Craven County, NC - Will of William Roundtree, 1791

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Will of William Roundtree
December 1791

In the name of God, Amen. I, William Roundtree of the county of Craven 
and state of North Carolina, being in a low state of health but of 
perfect mind and memory and calling unto mind the mortality of my body, 
and knowing that 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 and recommend my soul into the 
hands of the Almighty God that gave me it; and my body I recommend to 
the dust to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of 
my Executors; and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath 
pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, devise and dispose 
of in the following manner. First, I desire all my just debts to be 
paid; and as to my books have not been regularly kept I request my 
Executors to settle all accounts giving all such credits as they may 
think just within my books, notes. And my Executors are further 
authorized in the payment of debts. If there should not be outstanding 
debts and money sufficient to satisfy all demands to sell as much of my 
property and such kind as they consider most perishable or of least 
value to pay the same. I also request my Executors to give my children 
such education as they may think proper, the expense of which is to be 
paid out of the profits arising from the estate but no real or personal 
estate is to be sold to defray said expenses. I also lend unto my 
loving wife, Martha, all my property, real and personal, during her 
widowhood, which property is to remain solely under the direction and 
management of my Executors during her widowhood, they paying to her 
form time to time the net profits arising from said estate as her 
necessity may require for the support of herself and children. And all 
the said property, real and personal, at my wife's marriage or decease, 
to be sold at public venue, giving credit of twelve months to the 
purchaser, for payment thereof, except one fourth part of the mill now 
standing across Little Castleberry Creek and my part of land on both 
sides of the creek belonging and laid out for the sole use of the mill. 
Which part of said mill, with the land and everything belonging thereto 
after my wife's marriage or decease, to remain unsold for a term of ten 
years from my decease, unless my Executors should consider it would 
seem more to the advantage of my wife and children to be sold before. 
If so they are at liberty to sell said mill and everything belonging to 
her. I further bequeath unto Jonathan Frisel, his heirs and assigns, 
all my right and title to a certain piece of land lying within the 
lease of the land deeded by me to said Jonathan Frisel, it being 
included in the deed given him, but unimproved, to be vacant, for which 
I have made an entry of the same. And I do hereby constitute and 
appoint Jesse Roundtree of the county of Pitt, and John Seares of the 
county of Craven, my true and lawful Executors of this my last will and 
testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all 
and every other testamentary, wills, legacies, bequeaths, and executors 
by me in anywise named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming 
this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof 
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of December, in the 
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety one.

                                 William Roundtree
Test:
John Dew
William Seares
Bricol Davis

Will was proven in open court at the December term of 1791 by the oath 
of John Dew and William Seares, with John Seares and Jesse Roundtree 
qualifying as Executors.
                                  Samuel Chapman 

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