CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Feildair Powell, 29 Nov 1780 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- From the Elizabeth Moore Papers, Collection No. 322, East Carolina University Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858. PERMISSION TO PUBLISH HAS BEEN GRANTED. Submitted by Florence Fulford Moore Elizabeth Moore had included a note at the top of the page that this was an unrecorded Craven County, NC, will. In The Name of God, Amen. I, FEILDAIR POWELL, of the County of Craven in the State of North Carolina, widow, being of sound and perfect mind and memory, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say, after the payment of my just debts, and funerall expenses. 1st. I give and bequeath to my daughter, ANN BANKS, widow, the plantation tract of land, buildings, and other improvements thereon whereon I love, also my negroes PEGG, CAROLINA, PRIMMER and CESAR, all my stock of cattle, horses and hoggs; also all my household goods, and furniture of what kind nature or quality, seever (?), for and during her naturall life and no longer. 2. After the death of my said daughter, I give and bequeath my said plantation tract of land and the improvements thereon to my grandson, JOHN OZBURN POWELL, together with my two negroes CESAR and PRIMMER to hold the said plantation and negroes to him his heirs and assigns forever, provided nevertheless, that in case my said grandson should die under the age of twenty-one years or without issue male lawfully begotten, then and in such case, I give and bequeath my said plantation tract of land with the improvements to my grandson WILLIAM POWELL MOORE, to him, his heirs and assigns forever, and my negro CESAR, I give in such case as aforementioned and expressed to my grand-daughter MARGERY POWELL, to her heirs and assigns forever, and my negro PRIMMER I give in such case as before expressed to my grand-daughter SUSANNAH POWELL, to her, her heirs and assigns forever. 3. I give and bequeath to my grand-daughter, SUSANNAH OLIVER my negro wench NAN with her increase for and during her naturall life and after her decease, I give the said negro NAN with her increase to said grand-daughter’s two children, JOHN and PATSY OLIVER, share and share alike, to them, their heirs and assigns, forever. After the death of my daughter ANN, I give and bequeath to my grand-daughter ANN FEILDAIR MOORE, my negro wench CAROLINA with her increase, if any, to her, her heirs and assigns forever. 5. (No #4 - as input from the copy from the Moore file) I give and bequeath after my said daughter’s death to each of my grand children and to the survivors of them, to wit: JOHN OZBURN POWELL, SUSANNAH POWELL, and MARGARET POWELL, to each and every of them, one feather bed and furniture to them, their heirs and assigns forever, and having provided three beds with furniture for this expressed purpose, I desire my daughter will take care of them accordingly. 6. I give and bequeath after the death of my said daughter, to my said grand- son, JOHN OZBURN POWELL, one large oval oak dineing table, six flagg bottomed chairs, and one large chest, to his, his heirs and assigns forever. 7. I give and bequeath after my said daughter’s death to each and every of my grand-children, JOHN OZBURN POWELL, SUSANNAH POWELL, MARGERY POWELL, six pewter plates, one pewter dish and one pewter bason, a piece to be chosen out of the best of my pewter that shall remain after my said daughter’s death, to them, their heirs and assigns forever. 8. Respecting such part of my personnell estate not herein before particularly disposed of, my will and pleasure is that after the death of my said daughter that it shall be divided between the children of my son OZBURN POWELL, deceased, and the children of my daughter, to each and every of them that shall be then living, share and share alike. 9. Lastly my will and pleasure is that after the death of my said Daughter that my negro wench PEGG in consideration of her long and faithfull services, that she have her freedom and upon no consideration whatever she be sold but that she be at liberty to live and remain with such or any of my grand children as she shall choose from time to time. Furthermore, I desire that in case my daughter Ann should die dureing the minority of my grand-son, JOHN OZBURN POWELL, that then and in such case my grand-son WILLIAM POWELL MOORE have the care of my said plantation during the minority of the said JOHN OZBURN POWELL. And I hereby constitute and appoint my said daughter, ANN BANKES, widow, my sole executrix, of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 29 day of November in the year 1780. /s/ FEILDAR POWELL Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named FEILDARE POWELL to her, last will and Testament in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the said testatrix. Benj. Whitaker ________ (unreadable) Ann Whitaker -------------------------- Filed in the Clerk’s Loose Papers, Craven County, North Carolina. Feilder Powell Will, proved September, Craven County, 1784. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Florence Fulford Moore FFFMoore@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________