Duplin County NcArchives Wills.....Williams, John 1803
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Source: Clerk Of Court
Written: 1803

Transcribed by Sloan Mason
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Clerk of Court
Duplin County, NC
Vol.A, p. 513-514
Will of John WILLIAMS
Written: 22 Jan. 1803
Probated: April Term 1803

In the Name of God, Amen,
I, John WILLIAMS of the County of Duplin in the State of North Carolina, being 
sick in body but of perfect sound disposing mind and memory and knowing it is 
once appointed for all men ever to die do make and ordain this my last Will and 
Testament in manner following.
First-I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping threw the merits 
of Christ to obtain moral salvation and my body to be buried in a christian 
manner at the discretion of my executors hereafter named.
Item-I give and bequeath to my nephew William WILLIAMS one hundred pounds which 
is owing to me from John NEIL to him and his heirs forever.
Item- I give and bequeath to my nephew Edward WILLIAMS seventy dollars thirty 
five dollars of it is in hand, the other half of it to be raised out of my 
bacon?, to him and his heirs forever. My Will and desire is that my Mother, 
Tabitha WILLIAMS have the use of my sorrel mare during her life and after he 
death if the mare is then living. I give her to my nephew William WILLIAMS to 
have and his heirs forever, and my desire is also that the said mare be put to 
horse and her first colt is to go to my nephew Edward WILLIAMS and his heirs 
forever.
Item_ I give and bequeath to my nephew, William WILLIAMS my small bay mare for 
the use of my Father’s negro fellow KIT next my Will and desire is that my corn 
and fodder be fed out to my stock of cattle and hogs and my sorrel mare, then my 
cattle and hogs to be equally divided between my two nephews William WILLIAMS & 
Edward WILLIAMS to them and their heirs forever. Next my will is that my 
executors sell my bacon for ready money and that they pay my brother Jacob 
WILLIAMS, then dollars which I owe him, and the residue of the money to be 
equally divided between my two nephews, William WILLIAMS and Edward WILLIAMS to 
them and their heirs, forever.
John (his X mark) WILLIAMS

Lastly, I constitute and appoint my friend Edward PEARSALL and my nephew William 
WILLIAMS, Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and 
disallowing all other wills by me made. In Witness, I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal this 22nd Day of January 1803.
John (his X mark) WILLIAMS
Signed, sealed and declared to be the will of John WILLIAMS in presents of 
Edward PEARSALL & George WILLIAMS.

State of N. Carolina
Duplin County
April Term 1803
There was the within Will proved in Open Court by the Oath of Edward PEARSALL 
one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and at the same time William WILLIAMS 
one of the executors named in the same will come before the Court and ——— as 
such according to law, ordered that letters issue accordingly.
Test: Wm. DICKSON, C.C.


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