CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Littleton Davis, 2 January 1784
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Will of Littleton Davis located in North Carolina Archives in Raleigh CR 
028.801. & Will Book A page 141.

In the name of God Aman  This second Day of January in the year of Our Lord 
1784.  I Littleton DAVIS of Craven County in the State of North Carolina Being 
in helth of Body and of Good and Perfect memory thanks Be to God do make this 
my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as following that is to say 
first I Bequeath my Soul and Body into the hands of Almighty God my Heavenly 
Father By whom of his meare and Only Grace I trust to be Saved and Received 
into Eternal Rest through the Death of my Savour and Redemer Jesus Christ in 
whose precious Blood I set the Whole hopes of my Salvation of my Wretched Body 
in hopEs of a Joyfull Resurrection I Commit to the Earth to be Buried in a 
Christian Like manner and as touching my Worldy Estate I desire of the same as 
follows first I Will that all such Debts as I owe to be carefully paid.

Item I give and Bequeth unto my Loving Daghter Rebeah TAYLOR my Bed & 
furniture also won Cow & Calf won large puter dish also six puter plats also 
won Linning Wheel.

Item I give and Bequath unto my grandson Davis TAYLOR my largest shooting gun.

Item I give and Bequeve unto my Loving Dagter  Maryan TOLSON my Plantation 
also I give and Bequeve unto my Dagter Maryan TOLSON the Remander of my Estate 
what so Ever kind it may Be.

Item  I make and ordain my Well Beloved friend James HANDCOCK & Benjamin 
TOLSON Exetor's of this my Last Will and Testament and I doe utterly Revoke 
all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made or declare in Witness 
where of the said Littleton DAVIS here subscribe this my Last Will and 
Testament this day year first above Writen Sind Sealed and delivered in the 
presents of us 
John Porter yt
					Littleton Davis (Seal)
James (x-his Mark) Smith

September Craven County Court 1786
Then came the aforegoing Will proved in open court by the Oath of John Porter 
one of the Subscribing Witnesses whereto and at same time the Executors 
qualified agreeable to Law ordered that Letters Testamentory Issue 
Accordingly.
Test  Wm Bryan CC