Craven-Beaufort-Pamlico County NcArchives Wills.....Squires, Roger February 27, 1770
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Source: North Carolina State Archives
Written: February 27, 1770
Recorded: September 1772

Signed 27 Feb 1770
Proved September court 1772
North Carolina
Craven County

In the Name of God Amen

	I Roger Squires of Craven County, Cooper, being weak in body but of 
perfect mind and memory thanks to God for it calling to mind the mortality of 
mans body knowing that it is apointed for all men once to Die Do make ordain 
and constitute this my last will and testament in the manner and form 
following (Viz.) principally and first of all I recommend my soul into the 
hands of God that gave it my body to the Earth to be buryed in a Christian 
like and decent manner at the discretion of my Exrs, hereafter named. Nothing 
doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall recieve the same again by the 
mighty Power of God and as to such wordly goods as it hath pleased God to 
bless me with I give and dispose of in the manner and form following

	I leave to my well beloved wife Jean my non dwelling plantation with 
the land there to belonging During her Natural Life of widowhood but that she 
shall have no right to make sale of any of the timber of other previledges or 
to dispose of the same except need require it for the maintenance of her 
children under age, and at the Death or second marriage of the said Jean my 
wife the said plantation I give and bequeath to my youngest daughter, Liddey 
Squires to her and her heirs for ever.

	Item I give and bequeath to my son Amos Squires one shilling sterling 
money of great britain as his full part of my estate to him and his heirs 
forever

	Item I give and bequeath to my son Boaz Squires one shilling sterling 
money of great britain as his full part of my estate to him and his heirs 
forever

	Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Ruth Herrington one shilling 
money of great britain as her full part of my estate to her and her heirs 
forever

	Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Aliff (Alice) Cuthrall one 
hundred and six acres of land by estimation more or less lying on Goose Creek 
Craven County which said land I bought of James Brinson to her and her heirs 
forever

	I leave to my well beloved wife Jean (cut off page copy?) goods 
chattels and ?after the payment of all my debts to be posessed by her during 
her natural life and at her death or second marriage then it shall be equally 
divided between my two youngest daughters Thamer Squires and Liddey Squires 
and to be divided by three men of their own choosing to them and their heirs 
forever and if either of my two youngest daughters should die without lawful 
heirs of her body that then her part of my estate whither land or personal 
estate shall fall to the other, but and if the said Jean my wife should Marry 
again that then she shall have one third of my personal estate and quit her 
executrix as hereafter mentioned

	Item I likewise constitute and appoint my well beloved wife Jean with 
my son in law Joshua (?) Cuthral my whole and s? executor and executrix of 
this my last will and testament desiring that said Exrs may pay and receive 
all my debts of all kinds in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and 
fixed my seal this twenty seventy day of February Anno Dom One thousand seven 
hundred and seventy

Rodger Squires {Seal}

Sealed and signed in the presents of us
Chasewell C (his "C" mark) Dixon
James Brinson
William West


Additional Comments:
Will was probated in Craven County, North Carolina.
Original will is in the North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh. Original will 
only -- no recorded copy.

Roger Squires first appears purchasing land on Bay River in 1739. It mentions 
him as being a "planter" of "Beaufort County." He and his sons, Amos and Boaz, 
owned large amounts of land, most of which was situatuated along the Bay 
River. 

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