Craven County NcArchives Wills.....Pope, Samuel January 5, 1758
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Source: Photocopy Of Original At North Carolina Department Of Archives And History
Written: January 5, 1758
Recorded: February 1758

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT:  Transcribed from a photocopy of the original on file 
at the North Carolina Archives.  Will of Samuel Pope, Craven County, North 
Carolina, 1758:
In the Name of God, Amen the fifth Day of January one thousand Seven Hundred 
and fifty Eight I Samuel Pope of Craven County & Province of North Carolina &c 
being sick and weak in Body but of sound & perfect memory (praise be given to 
God for the same) and Knowing The unsertainty of this life on earth and being 
Desirous to settle all things in Order to make this my last will and Testament 
in Manner and form following that is to say First and principally I Committ my 
sole to Almighty god my Creator Assured by believing I shall receive full 
pardon & Remission of all my sins and be saved by the precious Death and 
Mercies of my blessed savior and Redemor Christ Jesus & my bod to the Earth 
from whence it was taken to be buried in such Decent & Christian Manner as to 
my Executors hereafter Named shall be thought meet and Convenient, and as 
touching such worldly estate as the lord in mercey hath lent me my will & 
meaning is The same shall be Employed & bestowed as hereafter by this my Will 
is Expressed and first I do Revoke renounce fustrate and make void all wills 
by me formerly made and Declare & appoint this my last will & Testament in 
manner following.
I give and bequeath unto my loveing wife Sarah Pope one Negro woman Named Soll 
I give until my said wife and her heirs fo ever...........
My will and Desire is that my Negro woman Named Roaday and all her Increase 
hereafter to be Equally Divided between my Children Elizabeth, John, Samuel, 
Mary & William Pope.  When my son Samuel Pope shall arive to the years of 
Eighteen and not before ..............
I give an bequeath unto my beloved son Samuel Pope one peace of Land 
Containing One Hundred Acres lying & being in Craven County & on the West side 
of Core Creek which said land I give unto my said son Samuel Pope his heirs & 
assigns for Ever ....................
That my will & Desire is that all my Just Debts be paid and Adjusted and the 
rest & residue of my Estate both Real & persional of what kind or quality 
soever that is not before bequeathed & granted be Equally Divided between my 
beloved wife Sarah Pope & my loveing Children Elizabeth, John, Samuel, Mary & 
William Pope and I do further Nominate and Appoint my Trusteys and liveing 
friends, George Pope Senr. and John Turner Executors to this my Last will and 
Testament In Witness whereof I the said Samuel Pope have hereunto set my hand 
and Seal this Sixth day of January Anno: Domo: 1758.
Signed, Sealed & Delivered			Saml. Pope {seal}
In the presence of 
Robert Taylor - jurat
George Pope - jurat
Betty {her B mark} Lane
Craven County Ss.   February Court 1750.  Present his majestys Justices.
Then was the written Will Proved in open court by the Oaths of Robert Taylor 
and George Pope two of the subscribing Evidences thereto and made Oath that 
they Saw the Testator Sign, Seal, Publish and Declare the within to be and 
Contain his Last Will and Testament and that he then was of Sound mind & 
Disposing memory to the best of their knowledge and that they also see the 
other Subscribing Evidence Sign as Such at the same time George Pope one of 
the Exrs. within named Qualified Agreeable to Law And it was Ordered that the 
Honorable Richard Spaight Esqr. Judge gave notice that Letters Testor Issue 
Accordingly.  Test Peter Cone___, D.C.C.
The Last Will & Testament of Samuel Pope 1758 May 10th 1758.  Recorded in the 
Secreys office Lib. No. 9, Page 238 &c.  Letters Issd June 1st 1758.


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