WILL OF JOHN PHILLIPS Craven County In the name of God, amen, this sixth day of February in the year of our Lord God one Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety two, I John Phillips of the County aforesaid being in health of body and of a perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God for the same. Therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowning that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is today princapally and first of all I give my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend to the earth to be bureyed 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 estates wherwith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and dispose of the same, in the following manner and form Imprimise this is my Will and I do order that in the first place that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Phillips the house and plantation whereon I now live and three hundred acres of land joining the said plantation during her life and after her decease to my son John Phillips Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son Thomas Phillips two hundred and seventeen acres of land it being the plantation whereon he now lives also fifty acres in a survey joining the plantation whereon he now lives also give to my son Thomas Phillips fifty acres it being part of a survey of one hundred acres joining the plantation where he now lives Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Argent Lassiter one hundred acres of land it being the plantation where Joseph Harrison formerly lived Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son John Phillips eight hundred acres it being all the land I now possess only what I have already given except three hundred acres being part of three surveys which will be hereafter given to my two grandsons William and Abraham Hardy it being the plantation joining the plantation where John Hardy, formerly lived Item: I give to my beloved wife Elizabeth Phillips three Negros, one named Will one named Nan and the other named Dinah also one Negro man named Dick during her life and then to my son John Phillips also I leave my wife one negro girl named Lucy during her life then to my daughter Argent also one Negro woman named Sarah during her life then to my granddaughter Siddie Phillips Item: I give to my son Thomas Phillip one negro man named Frank Item: I give to my son John, five Negroes named Joe, Amy, Rachel, Lettece and Sue. Also I leave to my daughter Argent one Negro man named Charles, also I give to my daughter Argent one Negro boy named Will Item: I give to my two granddaughters Mimey and Clarey Hardee one Negro woman named Luce Item: I give to my grandson John Hardee one negro boy named ? Item: Also I give to my grandson William Phillips one Negro girl named Easter. I also give to my grandson John Hooker one Negro boy named Dosey also I give to my grandson Thomas Hooker one Negro boy named Abram Item: I give to my beloved wife two beads of furniture also I give to my son John Phillips two beads of furniture I also give to my grandaughter Jemaima Hardee one Bead of furniture I also give to my granddaughter Clarey Hardy one bead of furniture Item: I give to my wife Elizabeth all my household furniture during her life and then to my four daughters children also I give to my wife two work horses, one sorrel mare. Also I give to my son John Phillips one young Bay horse. I also give to my grandson William Hardey one Bay mare. I also give to my granddaughter Jemine Hardy one Sorrell Colt. I also leave my riding horse to be sold and the money equally divided between my children. Item: I give to my son John Phillips, four cows and calves of four hiffers and one yoke of young oxen. I also give to my wife Elizabeth one yoke of oxen, also I leave my stock of cattle at Goose Creek in Pamlico to be sold and the money to be equally divided between my children also I give to my grandson William Hardee one cow and calf also one cow and calf to Jemimah Hardey and one cow and calf to Clarey Hardey also I give to my two grandsons John and Abraham Hardee one cow and calf each. I also give to my beloved wife all my stock of cattle that is at home of Isaac Clark also all my plantation tools of every kind to my wife Elizabeth also my sheep one halfto my wife and the other half to my son John Phillips. Also I give to my wife fifty head of hoggs and all the rest of my hoggs to be sold and the money divided among my children Item: I constitute make and order and appoint my two sons Thomas and John Phillips and Britton King Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do utterly disalow, revoke and disanull all other fomer testaments, Wills, Legaces and Executors by me in any before this time named Willed and bequeathed and ratifyed and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof here unto let my hand seal the Day and year above written, Signed, sealed, pronounced, Published and declared by the said John Phillips to be his last Will and Testament John (used a mark) Phillips Wit - James Coward, William Branton, Samuel Branton, Sam. Branton Sr John Phillips came with Will to Craven County Court March Term l793. ************************************************************************ File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Martha Marble USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Return to the NCGenWeb Archives Table of Contents http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm#NC **************************************************************************