by the Name of Lingo [And one Mare Coult (struck out)] and Bead and 
Furniture One Cow and Calf [One (struck out)]---
Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved Son Charles EVENS One Negro 
boy by the Name of Dan And One Feather Bead and Furniture One Cow and Calf 
and a Lot in Pitsboro
Item I give and bequeath to my well Beloved Daughter Elizabeth EVENS One 
Negro Gal by the Name Easther One Bead and Furniture One Cow and Calf
Item I give and bequeath to my well Beloved daughter Susanna EVENS One 
Negro Gall Called by the Name of Peg One Fether Bed and Furniture One Cow 
and Calf
Item I give and bequeath to my Well Beloved Son Thomas EVENS One Negro Boy 
Named Peter One Feather Bed and Furniture One Cow and Calf
Item I give and bequeath to my well Beloved son Wm EVENS One Negro Boy 
Named Jim One Fether Bed and Furniture and One Cow and Calf
Item I lend to my Well beloved Wife Agness EVENS All my Lands whear I now 
live On and Entrey and Fishery and four Negroes by the Name of Lot Nance 
Cato Isaack And All my Houshold furniture and plantation Eutenticials 
Stocks of All Kinds during heir widdowhood or life and if she should Marry 
Nothing but two Negroes None by the Name of Nance and Cato One Fether Bed 
and Furniture One Horse or Mare and saddle and one Cow and Calf And it is 
my Desire that if any one of the Chidrens Negros should Die befor they 
should Come of Age that there should be One put in the place and after the 
Death of my wife it is my desire that all I lent her may be Equally 
Divided amongst my six Children that is forementioned and it is my Desire 
that my Children should be Raised out of my Estate and Schooled. And if 
anyone Shoudl Die before they should Come of Age that their Estate should 
be Equally Divided Amongst the Rest---
And I also Constitute and Apoint my Wife and Joseph MINTER and My son John 
EVENS to be my whole and Soul Executors of this my Last will and testament 
Revoking and Disanulling all other wills and Testaments heretofore made by 
me In Witness where of I have set my hand and Seal this 29 Day of November 
One thousand seven hundred Ninety two signed sealed pronounced and 
published in the presence of
Richd TIMBERLAKE [mark]
John EVENS Thomas EVENS [SEAL]

Chatham County, November Session 1795
The Execution of this Will was duly proven in open court by the Oath of 
Richard TIMBERLAKE One of the Subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion 
ordered to be recorded.
Teste: John RAMSEY Cle
Recorded in the Clerks Office Book. J. RAMSEY