CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Thomas Morris, 22 Dec 1789
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(Found in Book A, page 297, office of Clerk of Court, New Bern NC)

                            WILL OF THOMAS MORRIS

In the Name of God, AMEN! I Thomas Morris of Craven County, NC being in 
perfect sense and memory, thanks be to God for it, calling to 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, principally 
and first of all, I give my sould (sic) into the hands of Almighty God that 
gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent
Christian burial 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 to making such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to 
bless me with in this life, I give and devise and dispose of the same in the 
following manner and form.
ITEM 1.  I lend one negro woman to my wife, Mary Morris, during her natural 
life and the increase of said negro, and after the death of my said wife, I 
give this said negro woman, and the increase of her to my son Thomas, to heirs 
and his heirs forever, and if the said Thomas should die the said negro woman 
and her increase to go to these children:  Lewis, Sally, Ferebee and 
Temperance.
ITEM 2.  I give to my wife Mary one mare, bridle and saddle, 3 cows and calves 
and all my hogs and all my sheep and all my plantation tools and my plows.
ITEM 3.  I give to my son Lewis one negro named Joe and three cows and calves, 
to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM 4.  I give to my dau. Ferebee one negro named Lydia and three cows and 
calves.
ITEM 5.  I give to my dau. Sally one negronamed Ben Small and 3 cows and 
calves to her and her heirs forever.
ITEM 6.  I give my dau. Temperance, one negro named Tasket and three cows and
calves, to her and her heirs forever.
ITEM 7.  I give to my dau. Leah Saunders, 4 head cattle to her and her heirs 
forever.
ITEM 8.  I give to my beloved wife, Mary, 3 feather beds, and furniture and 
also all my pewter and all my earthenware and all my kitchen furniture and 
grindstone and horse bells and sleigh, and all my crop of corn and wheat, and 
cotton and flax, and wools and carts and the cards and all my wheels and a box 
iron and hearth tongs and shovel and a loking glass and yoke of oxen and my 
horse.
ITEM 9.  I give to my sons Lewis and Thomas my cooper tools to be divided and 
to my son Lewis, my saddle and bridle also my carpenter tools and broad ax to 
be divided to Lewis and Thomas.
ITEM 10.  I lend my wife the use of my cattle till my son Thomas comes of age, 
to raise my children on and the use of all my horses, also and when my son, 
Thomas, comes of age, the cattle if any is to be found is to be equally 
divided among all my children.
ITEM 11.  I lend my wife the use of my plantation where I now live on during 
her being my widow, and no longer and also I give my wife my sider (sic) 
barrels, hogsheads, pails and tools.
ITEM 12.  I give to my son, Jonathan Morris, the plantation where I now live 
to his, his heirs and assigns forever, he to take possession of the plantation 
after the widowhood or marriage of my wife, but no part of the said land 
during the widowhood of my wife.
ITEM 13.  I give to my son Sampson 818 acres of land on the Rattle Snake to 
him, his heirs and assigns forever, and if in case my son Sampson should die 
without heirs lawfully begotten of him, this land to fall to my son Thomas 
Morris.
ITEM 14.  I give to my son, Thomas Morris, one mare called Flower, to him and 
his heirs forever.
ITEM 15.  I give to my dau. Nancy one negro man called Frank to her and her 
heirs forever.
ITEM 16.  I give to my dau. Elizabeth Russell one negro man called Ben, to her 
and her heirs forever.
ITEM 17.  I give to my dau. Rachel S. Keene one negro woman called Nano, and 
her increase and her heirs forever. 
ITEM 18.  I give to my dau. Sarah Wadsworth one negro woman called Viney and 
her increase to her and her heirs forever.
Lastly I nominate and appoint my trusty friends John Isler, Jr. and Mary 
Morris executors of this my last will and testament revoking and making void 
all other wills b me and in my manner heretofore made, rectifying and 
confirming this to be my last will and testament.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day above 
written.

				/s/ Thomas Morris (seal)

Signed, sealed and delivered by said
Thomas Morris in the presence of us.
Dec. 22, 1789
Francis Fonvielle
Lewis Fonvielle
T. Whitfield

Permission obtained to publish this will; copied from the Elizabeth Moore 
Papers, Collection No. 322, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joner 
Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.  For research and study 
only.