Edgecombe County, NC - Wills - Umphrey, (Humphrey) Robert-1761

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In The Name of God Amen,
I, Robert Umphrey [sic] of Edgecomb [sic] County, being sick and weake [sic] 
in body, but of perfect sound sense and Memory, thanks be Given to Almighty 
God, do make and ordain, this, to be my Last will, and Testament, and first 
of all, I Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God, that Gave it me, 
and my body to the Earth, from whence it Came, to be buried in a Decent, 
Christian Manner, at the Discretion of my Executors, hereafter Named, and 
touching my worldly Goods which it hath pleased God to bless me with, 
Dispose of in manner and form following,

   Item  I give and bequeath to my Loving Wife Mathew [Matheis?] Umphrey 
[sic] one Negro wench called Dina and my Mullatto [sic] boy Named Micajah 
Reavil

   Item  Also I lend to her all my Cattle that is my own and not Called my 
son Thomases Cattle also all my hogs that is not called Thomases and one 
breeding Mare and all my house hold goods and other Lumber shuch [sic] as 
tools & cider casks during her Widowhood or Life and her head of ___

   Item  I give to my son Thomas Umphrey [sic] one hundred acres of land 
more of less beginning at a white oake [sic] stoop ___ out of the Mill Creek
and runing [sic] a Direct Course to my back line one horse bridle & Saddle 
and all my Cattle that is called his own and one Ewe and a lamb

   Item  I give to my son Isum [sic] Umphrey [sic] ten pounds in Gold and 
silver Coin.

   Item  I give to my son Robert Humphrey ten pounds in Gold and silver coin.

   Item  I give to my son Matthew Humphrey the plantation whereon now I 
live omiting [sic] one hundred acres that I give before to my son Thomas.

   Item  I Give to my sons Isum [sic] & Robert and my Daughters Elesy [sic], 
Mary and Patience all my Estate of what sort or kind what ever it be to be 
Equally Divided between them at the end of their Mother's Death or widowhood.

   Item  I appoint and Ordain my Loving wife Mathew [sic] Humphrey and my 
trusty friend Joseph Howell my whole and sole Executors of this my Last 
Will and testament and my will and Desire is that my Exetr Joseph Howell take
in to his hands the money to be given to my sons Isum [sic] and Robert and 
applyed [sic] to the use of taking up land for my two sons Isum [sic] and 
Robert. 

In Testament Whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 20th day 
of March 1761.

Test: Benj Hart                                   his
Benja Bunn, Thos Underwood                Robert  (R)  Umphrey [sic]
                                                  Mark

Robert Humphrey will exhibited by Joseph Howell, one of the exrs., and 
proved by the oath of Benja. Hart, Esq., June Ct. 1761

Inventory returned by the exr. Feb. Ct 1762.

Copied from Edgecombe County Wills 1750-1945 (Unbound) - NC State Archives

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