Chowan County NcArchives Wills.....Bate, Henry Lawrence 1740
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1740

            HENRY LAWRENCE BATE'S WILL.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the Twelf day of may, 1740. 
I, Henry Lawrence Bate, being very sick & weak in Body, but 
of Perfect mind & memory, Thanks be given Unto God, There- 
fore Calling Unto mind The mortality of my Body & Knowing 
That it is appointed for all men once to die, do make & Ordain 
This my Last will & Testament: That is to say,
        
Principally & first of all, I give & recommend my soul Into 
The hands of God that gave it; and my Body I recommend 
to The Earth, to be buried In decent Christian Burial at the 
discretion of my Executors, Nothing doubting but at the gen- 
erall resruection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty 
Powers of God; And as Touching such worldly Estate where- 
with it hath Pleased God to bless me In this Life I Give demise
& Dispose of the same In the following manner & form.

 Imprimis. I Give & bequeath to my Loving son, Augustine 
Bate, my Lands & Plantation whereon I now Live To him & 
his heirs for ever.

2dly. I Give & bequeath to the Child my wife is Big with, 
One hundred Acres of land joyning to the Land I now Live 
on (the sd Land I hold By deed from Jonathan Taylors), to 
that & its heirs for Ever.

3dly. I Give & bequeath to My son, Augustine Bate, & 
the Child my wife is Big with, One Negro woman Named 
Janny & her Encreas, to be Equally Divided between them 
when they are at ye Age of twenty one years, To them & Their 
heirs for ever.

4thly. My will is that if Either of my Above mention chil- 
dren Should Die before they are of Age, the Other Shall have 
all I have given them.

5thly. I Give & Bequeath to my Loving Brother, Humphry 
Bate, one sorrold horse with a white blaze In his face, Called 
Spark, all my wearing apparil Except one hat at the hatters; 
one hackny saddle & Bridle, And one fifth Part of All my stock 
of Hogs which was Raised Last Winter, he Taking Care of the 
Stock till market presents.

6thly. I Give & bequeath to my Loving Sister, Ann Bate, 
one gold Ring of fifteen shils price Virginia Currency.

7thly. I Give and Bequeath to my Loving wife Martha 
Bate the Use of my Plantation I now Live on and One Negro 
woman Named Janney During her Natural Life.

8thly. I Give & bequeath to my Hond. mother, Sarah 
Sanders, the Use of one hundred Acres of Land I hold By deed 
from Jonathan Taylor, During her natural Life; & One hun- 
dred Pounds in Publick Bills to be raised out of my Personal 
Estate, to be paid her towards Building a house on ye sd. Land.
 
9thly. After all my just Debts & funerall Charges & Lega- 
cies are paid, I Give & bequeath the remaining Part of my 
Personal Estate to be Equally divided between my Loving 
Wife & Children.

Lastly, I Constitute & appoint my Loving wife Martha 
Bate my Executrix & my Loving Brother, Humphry Bate, 
& my Loving Brother in Law, Thomas Whitmell, Executors 
To this my Last Will & Testament & I doe hereby revoke & 
Disanull all former wills By made and acknowledge this to 
be my Last will & Testament.

In witness whereof I have hear Unto set my hand and seal  
the day & Year above written.

Enterlind before signd with the
word, Die.

                            HENRY LAWRENCE BATE. (Seal)

Signs, Sealed & Delivered
In Presence of us:
                  WILL CATHCART,  
                  HENRY HUNTER,  
                  SARAH HUNTER.

                                Eden House, July 9, 1740.
Then proved before me.	
                                      GAB. JOHNSTON.

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