Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Flowers, Jacob 1766
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Written: 1766

	Flowers, Jacob will, 14 July 1766, proved Oct Ct 1766 ,WB A, page 
161.  In the name of God Amen I Jacob Flowers of the Parish of St. Marys and 
County of Edgecombe being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory 
blessed by to God... imprimis I give to my son Jacob Flowers three negroes 
named Young Mingo, Young Sarah and her child, Mingo, to him and his heirs 
forever and for want of an heir, to the next of kin, also, four other Negroes 
named Dick, Ned, Sollomon & Nell, also one still and worm, also all my stock 
of all kinds, except that given in this will; to my loving daughter, 
Elizabeth Calhoon, three Negroes named Joan, Pat & Mille to her and her heirs 
lawfully begotten of her body and for want of such an heir, the next of kin, 
also four cows and calves, three of them being now in her possession, also 
one bed and furniture, it being it being that she has in her possession; to 
my loving daughter Prissilla Calhoon, three Negroes named Pat, Sam & Sukey, 
to her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her body and for want of such an 
heir, to the next of kin, also one cow and calf; to my loving wife, Mary, 
during her life, the use of my Negroes names as follows, Old Mingo, Lucy, 
Will & Cela, also the old roan hors, Chunky (     ) and small gray mare, I 
give and bequeath to her eleven (cows) and calfs, lend to her the plantation 
that I now live on during her lifetime; to my grandson, Hardy Flowers the one 
half of that tract of land that lies on the north side of Tar River and on 
Polecat Branch and the great branch that lies on the upper side of the main 
road that leads to Lamon’s Ferry, also one Negro girl named Cale, four cows 
and calfs, four sows and pigs and one bed and furniture and one young horse 
to him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body and for want of same, to 
my son, Jacob; executors my son, Jacob Flowers and my son in law, John 
Calhoon; signed Jacob Flowers (mark), wit. Edwd Moore, Samuel Williams, John 
(Farmer or Tanner).    Will is hard to read.  Abstracted from NCA film 
C.037.80001, 6-17-03, CTC.


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