Craven County NcArchives Wills.....Bryan, Anne 1773 ************************************************ 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 August 31, 2008, 7:58 pm Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1773 ANNE BRYAN'S WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the 25th. Day of October, 1767. I, anne Bryan of Craven County, & Province of North Caro- lina, being Sick & weak in body but of Perfect mind and Mem- ory, Thanks be Given Unto God therefore, Calling Unto Mind the Mortality of my Body & Knowing that it is Appointed for all Persons Once to Dye, Doe make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament, that is to say Principally, and First of all I Give and Recomend my Soul into the hands of God That Gave it; my Body I recomend to the Earth to be buried in a Desent Christian Like buriel, at the Discretion of my Executors, Nothing Doubting but at the General Reserrection I shall Receave the same by the Mighty Power of God: And as Touching such Worldly Estate where with it hath Plessed God to bless me with in this Life, I Give, Demise & Dispose of the same in the Following Manner & Form: Item. I Give & bequith to my Well beloved Son, William Bryan, One Negro Woman Named Venis, One horse Called Bull, One Large Looking Glass, One Silver spoon, One Large Ovel Table, a Safe, & the half of my Cattle on Hatterass Banks, to him and his heirs. Item. I Give & bequeath to my Well beloved Son, John Bryan, One Negro Man Named Kent, One Peace of Land Lay- ing on the No. Side of Neuse River & West Side of Island Creek, Containing 40 Acers, be the same More Or Less, which I Bought of John Starkey, Known by the Name of Fort Neck, One Mair Colt Bonney, One Cow & Calf, spice Morter & Pessell, One Silver Table spoon, the half of my Cattle on Hatterass Banks, & the Labour of One Free Born Negro Boy Named Asa, Tell his Indentuers shall be Exspierd, to him & his heirs for ever. Item. I Give & bequeath Unto my Well beloved Son Jesse Bryan, One Peace of Land Containing 150 Acers which I Bought of Thos. Carraway, Laying on the No. Side of Neuse River East side of smith Creek; 100 Acers which I Bought of Samuel & Isaac Easlick, on the No. Side of Neuse River & head of Orchard Creek; One Negro Man Named Seasor, One Boy Named Will, Two Negro Wimen Named Rose & Jane, & the Labour of Two Free Born Negro Boys Tell there Inden- tuers is Exspierd Named. Aron & David, & Two horses Called, Frolick & Poilet, to him & his heirs for Ever. Item. I Give and bequith to my Well beloved Daughter, mary Cook, One shilling Sterling, to her & hier heirs For Ever. Item. I Give and bequith to my Well beloved Daughter, Elizabeth Dawson, one Shilling Sterling, to her & her heirs. Item. I Give and bequith to my well beloved Grandson Joseph Stockley, one Shilling Sterling, to him & his heirs. Item. I Give and bequith to my Well beloved Grandson, John Dawson, one Shilling Sterling, to him and his heirs. Item. I Give and bequith to my Well beloved Son, Jesse Bryan, all the Remainder Part of my Estate, to him and his heirs I Likewise Constitute, make & orDain my Loveing Sons, William Bryan, john Bryan, & Jesse Bryan, Executors, of this my Last Will and Testament, and I Doe here by Utterly Dis- allow of and Revoke and Disanull all Former Wills by me made, Confirming this and Noe other to be my Last will & Testament. In Witness whereof, I have here Unto Sett my hand & seale, the Day and Year above Written. ANNE BRYAN (Seal) Signed, Sealied, Published, Pro- nounced, and Delivered, by the said Anne Bryan, as her Last will & Testament, in the Presents of us the Subscribers: JAMES CARRAWAY. ANN CARRAWAY. ELIES JUSTES. GIDEON CARRAWAY. The above last Will and Testament of Ann Bryan, was proved before me this 9th. day of March, 1773, by the Oath of Gideon Carraway, one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto, who swore that he saw the Testatrix sign, seal, publish & declare the same to be her last Will and Testament, and that at the time thereof she was of sound and disposing Mind & Mem- ory. And John Bryan one of the Executors therein named, having taken the Oath appointed for his qualification, It is ordered that letters Testamentary issue thereon W. MARTIN. Copied from Original Will filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/craven/wills/bryan770gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.8 Kb