Chowan County, NC - Will of Nicholas Crisp, 1727

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North Carolina &c

In the name of God Amen I Nicholas Crisp of Chowan Precinct in North
Carolina Gent'n do make and declare these presents to be and contain
my last will and testament hereby revoking and makeing null and void
all former & other wills by me heretofore made or declared

Imprimis, I will that all my just debts and funerall expences be paid
& satisfied by my executors hereafter named

Item, I give devise and bequeath unto my grandson Richard Crisp and his
heirs and assigns forever all that my lands and plantations in Chowan
Precinct whereon I now dwell together with the plantation commonly
called or known by the name of Windlys also my lot and warehouse in
Edenton

Item, it is my will that my daughter in law Elizabeth Crisp shall 
have the use and benefit of my grandsons plantations untill my grandson 
shall arrive at the age of twenty one years or day of marriage which 
shall first happen and that my executors hereafter named shall have the 
use & benefit of my warehouse & lot in Edenton for three years after my 
decease and then my afores'd daughter in law to have the use thereof 
untill my grandson shall arrive at the age of 21 years or day of marriage

Item, I give devise and bequeath unto my said grandson Rich'd Crisp and
his heirs & assigns forever my land in Perquimans Precenct known by
the name of Tendals also the island called Batts's Grave

Item, I give devise and bequeath unto my grand daughter Mary Durant & 
her heirs & assigns forever all that my plantation & lands in Perquimans
Precinct lying (smudge in paper) Sound between Norcombs & Col. Harveys
together with all the live stock that shall belong or apportain thereof
at my decease also a mulatto boy named Billy

Item, I give devise and bequeath unto my grand daughter Sarah Durant
and her heirs & assigns for ever all my lands lying on Moratoke River
in Bertie Precinct at and near Sanawanoock and Hennuntch? containing in
the whole by estimation eleaven hundred & twenty acres of (smudge in paper)
lands be the same more or less together with a Negro girl named Maria

Item, it is my will that in case either of my said grand daughers Mary
or Sarah shall depart this life before arrival to the age of twenty
one years or day of marriage that then such legacy before in this will
given to each of my said grand daughters shall go to the survivor of them
my said grand daughters & their heirs and assigns for ever

Item, I give & bequeath unto my daughter in law Elizabeth Crisp widdow
& relict of my son John Crisp lately deceased one large silver spoon
quilt with gold

Item, I give & bequeath unto my grandson Richard Crisp (son of my son
John Crisp deceased to whom I advanced largely & sufficient during his
life time), unto my grandson George Durant, to my grand daughters Ann,
Mary, Sarah & Elizabeth Durant children of my daughter Hagar, all the
rest and residue of my personal estate to be equally divided among them
my said six grand children and the survivor or survivors of them as they
shall severally & respectively attain the age of twenty one years or
day of marriage 

Lastly, I do hereby nominate & appoint my good friends Edward Moseley
and Jeremiah Vail of Chowan Precinct to be executors of this my last
will and testament In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this twenty second day of March Anno Dom 1727

Signed Sealed Published   }             Nicholas Crisp
& declared In presence of }

Will'm Williams  Jurat
Humphrey Robinson  Jurat
Jerem'h Vail

No Carolina &c                            May 23d 1727
Came before me William Williams & Humphrey Robinson evidences to the
aforemention will of Nicholas Crisp dec'd and made oath on the holy
Evangelist that they saw the sd Nicholas Crisp seal sign publish & 
declare the same to be his last will & testament he then being of
perfect mind & memory to the best of their apprehension

Also that they saw James Bush the other evidences sign the same as
as evidence thereto

Source:
NC Archives
Secretary of State Microfilm
NC Original Wills 1663-1790
S.108.196

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