Edgecombe-Beaufort County NcArchives Wills.....Jones, Walter 1728
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Written: 1728

	Jones, Walter, will, Beaufort Co., Sept. 16, 1728, date recorded 21 
Jan (year was not plain in my copy, appeared to be either 1728 or 1729), In 
the name of God Amen.  I Walter Jones being sick of body but of perfect memory 
do make ordain constitute this my last will and testament first I bequeath my 
sole to god that gave it hoping for a pardon for all my past sins threw the 
merits of my blessed lord and savior Jesus Christ and life everlasting after 
death and my body I do give to the Earth from whence it came to have desent 
Christian burial at the discretion of my executors and for my earthly estate 
as it hath pleased god to lend me my debts being first paid I give as 
followeth.  Imprimus I give to my well beloved son (         ) Jones my 
plantation I now live on after the decease of my widow Dorothy Jones she to 
enjoy the land without any molestation during her life and after (desese) to 
him and his eirs (legally) begotton forever and in (depath) to return to the 
(nex mall) in case also I give him all the (eatell) of his own proper (mark) 
and (     ) one new feather bed and (             ) and (pillows) also I give 
him all my wearing apparell being good woling also I give him one (frying) 
pan and lettle yowpan pat and two chairs and two yews and lambs and his (      
) and all the coopers tooles.  Imprimus I give to my daughter Alice (Mooes   
) one shilling starling or one five shilling bill.  Imprimus I give to my 
daughter Bety (Whichard) one shilling starling or five shilling bill.  
Imprimus I give to my daughter Liscom Taylor one shilling starling or five 
shilling bills.  Imprimus I give to my daughter Tomsond Jones one cow and 
calf and one yew and lamb.  Imprimus I give unto my well beloved wife my 
maire and the first fold to her own disposing.  Imprimus I give all the rest 
of my estate as I have not disposed allredy to my wife and her two children 
namely (Amaras) and Water to be divided as they shall agree withthin 
themselves.  Imprimus I give to Elizabeth (Moare) daughter of Jacob Moare one 
yearling hefer and her increase (     ) when she comes of age or marries.  
And I do (                ) and appoint my well beloved wife and my son 
(Dimant) Jones my sole and whole extr. (            ) to all things contained 
herein.  In witness hearof I have set my hand and seal 16th day of Sept. 
(1728).  Walter Jones, wit. Jacob Moare, Philip Williams.  At a court held at 
Bath Town for (sd) prest. On the 21 January 172(?), .... proved by the oath 
of Jacob Moore and Philip Williams.  Abstracted from copy of NC Archives film 
CR.009.80001, 9-22-01.


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