Gates County, NC - Will of Jesse Eason, 1788

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Last Will and Testament of Jesse Eason

In the Name of God Amen this 29th day of December 1781 I Jesse Eason of 
County of Gates in the State of North Carolina being aged and Infirm but 
of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God: Therefore Calling to mind 
the mortality of my Body & Knowing that it is appointed unto all men once 
to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament and that is to 
say prinsipply and first of all I give and Commend my Soul into the Hand 
of God and give it and my Body to be buried in a Christian Burial at the 
Discresion of my Executor not doubting but I shall leave the same agin by 
the might Power of God that gave it and such Worldy Estate where with it 
hath pleased God to in this life.  I demise and dispose of the same in 
following and manner and form. 

Imprimus I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Christian Jones and her 
husband James Jones that Tract of Land and Plantation whereon he now lives 
Contained in Several Deeds of Sale patent and new grants with aright of 
Willing it to any one or more of his Children and shall or may seem Right 
to Him to them and their Heirs forever. 

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Son Alexander Eason that Tract of Land and 
Plantation whereon he now lives in the mouth of a branch near the high 
bridge crossing the mill swamp then up the branch to the north then by a 
straight line to a large spruce pine marked in Benjamin Gordon’s line then 
up his line to Millers Line to the patent line then along the patent line  
to the first station 113 acres and likewise on third parts of a swamp 
pattent beginning at a dead pine and red oak Jacob Gordon and Seth Eason 
Corner Tree then along Seth Eason Line as many Pole, and the same number of 
poles on the Easte Line as will make the Compliments of one Hundred and 
Eighty one Acres to him and His heirs forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Hagerty a parcel of tract 
of land beginning in Alexander Easons Line in the Branch in the Mill Swamp 
then down the Mill Swamp to the next big flat branch then up the Branch to a 
spruce pine standing in the Branch in the part then north west to Benjamin 
Gordons Line then along his line to Alexander Easons Line then along this 
Line to the first station and the third part of a swamp Pattent beginning in 
Seth Easons Line and Alexander Easons Line then runing along Seth Easons Line 
to the White oak standing in the line at the vineyard Point thence down the 
run to the Desert then to the back line for the compliments of one hundred 
and eighty one acres.  Likewise.

I give unto the said Elizabeth Hagerty one Nego Girl Peniah, one bed and 
furniture and three cows & calfs to her and her heirs forever.  

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Jane Eason my Negro Woman Hannah 
one bead and furniture Three cows and calfs to her and her heirs forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Jesse Eason my Plantation whereon I now 
Live and all Lands not before mentioned.  And the other third part of the 
swamp pattent lying and joing Joshua Smalls Line one hundred and eighty one 
acres together with my cornfield hede in the Desert called Pasquatank Ridge 
and three Negro boys Mingo, Reuben, and Ben, one bed and furniture, three 
cows and calfs to him and his heir forever.  I likewise give my Brandy still 
to my son Jesse Eason to him and his heirs forever.

Item I leave all the rest of my estate of what kind or nature so ever to be 
sold for the payments of my just Debt and the remaining part to be equally 
divided between all my children to wit, Christian Jones, Alexander Eason, 
Elizabeth Hagerty, Jane Eason, and Jesse Eason to them and their heirs 
forever.

Lastly I appoint Alexander Eason and James Jones Executors to this my Last 
Will and Testament in Witness hereunto Ifixed my Seal and Set my hand in 
Presence of us

                                            Jesse Eason (seal)

As it is known to all men by the presants that whereas I Jesse Eason of Gates 
County have made and delivered my Last Will and Testament in Writing bearing 
date December 29th 1787.

Be it known to all men by these presants that whereas I Jesse Eason of Gates 
County have made and delivered my Last Will and Testament in writing bearing 
date December 29th, 1787 I the said Jesse Eason by this presant conduct do 
satisfy and confirm my Last Will and Testament and do give and bequeath unto 
my son Alexander Eason my broken mill with all the running gear and all the 
other utensils thereto belonging to her with two acres of land at the north 
end of the dam with all the right of my Fathers Will to the said mill and dam 
and swamp and all other privileges there unto belonging to him and his heirs 
forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jane my riding horse called Sterling 
and a young white yoak of oxen to here and her heirs forever.  And my  will 
and meaning is that this ? or ? be and be and be adjudged to be part of parcel 
of my Last Will and Testament and that all things herein mentioned and 
contained be faithfully and truly performed as full and as amply in every 
respect as if the same were so declared and set down in my said Last Will and 
Testament.  In witness whereof have hereunto to set my Hand Seal in Presence 
of us this 27th day of January 1788. 

David Small                             Jesse Eason (seal)
Moses Blanshard

State of North Carolina Gates County set February Superior Court of Please and 
quarter sessions 1788.  The above witness and will was admitted into Court by 
Alexander Eason and James Jones Executor therein appointed and was proved by 
oath of David Small.

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