Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Gay, John 1761 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tommy Colbert clycolbert@aol.com June 20, 2011, 11:41 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1761 Gay, John, will date 21 March 1761, date recorded Dec. Ct. 1761; In the name of God Amen... I John Gay of Edgecombe Co. and parish of St. Mary’s in the province of North Carolina being sick and weak of body but of sound sense and perfect memory... I give to my loving son William Gay all the land and plantation whereon I now live, one still and worm, one new chest and money (Seabs), one (Brass Cock), one large stone jugg, six bottles; to my loving son John Gay one pari of hand mill stones, one whip saw, one pair of iron wedges and one ( ); to my loving daughter, Mary Gay one likely cow and calf; to my loving wife, Martha Gay one feather bbed and furniture, one iron pot; the remainder part of my estate, to be divided between my wife and children not before mentioned; my son William Gay to be my executor, signed John Gay (Mark), wit. ( ) Moore, Jonathan Coleman, Michael (Horne). Abstracted from copy of original, NC Archives CR.037.801.13. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/gay1882gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb