CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - Will - John Sedgewick Nelson, 1833. ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Gail Swain Apr 1999 ======================================================================== On back of his Will: From Craven County Wills Unbound - N. C. State Archives- original copy WILL OF JOHN SEDGEWICK NELSON - 1833 In the name of God Amen! I John S. Nelson of the county of Craven and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory do make my last will and testament in manner & form following. Impremis. I give and devise unto my son Benjamin F. Nelson and his heirs and assigns forever the plantation and improvements whereon I now live. Item. I give and devise unto my son John H. Nelson and his heirs and assigns forever, all my piney point plantation: the division beginning at long point, running thence to Carters branch; thence up the branch to a cedar post. Item. I give and devise unto my two sons Benjamin F. Nelson and John H. Nelson and their heirs & assigns forever all the remaining part of my cleared and wood land lying between the road leading from Adams' Creek and South River and Neuse river to be divided as they may think proper when my son John H. Nelson attains his twenty first year. Item. I give and devise unto my daughters Mary Hyman, Esther Nelson and Susan F. Nelson and their heirs and assigns forever six hundred acres of land lying in the east prong of the head of Adams' creek, patented by myself - to be equally divided between them. Item. I release and discharge my son in law Samuel Hyman from the debt due me for his note which I paid in the Bank. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susan F. Nelson & her executors, administrtors and assigns one thousand Dollars in Cash my negro man Ben and one fifth part or share of all my other negroe slaves. Item. I give and bequeath unto my sons Benjamin F. Nelson and John H. Nelson and to my daughter Mary Hyman & their executors administrators & assigns one fifth part each, of all my negroe slaves except Ben whom I have given to Susan. Item. I give and bequeath unto my two sons Benjamin F. Nelson & John H. Nelson and their executors administrators & assigns all my household and kitchen furniture. Item. I give and bequeath unto my Executors herein after named and the survivors and the executors & administrators of said survivors, one thousand dollars in Cash, and one fifth part of all my negroe slaves (except Ben who I have given to Susan) in trust, to put said money out at interest, upon good bonded security and to hire out said slaves and to pay the interest at hire, acruing from said money and slaves equally to my daughter Esther Nelson, wife of Josephus Nelson during her coverature, so that said interest & hire shall not be subject to the control of the said Josephus Nelson, nor liable to his contracts, debts or engagements, the same being assigned for the sole and seperate use of my said daughter Esther and upon the disolution of said coverture or the death of said Josephus Nelson in trust to surrender and deliver up said slaves and the bonds or bond by which the payment of said money may be secured with my balance of hire & interest which may be in hand of said Executors to my said daughter Esther Nelson to be held by her, as an absolute property - but should my said daughter Esther die in the lifetime of her said husband then and in trust to deliver up said property to such child or children of my said daughter Esther as may survive her & be living at her death to be held by such child or children as absolute property. I hereby make & constitute my son in law Samuel Hyman and my son Benjamin F Nelson Executors of this my last will & testament and hereby revoke all others by me heretofore made. All the rest and residue of my estate I wish to be equally divided between all my children the share of my daughter Esther's in said residue to be held by my Executors upon the trust herein before mentioned. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of September in the year of our Lord 1833. Signed, sealed & published by the testator in the presence of us who in the presence of each other & of said John S. Nelson (SEAL) testator & by his directions have become Witnesses: Benjamin Mason Abner Neale Item my further will and devise is that should all the heirs of my daughter Esther die before they arrive at the age of 21 years then this property given in trust for them or any residue tere of to return to my other sons and daughters or to their heirs or legal representatives in law --Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the 20th September 1883 John S Nelson (SEAL) Benjamin Mason Abner Neale S Hyman Craven County Court. November Term A. D. 1833 The foregoing last Will and Testament of John S Nelson is offered for probate and the executor by said testator was proved in open Court and in due form of law by the oath of Benjamin Mason one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto at the same time Samuel Hyman qualified as Executor. Ordered that said Will be Registered. Attest J. G. Stanly Clerk