Chowan County NcArchives Wills.....Pollock, George 1738
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1738

              GEORGE POLLOCK'S WILL.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, George Pollock, of North 
Carolina, Merch't, being of Perfect Mind & Judgment & Memory, 
(Praised be god for the Same) Do make this my last Will & 
Testament, Hereby absolutely revoaking all others, and this 
to be taken only as my last will & testament.

Imprimis, I give & bequeath my Soul to allmighty God & 
my Body to the Ground to be Decently Buried by my Execu- 
tors hereafter named; and for what Estate it bath pleased 
God to bestow upon me I give & bequeath as followeth:

Item, I give & bequeath unto my Loving Brother, Cullen 
Pollock, all my land on Salmon Creek & Chowan River, wch 
is Contained in three Pruchase pattents; also a tract of land 
on the South Shore, where Loftin lived; also, eleven hundred &
forty Acres of land on the South Side of Morattock River, 
nigh Canaho Creek; also, four thousand, Seven hundred Acres 
on the North side of Moratock River wch I had of mr. Thos. 
Jones; also, two other Tracts of Land, adjoyning to ye Land 
wch. I had of Mr. Thos. Jones, also seven hundred & ten acres 
of land on ye North side of Trent River in Nuse; all of wch. 
Land I give & bequeath unto my Brother, Cullen Pollock, 
to him & his heirs for Ever.

Item, I give & Bequeath unto my two Nephews, Cullen Pol- 
lock & Thomas Pollock, five thousand acres of Land at the 
Haw-Fields, also three thousand, three hundred acres on Tarr 
River also two thousand, two hundred Acres lying in ye fork 
of Coor Creek & Nuse River, also two hundred & twenty acres 
of Land on ye Est. Side of Coar Creek, also one hundred & 
fifty Acres at Bennys Creek, also five hundred Acres of Land 
on Wecone Creek, also Six hundred & forty Acres on Morat- 
tock Island, all wch. Land I give & bequeath unto my Nephews, 
Cullen Pollock & Thos. Pollock, to them & their heirs for- 
ever.

Item, I give & bequeath unto my Brother in Law, Colo. 
Robert West, four tracts of Land wch I hold by Entry & Survey 
upon Trenters Creek & a tract or Parcell of Land wch. I hold 
by Entry & Survey upon or near to horn Creek, all wch. Land 
I Give & Bequeath unto my sd. Brother in Law, Colo. Robert 
West, to him & his heirs for ever, w'th a Sufficient Sum of 
Money to be paid out of my Estate to purcure Pattents for 
all the sd. Land and also an Island called Crow Island lying 
in Currituck, unto him & his heirs for ever.

Lastly, I make, Constitute & appoint my Loving Brother, 
Cullen Pollock, & my Brother in Law, Collo. Robert West, 
to be my whole & Sole Execrs. of this my last Will & Testament

   In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal 
this 18 Day of October, Anno Dommini, Seventeen hundred &
thirty Six.                          GEORGE POLLOCK, (Seal)

Signed, Sealed & Declared to be 
his last Will Testam't in ye
presence of:
             THOMAS ASHLEY.
                    his
             WILLIAM W FRYLEY. 
                   Marke.
             NEHEMIAH WARRING.
                                           July ye 29th. 1738.
   
Came before me Nehemiah Warring & made Oath that he Saw George 
Pollock, Gent., Sign, Seal, publish ye within as he last will & testament,
that he was at that time of sound mind and memory, & that Thomas 
Asheley & William Fryley, Subscribed as evidences thereto.
                                                     
                                             W. SMITH, C. J.
Recorded in Grant Book 4, Will No. 82.

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