Will: Thomas Davis, 1754 / 1758, Granville Co., NC

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[Secretary of State Records. Copy received from North Carolina State
Archives.]

I Thomas Davis of Granville County Being Very Sick and Week In Body But in
Parfit mind and memory Do Will and ordain this my last will and Testament
as Touching such things as it has pleast God to bestoe upon me in this Life
I give as followeth first I do Desire that my Debts shall be paid and
Discharged. Secondly I Do Lend my well beloved Wife Elesabeth Davis all my
Estate Both Real and persennel During the time she continews my Widow Then
paying Eight pounds to my Dafter Mary at the Eage of sixteen years. Thirdly
I give the Remander of my Estate Both Rale and personal to be Eqally
Devided Between my fore sons John an Thomas an Rubin and Richard Davisses.
Lastly I Do Desier that my well Beloved Wife Elisabeth Davis and Daniel
Underwood and Richard Pinnil should Be my Executers.

Thomas (his T mark) Davis

Sind and Seald In the presants of us
August 20 1754
John Gibbs
Thos Cook
Thomas (his H mark) [Zacel ?]

[On the back of the will is written]:

At a Court held for Granville County 7 March 1758.
This Will was proved in dure form of Law by the Oath of John Gibbs one of
the Witnesses thereto & was Ordered to be Recorded.

Teste
Danl. [W ?] Weldon.