Chowan County NcArchives Wills.....Norfleet, John 1754 ************************************************ 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: Mary Maarbjerg http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00026.html#0006256 September 5, 2008, 5:51 pm Source: Nc Archives Written: 1754 Will of John Norfleet 10 September 1753 Located in the NC State Archives Transcribed by M. Maarbjerg In the Name of God Amen. I John Norfleet of Chowan County in the Province of North Carolina being Sick and weak in Body but of Sound Mind and Memory (Blessed be God) Do this Tenth Day of September in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Three Make and Publish this my Last Well and Testament in Manner Following. (That is to Say) Imprimis. I commend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God who gave it me and my body to the Earth from whence it came in Hopes of a Joyful Resurrection Through the Merits of my Saviour Jesus Christ and as for the Worldly Estate wherewith it has Pleased God to Bless me I Dispose thereof as follows: First I Give to my Son Abraham Norfleet all the Land and Plantation that I bought of Henry Lyles Lieing on Rockahock Creek to him his Heirs and Assigns for ever. Item. I Give to my said son Abraham Two Red Pide(?) Stears about five year old also I give to my said son Abraham five sheep towit one ram and four ewe. Item. I Give to my Loving Wife Elizabeth Norfleet the Plantation whereon I now live with all my Lands thereto belonging also my Grist Mill and the Land belonging there unto together with my Island and all the Marsh and Land thereunto belonging to Hold to her during her Widowhood. Item. I Give the use of all my Negroes and other Estate of what Nature and Kind soever not before given to my wife Elizabeth Norfleet during her Widowhood. Item. I give the Houses Plantation and all the Lands belonging after my Wife's Decease to my son Jacob Norfleet and to his heirs and assigns for ever. Item. I give my Island and Marsh being three hundred and Sixteen and a half acres after my Wife's Decease to be equally divided amongst all my children Sons and Daughters .. but my son John to have his first Choice To them their heirs and assigns for ever But that neither of them shall sell or assign their Land thereof unless it be to a Brother or Sister. And if my wife should happen to marry again after my Death then my Will is that she shall have one Third part of all my Personal Estate and my will and desire is that my Grist Mill and the Land thereunto belonging and also my Copper Still shall be Sold at Publick Sale to the Highest Bidder for Ready money after my wifes Decease or Marriage. And out of the money so arising and the Residue of my Personal Estate I give to each and every one of my children except my son Abraham the sum of twenty five pounds and a good feather bed except my son Abraham and my Daughter Pleasant who have already received theirs. And if my Estate after the Still, Mill and Negroes are sold at Publick Sale to the Highest Bidders amounts to more money then my Will and desire is that the Remainder be Equally Divided amongst all my children without Exception. I mean shear and shear a Like. And Lastly I make and ordain my Loving Wife Elisabeth Norfleet Executrix and my Son John Norfleet and my Son James Norfleet Executors to this my Last Will and Testament to take Care and see the Same Performed in Every Part According to my True intent and Meaning in Wittness whereof I the said John Norfleet have hereunto Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the said John Norfleet as and for his Last Will and Testament, in the Presents of Us whose Names are here under written who did Each of Us Subscribe our Names as Wittnesses at His Request and in his Presence in the Room where He then was. John Norfleet Qualified David Jones (his mark) William Gwinn (his mark) Luke Sumner Elizabeth Norfleet North Carolina Chowan County April County Court 1754 Present His Majestys Justices. These may Certify that David Jones, William Guinn & Luke Sumner appeared in open Court and made oath that they saw John Norfleet Sign, Seal, Publish and Declare the Within to be and Contain his Last Will and Testament and that he was then and at that time of Sound and Disposing Mind and Memory. Then appeared Elizabeth Norfleet and John Norfleet Executors to the written Will & was duly qualified by taking the oath by Law appointed ordered that the Secretary of the Province have Notice that Letters Testamentary issue thereon as the Law Directs. Test. Will. Halsey, Clerk Court Letters issued September the 11th, 1754 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/chowan/wills/norfleet623nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb