Chowan County, NC - Will of Mary Stringer, 1748

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Secretary of State Microfilm
1663-1790
Roll S.108.202

In the name of God Amen the 27 day of April 1744 I Mary Stringer widow
and releck of John Stringer deceased of the county of Chowan in the
province of North Carolina being weak in body but in sound and perfect
mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind
the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all once 
to dye do make and ordane this my last will and testement that is to
say principally and first of all I give and recomend my soul into the
hands of God that give it and my body I recomend to the earth to be 
buried in a decent and Christian like maner at the descretion of my
executors hereafter named nothing doubting but at general resurrection
shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching
such wordly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life
I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form

Iprimes I give and bequeath unto my son John Sanders one negro woman named
Jenny and two puter dishes and two casons to him and his heirs for ever 
and to have no more of my estate

Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Sanders son Francis Sanders one
negro garle name Mussher to him and his heirs for ever

Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Sanders daughter Martha Sanders
one negro boy name Mingo to her and her heirs of her body for ever

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Francis Sanders one negro boy named
Lam and one negro garle namd Kate and one other negro garle named Libb
to him and his heires for ever

Item I give unto my daughter Mary Davison one small trunk to the vallue of
five shillings and to have no more my estate

Item I give unto my daughter Martha Summer five shillings current mony of 
Virginia and to have no more of my estate

Item I give unto my grandaughter Susan Morris one brass skillet and to have 
no more of my estate

Item I give unto my two gran daughters Elizabeth Cotting and Mary Gardner
one shilling each and to have no more of my estate

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Francis Sanders all the remaining
part of my estate that is not all ready given both within & ones without
& ones that is to say all my household goods  cattle  hoges and  sheepe

and I doe hereby nominate ordane and appoint my two sons John and Francis
Sanders my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament to 
see my just debts and leagosies paid and funeral expenses dischargd
revokeing and makeing void all former wills and writing of the like kind
and do in the presents of God and these my evidences declare this to be
my last will and testament 

In witness whereof I have hereunto lett my hand and seal the day and year
above written

Signd Seald published pronounced            Mary (her x mark) Stringer
and declared by the said Mary Stringer
as her last will and testament in
the presents of us the subscribers
Edward Hare 
Henry Clayton
Edward Hare Jun'r


                                            Eden House May 10 1748

Then the above will was proved and John Sanders one of the executors
qualified before me
                                               Gab. Johnston

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