WILL OF THOMAS PHILLIPS - Craven County In the name of God, amen This Eighth day of November in the Year of our Lord-God one thousand seven hundred ninety one, I Thomas Phillips, of the County aforesaid Planter being in Perfect mind and memory Thanks be to God for the same, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my Body andknowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. That is to say princapally and first of all, I give and recomment my soul in the Hands of God that gave and for my body, I recommend 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 resurrection 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 with in this Life. I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form... Imprimis. It is my Will and I do order that in the first place all my just debts and funeral charges to be paid and satisfyed------ Item..I give to my beloved son James Phillips, Ten Shillings Item..I give to my beloved son Thomas Phillips Five Pounds Item..I give to my beloved Daughter Nicey Phillips Ten Shillings Item..I give to my beloved Son Richard Phillips Ten Shillings Item..I give to my beloved Daughter Charity Phillips Ten Shillings Item..I give to my beloved Son David Phillips one Feather Bead and Forty five pounds in his Brother Richards hands Item..I give to my beloved Daughter Keziah Phillips one feather bead and ten pounds Item..I give to my beloved Son John Phillips one feather Bead and Fifty Pounds paid by his Brother Peter Item..I lend to my beloved Wife during her natural Life all my lands and Living such as horses, cattle, sheep and Hogs and all the Household Furniture of every kind for her and famileys use Except what is hereto foregiven Item..I give to my Beloved son Peter Phillips afer the Deceas of his mother one Feather Bed and Furnituyre and the plantation I now live on which contains one Hundred and Eighty acres likewise three Hundred acres Lying in Dobbs County------ Item..I constitute make, and ordain John Phillips, Sr. and my son James Phillips and sons Thomas and Richard Phillips---Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and I do utterly disanull, Revoke and Disanull all other Former Testaments, Wills, Legaces and Executors by me in aney Ways Before this time, Named Willed and bequeathed, Ratifyed and confirming this and no other to my my Last Will and Testament. In witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the year and date mentioned---Signed, Sealed, Pronounced Published and Declared by the said Thomas Phillips to be his Last Will and Testament Thomas (signed by Mark) Phillips Witness George Oxley, Walter Jones, Sam Branton James Phillips came to Open Court on Craven County as the Executor on l7 March l792 ************************************************************************ File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Martha Marble USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Return to the NCGenWeb Archives Table of Contents http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm#NC **************************************************************************