Craven County, NC - Thomas Delamar Will, 1787 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Craven County Wills from books by Laura Willis dunham@wk.net Craven Co. NC Wills Vol One (1709-1789) Vols I & 2 With permission of Laura Willis Will of Thomas Delamar Will Book A, Page 160 In the name of God, Amen, the 12th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five. I, Thomas Delamar of the state of North Carolina and county of Craven, carpenter, being sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say. First of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that give it’ and as for my body, I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God; and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, devise and dispose of in the following manner. Inprimis, I give and bequeath to my loving wife Anne Delamar, my Negro man named Robin, to her and her heirs forever. Item, I lend to my loving wife Anne Delamar, my plantation I now live on; also the use of all my stock of every kind, to make all of to support herself and children as long as she remains a widow. Item, I lend to my loving wife Anne Delamar, my Negro woman named Bridget, during her widowhood. Item I lend to my loving wife, one fourth of all my household furniture, with one feather bed and furniture, during her widowhood. Item, after my wife’s marriage, I give and bequeath to my son Francis Delamar, my plantation and one hundred and fifty acres I now live on, to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Francis Delamar, one Negro man called Tony, and one Negro boy called Silas, which he has now in possession, to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Rhesa, one Negro woman called Pegg, one feather bed and furniture, one desk, and one pot which she has now in her possession, to her nad her heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Delamar, one Negro boy named Hercules, and one fourth of my household furniture, to her and her heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Smith Delamar, one Negro boy Jacob, to him, his heirs and assigns forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Smith Delamar, the plantation my son Francis Delamar now lives on, and all the land over Gideon’s Creek, and including the land I bought of Simmons, to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Smith Delamar, n inety- eight acres of land in the swamp, the upper corner of my oldest patent, to him and his heir forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my son John Delamar, one Negro boy named Asa, to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my son John Delamar, two hundred acres of land in the swamp, joining Joseph Carraway’s line, near the road, to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Delamar, one Negro boy Cato, and one fourth of my household furniture, to her and her heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my son Stephen Delamar, one Negro boy named Nathan, to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Delamar, the first Negro child either of my Negro women, Bridget or Flora brings and raises to the age of six years, and also one fourth of my household furniture, to her and her heirs forever. Item, my will and desire is that my Negro man Frandway, and my Negro woman Flora, be hired out at the discretion of my Executors till my youngest child is fifteen years of age, the money to go to raise and school my children, Item, I lend to my loving wife Ann Delamar, all my plantation tools as long as she possess the said plantation. Item, I give and bequeath to my loving wife Anne Delamar, the feather bed and furniture I lent to her in the above, to her and her heirs forever. And lastly, I do constitute, make and ordain my loving wife Ann Delamar, Executrix, and my son Francis Delamar, Executor, and my son-in-law Thomas Sparrow, Executors of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and siannul all and every other former wills and testaments by me made in any before this time will and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming to and not other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written: Test: Francis Delamar Joseph Carraway Thomas Delamar Will was proven in open court at the December term of 1787 by the oath of Joseph Carraway, with Francis Delamar and Thomas Sparrow qualifying as Executors. William Bryan, Clerk __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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