Chowan County, NC - Will of Epaphroditus Jones, 1768 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Epaphroditus Jones Chowan County Wills, Record of 1760-1772; 1785-1794 Vol: 1,A C.024.80004 Vol. 1:28 Will of Epaphroditus JONES “In the Name of God amen. I Epaphroditus JONES of Hartsford [sic] County in the province of North Carolina Being weak in Body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory, Blessed be almighty God for the Same, Do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) first I Give and Bequeath unto my Beloved wife Rebecca JONES During her life time my whole Estate Land & Liveing movable and Immovable within Doors and Without Doors Every Indivisable thing as I owns to her whole Sole use and Benefit and None? other and after her Deceas, I Give & Devise unto my Grandaughter Mille JONES That plantation as Isaac FRYER Lives on, and one hundred acres of Land Be-longing to the same to her and her heirs for ever also one feather Bed and all the furniture belonging to the same also one Dozen of puter plates five puter Dishes and two Iron pots also what money is left after my wifes Deseas shall be unto and for my Grandaughter Mille JONES. Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Grandaughter Arkade JONES, one feather Bed and furniture (all that belongeth to the same) two puter Dishes and one Iron pot to her and her heirs for Ever. Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter mary FRYER one feather Bed and furniture two Iron [p. 29] Pots one horse to her and her heirs for Ever and also one Cow. Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my Grandaughter Mille JONES one Cow and Two heifers to her and her heirs for Ever – and I Do hereby De-nominate and appoint Edward AURNAL my Sole Executrix [sic] of this my last will and Testament hereby Revoking all former wills by me made. In witness where of I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this twenty third Day of July his Signed Sealed published and Epaphroditus (E) JONES (Seal) Declared by the above named mark Epaphroditus JONES to be his Last will and Testament in the presence of us who have herewith Subscribed our names as Witnesses in the presence of the Testator Thomas HARRELL Juner John HARRELL Demse HARRELL North Carolina } ss October Superior Court 1768 Edenton} Epap/h/roditus JONES’s will was exhibited in open Court by Edward ARNOL his Exor and provd by the Oath of John HARROL a Subscribing Witness Ordered that it be recorded and that the Secratary have No-tice isd. Test Sam JOHNSTON DC?” [Verbatim transcription by Raymond Parker Fouts, 28 July 2003.] __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Raymond Parker Fouts ___________________________________________________________________