NC, Craven, Will, Mary Tingle, 1767

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Will of Mary Tingle, 1767, Widow of Hugh Tingle, III: 
  "In the name of God Amen the twentieth Day of January in the year of our 
Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven I MARY TINGLE of Browns Creek 
in the County of Craven Widdow being very sick and weak in Body But of 
perfect mind and Memory thanks unto God therefore Calling into mind the 
Mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all people once to 
dye 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 to the hands of God 
that Gave and for my Body I Recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a 
Christian Like and Decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors  Nothing 
Doubting but at the General Resurrrection I Shall receive the Same again By 
the mighty Power of God and as Touching Such worldly Estate Wherewith it hath 
Pleased God to Bless me in this Life I Give Devise and Dispose of in the 
following manner and form Impor__ it is my Will and I Do Order that in the 
first place all my Just Debts and funeral Charges be paid and Satisfied___ 
Item  I Give and Bequeath to my Son WILLIAM PHIPPS one Bed and furniture 
Which he he has now in his possession and one set of Sheets   Item  I Give 
and Bequeath to my Son NATHANIEL PHIPP one Bead and furniture  Item  I Give 
and Bequeath to my Son JOSIAS PHIPPS one Bead and Furniture  Item  I give to 
my Two Sons NATHANIEL and JOSIAS PHIPPS one Besad Divided Between them  Item   
It is my will and I order that my Negro Boy Harry be hired out untill my Son 
JOSIAS arrives to the age of Twenty one years and the money ariseing from the 
hire of sd. Negro to be Equally Divided Between my three Sons WILLIAM 
NATHANIEL and JOSIAS___ 
Item  I Give and Bequeath to my Son NATHANIEL PHIPPS one Bo_i_on and heaters   
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son JOSIAS one Stone Pickle pott  Item  My 
Will is that all the Estate Which I got out of my husband TINGLES Estate 
Shall be Equally Divided Between my three Sons WILLIAM NATHANIEL and JOSIAS   
Item  my Will is that When my Son JOSIAS Comes to the age of Twenty one years 
that then my Negro harry Shall be Sold and the Money Equally Divided Between 
my Three Sons WILLIAM NATHANIEL and JOSIAS and their heirs forever and if 
Either of my Said Sons Should Dye Before the aforesaid Division my Will is 
that the said money arising by the afosd. Division be Equally Between my Sons 
that is then Living  Item  my Will is and I Do Order that all the Remainder 
of my Estate not Before mentioned Be Equally Divided Between My Two Sons 
NATHANIEL and JOSIAS PHIPPS  Item  I Give and Bequeath To my Daughter SARAH 
TINGLE one Feather Bed and Covering that she has now in her possession  Item 
I Give To my Two Daughters SUSANAH and SARAH TINGLE and my Grand Daughter 
SARAH MASON all my Wareing Cloaths  Item  I Give to my Son WILLIAM PHIPPS one 
Iron Pott Which he now has in his Possession and Lastly my Will is that the 
money that ___ now A__ me be applied Towards paying of my Debts and I Do 
Ordain Constitute and appoint my Friend JOHN CARRUTHERS and my Two Sons 
WILLIAM PHIPPS and NATHANIAL PHIPPS My Executors of this my Last Will and 
Testament and Do hereby utterly Disannul Revoke and Disallow all other 
Testaments Wills Legacies and Executors by me in any wise Before this Time 
Named Willed and Bequeathed Rattifying and Confirming this and no Other to be 
my Last Will and Testament I Wittness Whereof I have here unto Set my hand 
and Seal the Day and Year above. 
Written 
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced 
and Declared by the said MARY           her 
TINGLE as her Last Will and MARY  O   TINGLE     (Seal) 
Testamenr in the Presents of us           mark 
JOHN CARRUTHERS 
JOHN BRYAN 
PATTY CARRUTHERS" 
"North Carolina 
December Craven Inferior Couret 1767 
        Present his Majesty's Justices 
The within last Will and testament of MARY TINGLE DecD. was duly proved in 
open Court by the Oath of JOHN CARRUTHERS one of the Subscribing Witnesses.   
At the same time WILLIAM and NATHANIEL PHIPPS two of the Executors therein 
named Qualified as such agreeable to Law.  Ordered that Mr. Secretary have 
notice that Letters Testamentory issue thereon accordingly. 
Test CHRISR. NEALE  C__" 
Cover has the "Mary Tingle Will   Proved December Court 1769" 
Source:  Craven County Wills, North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, NC, CR 
028.801.31. 

Sammy Anson Pierce 
Hobe Sound, FL