Craven County, NC - Will of William Bush Sr, 1716

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[North Carolina State Archives, Secretary of State Wills, 1663-1789, S.108.196.]
 
1716: William BUSH Sr The will of William Bush Sr was dated April 5,1716 and 
probated  October Court 1716 in Edenton, Chowan Precinct, NC. Wife Martha and the 
following children are named in will: William, Rose Wynns, Martha Williams, 
Elender Maclendon, Mary Early, Elizabeth, John. Superior Court of Edenton, 
North Carolina
 
WILL OF WILLIAM BUSH
 
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I William Bush Sen’r of the Precinct of Chowan in the County of Albemarle in the 
Province of North Carolina being very sick and weak in body but of sound and 
perfect memory   Thanks be given to Almighty God for the same
I  do make constitute, appoint and Ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament 
in manner and form following   That is to say my Soul I Recommend into the Hands 
of Almighty God that gave it Nothing  Doubting but Trusting through the Merits 
of my Blessed Redeemer to receive a joyfull Resurrection on the Last Day   My 
body to be buried in such Christian like manner   As to my Executrix hereafter 
named hath seem meet and as Touching Such worldly Estate as it pleased for 
Almighty God to bestow on me in this Transitory world I dispose of the same in 
manner and form following.
First to my Eldest son William Bush, Jun’r I give and bequeath that Plantation 
whereon he now lives with all the Woods and Ground from Neetops line down 
Wickacone Creek to the mouth of Polecat branch then by  a ____ line from thence 
to the line that parts the land and James ___land where he now lives    Running 
along the side of the Gnawing Pond containing by estimation three hundred acres 
of land be the same more or less to him and his heirs for ever
To my youngest son John Bush I give and bequeath the Plantation whereon I now 
live with all the wood land ground between Abraham ____ land where ____ now 
lives on the land therein given as above mentioned and my ___ I give to my son 
John Bush his heirs for ever. 
To my Daughter Mary Early I give and bequeath one shilling to be paid out of 
my movable Estate.
To my Daughter Martha Williams I give and bequeath one shilling to be paid out 
of my movable Estate.
To my Daughter Rose Wynne I give and bequeath one shilling to be paid out of 
my movable Estate.
To my Daughter Elinore MackLendon I give and bequeath one shilling to be paid 
out of my movable Estate.
To my youngest Daughter Elizabeth Bush I give and bequeath one Pewter dish one 
Pewter plate two cows and calves and one mare with their increase forever
Lastly I constitute appoint and ordain my dear & well beloved Wife Martha Bush 
to be the whole & sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament and I 
desire that the remaining parts of my whole movable Estate should be equally 
divided between my two Sons above mentioned at the decease of my well beloved 
Wife Martha Bush
Ratifying and Confirming this to be my last will & Testament  utterly Revoking  
Renouncing and making void all former wills by me  formerly made.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal this fifth Day of 
April in the year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Sixteen.
Signed Sealed Published and    William Bush  (signed)
Acknowledged in the Presence of Us.                 
William Crawford
John Smith
 
1716  16th 8ber at the house of William Branch - Last Will and Testament of 
William Bush proved by ye oaths of John Crombe and Mary Damarill
 
Transcription by Jean Mayo Hirsch 

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