Craven County NcArchives Wills.....Pilson, Grace 1743
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Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1743

                 GRACE PILSON'S WILL. 
                 NORTH CAROLINA. SS.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I, Grace Pilson, of the County 
of Craven, and province of North Carolina, Widdow, being 
sick a weak in body but thro' mercy, of Sound mind & per- 
fect memory, & being mindfull of Mortality & desirous to settle 
my affairs, do make this my Last Will & Testament, as follows: 
Chief of all, being penitent for my Sins past & in love & Charity 
with all men, I commend my Soul into the hands of God, my 
Maker, & Jesus Christ my Redeemer, as every Christian ought 
to do; and my Body to the Earth to be Interred in Such Decent 
& Christian like manner as to my Executors shall seem meet, 
in hopes of the glorious Resurrection of the Last great Day; 
& as for Such Worldly Goods that providence hath blessed me 
with, after my just debts, necessary Expences & Acco'ts bal- 
lanc'd are contented discharged & paid by my Executors wch 
I will shall be first honestly done, the Remainder I bequeath 
as followeth:

First, I will & bequeath unto my well beloved Sister, Mrs. 
Mary Fox, Living at Perth Amboy, near the Province of New 
York, Two Negro Men, Named, Will the cooper, & Phillip; 
One Negro Woman Named Moll; Two Negro boys named 
Quastree & Boatswain; Two Negro Girls, named Sabona & 
Phillis; Two Feather Beds & furniture, four Silver Spoons, 
three Large Looking Glasses, one Small Do. one Silver Cann, 
Two         , Six Leather Chairs, one Two armed Ditto, Three 
Dozen of pewter plates, one Doz. of pewter Dishes, Three Oval 
Tables, Three pr. of brass Candlesticks, One Copper kettle, & 
all my wearing Apparrell; Also, Three gold Rings.

Item, I give & bequeath unto my Kinswoman, Grace Fox,
Daughter of my Sister Mary Fox, Three Negro Men, Named 
Beeliford, Caesar, & Thoms; One Negro Girl Named Jane, 
alias Jenny; One Feather Bed & furniture, One Two quart 
Silver Tankerd, Two Silver Spoons, one Looking Glass, one 
Gold Chain & Two Gold Rings.

Item, I give & bequeath unto my kinswoman, Ellinor Fox, 
Another Daughter of my said Sister, Mrs. Mary Fox, Two Gold 
Rings, & one pr. of Gold Ear Rings. (Turn over)

Item, I give & bequeath unto Mr. Richard Scott, one Negro 
Man Named Scipio.

Item, I give & bequeath unto my Brother, Mr. Thomas 
Fox, one Silver Watch.

And all the Residue & Remainder of my Estate, both real 
& personal, as horned Cattle, Horses, Hoggs &c. with Goods 
& Chattles, & all other properties of what kind Soever, to 
me appertaining, I give, devise and bequeath, to my sd. well 
beloved Sister, Mrs. Mary Fox.

Item, I Do Constitute & appoint Mr. Richard Bidder, of 
the province of New York, Marriner, whole and Sole Execu- 
tor of this my Last Will & Testament; And I do hereby utterly 
revoke, disallow, & disanul all former requests, Wills and Leg-
acys, by me heretofore in any wise Left or made, declaring & 
ratifying, & Confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & 
Testament.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal, 
this seventeenth Day of September, in the Year of our Lord, 
One Thousand, Seven hundred & forty three.

                             GRACE PILSON. (Seal)
                             
Sign'd, Seal'd, published & De- (Coat of Arms on Seal) 
dared, by the within named Tes-
tatrix, Mrs. Grace Pilson, to be
her Last Will & Testament, in
presence of us, who Subscribed our
Names, in presence of the Said
Testatrix.
         GEORGE POPE.
         JAMES WHITING.
         JAMES Coon.

CRAVEN COUNTY. This said 17th. Sept., 1743.

This is to certify, whom it may concern, that whereas, I, 
Grace Filson, Testatrix of this Will, have constituted & ap- 
pointed, Mr. Richard Bidder, whole & Sole Executor of of the 
Same, It is my further Will & desire, That Thomas Pearson, 
Esqr., of the County of Craven, and province of North Caro- 
lina, Should & do Joyn with the aforementioned Richard Bidder 
in the Executorship & Due performance of this my Last Will 
and Testament.

As Witness my hand and Seal, this said 17th. Septemb'r,
1743.                            GRACE PILSON, (Seal)
                      (Impression of Coat of Arms on Seal)
                      
Sign'd, Seal'd, publish'd & de-
clar'd in the presence of Us: 
          JOSHUA ACKIS, 
          WILLIAM WEBB, 
          JAMES WHITING, 
          JAMES COOK.
                                  Edenton, Decr. 23, 1743.
                                  
Then the above will was proved before me, And Richard Bidder took 
the Oath of Executor appointed by Law. GAB. JOHNSTON.

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