Chowan County NcArchives Wills.....Benbury, William 1709
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1709

                     WILLIAM BENBURY'S WILL. 
       
NORTH CAROLINA. SS.

  IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, William Benbury, of ye 
prcinct. of Chowan, in ye Govermt. of No. Carolina, Planter, 
being Sick & weak in Body, but of Sound and perfect mind 
& memory (praised be God) Do make, ordaine, Constitute & 
Declare These presents to be & Containe my last will & Testamt.,
Hereby revokeing & annulling all former & Other wills or 
Testamt. by me heretofore made or Declared.

  I will that all my just debts & funeral Expences be paid 
by my Executrix hereafter named.

  I give & bequeith ye plantation whereon I now live, together 
with my other plantation whereon my Son In Law, James 
Watch, now liveth, unto my loving wife, Jane, for & During 
ye term of her Natural life; & after her Decease, I Give & 
devise ye plantation whereon I now live to my Son, William, 
& his heirs & Assigns for ever; & my other plantation whereon 
James Watch now liveth, after ye Decease of my sd. wife, 
I Give, devise & bequeith unto my Son, Jno., & his heirs & 
assigns for ever.

  I Give & bequeith unto my loving wife, Jane afsd. ye Use, 
Occupation of all my personal Estate wtsoever, for & duering 
ye terme & time She Shall remaine Sole; And I hereby Author- 
ise & Impower my Sd wife at any time During her life, or by 
her last will Testamt., to Give, Devise or bequeith all my 
personal Estate to Such of my Children now unmarried, & 
in Such parts & portions as She shall think fitt; but if it so 
happens that my Sd. wife, Shoud after my Decease marry, 
Then & In such Case I Give, devise & bequeith ye two thirds 
of my personal Estate to be Equally Devided att Such time 
of marrage, amonge my Children now unmarried, Vizt: William, 
John, Martha, and Hannah, & ye other third to my wife afsd., 
Except & always reserved to my Son, William, ye Mill now 
Standing in my house, & to my son, Jno., As much money as 
Shall purchas another, & lastly

  Doe make, Constitute & appoint my loveing wife, Jane my 
whole & Sole Executrix of this my last will Testamt.

  In Testimony whereof, I, ye Said William Benbury, have 
hereunto put my hand & Seal, this thirteenth Day of July, 
Anne Dom., 1709.
                                WM. BENBURY.
Signed Sealed, published And        W. B. 
declared in presence of:
       HENRY BONNER.
       ANN MOSELY.
       EDWD MOSELY.

 Recorded in Will Book 2, p. 39, Office of Secretary of State.


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