Chowan County NcArchives Wills.....Lovick, John 1733 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nola Duffy nduffy@patch.net October 31, 2008, 5:08 pm Source: Nc Wills & Estates - Grimes Written: 1733 JOHN LOVICK'S WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, John Lovick, of North Carolina, being Sick and weak, but of sound mind and Memory & Remembering it is appointed for all Men to Dye, do for the Settling my Estate after my Decease make & Ordain this my Last Will & Testament, after my just Debts are paid. Impr. I Give & Bequeath to John Lovick, Son of my Broth- er, Thomas Lovick, the negro Boy called Ned now at the sd. Thomas Lovicks; and also the Tract of Land & Plantation called the Horse Meadow or Pasture adjacent to Plowmans Land, to him and his heirs; & if the sd. John Lovick Dye before he comes of Age, my Will is that what I Give him, his said Father shall have. Item, I Give to my said Brother, Thomas Lovick, a mourning Ring and a Suite of mourning. Item, I Give to the Hono'ble Sir Richard Everard, Bart., & Govn. a Gold Ring, and another to Christopher Gale, Esqr., and another to Edmond Gale, Esqr. & another to Mr. Robert Forster. Item, I Give to my Friend, William Little, Esqr., a Gold Ring and a Suite of Mourning, and Six of my best Shirts, my best Hat, Wigg, & Sword, my Gold Buttons, all my Law Books & Lord Clarendens History. I do not mention any Legacy to my Brother, John Galland, and because I Leave to my Loving Wife, his Sister who I know will always be ready to do for him while he deserves it. Item, I Give to my Dear & Loving Wife, Penelope Lovick, all the moneys and Effects in George Lovicks hands, and all the Goods I have Sent for & A Legacy due by my Uncle Parrs Will, on the death of Mrs. Fuller, who I hear is Dead, and also all the rest and Residue of my Estate, Real & Personal what- soever & wheresoever, and of what Nature or kind soever. And I appoint my said Wife Sole Ex'x. of this my Last Will & Testament, desiring her in all affairs of Moment & weight to be advised & Directed by my Friends, Christopher Gale & William Little Esqrs. who, I am Sure will be very Faithfull and ready to assist her; I also appoint my sd. Ex'x. to be Executor of the Will of John Plowman, Deceased, to whom I am Exr.; I also appoint my sd. Wife, Ex'r of the Will of Charles Eden, Esqr., Deced., to whom I was Executor, and for as much as the said Charles Eden on his Death Bed did charge me if I met with any Trouble about his Will from Roderick Loyd, or any of his Family, that I should not pay the Legacy of Five hundred Pounds, sterling, in the sd. Charles Edens Will, given to Mrs. Margaret Pugh, I do therefore forbid my. said Executrix to pay the same, I having met with great Truu- ble, Vexation & charge about the said Will from ye Roderick Loyd, and several of his Family, and the sd. Mrs. Pugh having once refused the said legacy too and endeavoured to defeat and overthrow the sd. Charles Edens Will; and also I hereby appoint a joyn with my sd. Wife, Christopher Gale, Edm'd Gale & Wm. Little, to be Executors of the said Will of Charles Eden & of the sd. John Plowman. And, Lastly, I do hereby Revoke all other Wills by me made & comfirm this to he my last Will & Testament. In Testmmony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Seal, this 27th. day, August 1727. J. LOVICK. &a. (Seal) Signed, Sealed, published & pronounced to be his Last Will & Testament by the sd. John Lovick in the presence of us: sign. ROBERT R WEEKS. FRANCES F RAZOR her mark. WILLIAM LITTLE. EDW'D HOWCOTT. NO. CAROLINA. SC. His Excelly., George Burrington, Esq., Govn. & Ordinary &ca. These may certify that Edward Howcot, one of the Subscribing Wit- nesses to the Within Will personally appeared before me this Day, and made Oath on the Holy Evangelists that he saw Mr. John Lovick, Deced., Seal, publish & Declare the within writing to contain his last Will & Testa- ment, that he was of sound mind & no Compulsion offered. Given under my hand at Edenton, the 10th. Novm. 1733. GEO. BURRINGTON. No. CAROLINA. SC. Depositions taken De bene esse, to prove the Republication Of Mr. John Lovicks Will during his last Sickness whereof he Dyed. The Deposition of Christopher Gale, Esqr., Sworn on the Holy Evange- lists Saith, That John Lovick, Esqr., Deced., as he Las upon his Death Bed, about two Days before he Dyed, taking this Depon't. by the hand desired him very pressingly to assist to assist his wife in the Settlement of her Accounts, and in every thing Else that he could; (and inter alia) he then told this Depon't. that he had got his Will read over since he was Sick (which it was a lond time before then could find), And that there were some few trifling things in it which he could have wished to have altered or added, But that the principal thing in it which the depon't then appre- hended from what he had often heard him say was the giving all to his, Will was as he always intended it so that it so that it should now Stand as it was, Or words to that Import. C. GALE. Sworn to, March the 9th., 1733, Before: NATH. RICE, Sec. No. CAROLINA. SC. The Deposition of Doctor Abraham Blackall, Sworn on the Holy Evan- gelist, Saith, that he attended John Lovick, Esqr., during his ast Sickness whereof he Dyed, and that he being asked by Mr. Little a few Days before his Death if he had made his Will or Settled his affairs, Answered there is a Will but it was made a long time agoe, & Desired Mr. Little to take and Peruse it, which he accordingly did, and being asked by John Lovick his opinion of it, Mr. Little Reply'd he believed it would do well enough or words to that Effect. Whereupon Mr. Lovick, sayd there were a few Trifling things in it which he could wish were altered but that the Prin- cipal things in regard to his Wife was as he always intended and therefore he would e'ne let that Will stand as it is, and further said to his Wife, he wish'd that when she Dy'd she would Leave that Plantation he then Lived on, together with four Negroes to Thomas Lovicks Son, and that he would not add it in the Will but wish'd she would do as above mentioned. And this Depon't further Saith, that the same day or Day after Chris- topher Gale, Esqr., came to Mr. Lovicks, with Doctor George Allcyn and heard Mr. Lovick request of Mr. Gale to aid and assist his Wife in the Settling her affairs and accots., & repeated what he had Determined about his Will much to the same purpose as above mentioned, and Declared it should Stand as it was. ABRAHAM BLACKALL. Sworn to, March ye 9th., 1733. Before: NATH. RICE, Secty. NO CAROLINA. SC. The Deposition of William Little, Esqr., who being duly Sworn on the holy Evangelists, Sayeth, That some Years agoe John Lovick, Esqr., now Deceased, desired this Depon't to draw his Will for him, and gave him directions for several Legacy's, and the rest of his Estate Real and Personal to give to his Wife Penelope Lovick, now his Relict, and accord- ingly, this Depon't drew the Will, wch is the same Will that has been produced and proved since the sd. Lovicks Death, as his last Will & Testa- ment, which this Depon't saw the sd. John Lovick Sign, Seal & Publish, this Depon't being one of the Witnesses, And that this Depon't at the time of making the Will & ever since apprehended that the sd. John Lo- vick's intent was to give his Lands in Fee to his Wife & so this Dept. meant it in drawing the Will tho the word heirs is Omitted. And further, this Depon't Saith, that some time agoe about a Year as this Dep't can remember, the sd. Lovick Observed to this Depon't that the word heirs was not Incerted in the Devise to his wife in his Will, signifying he intended a Fee to her, and asked this Depon't if he thought it would, and this Depon't told the sd. Lovick, that the words all his Estate real & Personal in a will, would pass the Fee; and the said John Lovick further ask'd this Depon't upon it, Whether it would pass the Lands &c. he pur- chased after making the Will as well as before, to which this Depon't reply'd he believed it would as it was there worded; upon which the sd. Lovick seem'd satisfyed, signifying that he would have it so. And further, this Deponent Sayeth, that in the sd. John Lovicks last Sickness, a few Days before he Dyed, this Deponent ask'd him if he had Settled his Affairs, to which he answered he had made no other Settlement but the old Will, that This Depon't Drew, and desired this Depon't to look at it & Read it over to see if it would Do. which this Depon't according- ly did. And the sd. John Lovick, ask'd this Depon't with Quickness & concern whither it would do, and if it was firm, & this Depon't. told him he thought it was Firm & Good & Excepting a few Legacys it passed all his Estate to his Wife to which the sd. John Lovick Reply'd, Ay so I would have it, there is some small Legacy's I would have altered if I had done it over again, but as the Substantial and Main part of the Will is as I would have it, It shall stand, I will not alter the Will but it shall stand as it is. And then Speaking to his Wife then present, as followeth: My Dear, I wish when you Dye, you would give this Plantation and four Negroes to Tom Lovick's Son, I Will not put it into my Will but I wish you would Do it. And this Depon't saith, that he several times formerly he heard the sd. John Lovick, Express himself so as to Signify he intended the plantation where he Lived for John Lovick, Son of sd. Thomas Lovick, but doth not Remember he ever heard the sd. John Lovick, Esqr. so particular as to Express how much Lands he should Give him, nor does he Remember to have heard him talk about it since his purchasing the adjoyning Lands. WILLIAM LITTLE. Sworn to, March ye 9th., 1733. Before: NATH RICE, Secty. Copied from the Original Will, Filed in the Office of Secretary of State. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/chowan/wills/lovick501wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 10.5 Kb