NC, Craven, Will, Peter Mallard
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Peter Mallard 
Will written 3 May 1741 
Proved June Court 1741 

In the Name of God Amen I Peter Mallard being Sick & 
weak in body but in perfect Memory & Mind thanks be 
given to Almighty God & calling to mind the uncertain- 
ty of this Transitory Life & that it is appointed unto all men 
once to die do make & ordain this my last will & testa- 
ment in manner & form following that is to say first & 
principally I Recommend my Soul to God who gave it to No- 
thing doubting but to Receive the Same at the General 
Resurrection through the Merits of my blessed Saviour Jesus 
Christ and my body I commit to the earth to be decently 
buried at the discrestion of my beloved wife & as for my 
worldly goods that it hath pleased Almighty God to bless 
me with I give devise & dispose of in manner & form 
following. viz. Imprimus.  My will & Desire is that all 
my Just debts & Funeral expenses be fully discharged & paid 
Item.  I Lend unto my beloved wife Rachel Mallard all my 
whole Estate in General Reale & Personall to quietly be en- 
joyed by her or her assignes during her widowhood.  Item.  I 
give unto my Said during her Natural Life One 
hundred acres of Land including the plantation whereon 
I now dwell - in the county of Craven  Also I give & bequeath 

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unto my aforesaid beloved wife Rachel one feather bed & furniture there- 
to belonging one Iron Pot & Hooks & an equal childs part of all 
other my movables with & equal share of Cattle & Hoggs Sheep 
horses mares that shall or may be a live at the day (?his) marriage 
to be divided at the Discretion of John Richards (?one-toward?) 
he shall apoint.  Item.  I give & bequeath unto my beloved son 
George Mallard one hundred acres of land being part of the tract 
whereon I now live with an Equal Childs Share or part of all my 
Estate not given already to his Mother to be Divided by the afore 
said John Richards in manner as above said.  Item.  I give unto my 
beloved son John Mallard one hundred acres of Land to him & his 
heirs for ever with an Equall childs part as above - Item. 
My will & Desire is that whereas my above Said wife having 
severall Small Children to Maintain & but a small estate to Support 
herself & them & possibly may be less at the day of her Marriage 
or death let the same be more or less.  I Desire the same may be 
equally divided amongst my children at the Discrestion of the 
Sole Executor to this my last will & Testament hereby revoking 
& Dis annulling all other Wills by me or in my name here to for 
made  Radifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last will 
& Testament as witness my hand & seale this third day of May 
Anno Domini one thousand and seven hundred & forty one ___ 
Signed Sealed published & declared to be the 
last Will & Testament of Peter Mallard 
        his                     the mark of 
John   X  ( ) udler               Peter           p             Mallard 
       mark 
Wiam. Reapper 
Nathl. Parrott                     Proved by the oath of Nathl. Parrott one 
of the 
                     subscribing witnesses there to June Court 
1741