Granville County NcArchives Wills.....Miars, Mithias March 1, 1770
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Source: Nc Archives Cr.044.801.27
Written: March 1, 1770

Transcription by Peggy Reece Bruckner, March 2000
all spelling and punctuation as found in the original document
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Granville County Original Wills NC Archives
1749-1968 CR.044.801.27
Mithias Miars 1770

In the Name of God. Amen. I Mithias Miars of the County of
Granvill Being very sick and weak in body, but of perfeckt Mind and 
Memory thanks be given unto God. Calling unto mind the Mortality of 
my body and knowing thatt it is appointed for all men once to die
Make & ordaine this my last will & Testamont that is Say prinsapas(?)
and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty
God that gave itt and my body I recomend to the Earth to be buried in
Desent Christian burial att the discresion of my Executors doubling(?)
att the generall Resureckshon I Shall receive the Same again 
by the Mighty power of God And as touching Rich Worly Estate which
with itt has pleased God to Blefs me in this life I have demise & dispose
of the same in the following Mannor and form

Item I Give and bequeath to my well beloved Granson Mithias Cocklereace
son of Tabolt Cocklerease one hundred acres of land liing in the County
of Granivell on the North Side of Mill Crick and Joyning Shearmons
Land to him & his heirs and asighns for Ever

Item I Give and bequeath to my Loving wife Mary Miars all the Rest of my
Estate Reall and personall Except what I have before given to her and 
her assigns for Ever and after She the Said Mary Mithias Departs this
Life that itt is my Desire that Michall Cockelrease Shall have this plantation
and Mill & also this to Michall Cockelrease to have one negor boy Called Thomas
a negor feller Cald Jack and Tabold Cockelreace to have a negor woman Called 
Nell as also that the Rest of my Estate as Horses hogs Sheep & etc.to be Equaly
Divided betwickts the two Boys Michall & Tabolt for Ever

and I further Conssitute my Son Michall Cockellreace And my wife Mary
Moyars (sic Miars) Excukotors to this my Last will & testament & Do here
by utterly Disavow revoke and Disanull all & Every Other former Testaments &
wills byasis(?) Bequest and Exeutors by mee in any ways before named willd
& bequeathed Ratified & Continued this & no Other to be my Last & 
Testament in witnefs whereof I have here unto Sett my hand & Seale this
First Day of March 1770 Signed Seald & acknowledged this my last will 
& Testament in the
presents of
				Mithias  (his Mark “M”) Miars  (seal)
  witnesses signed)
Thos Oakley  (a deed neighbor)	
Jacob V. Slotterer (?) (last name undecipherable, but could be 
Jacob Slaughter/Slawter/Slutter, also recorded in Deeds as a neighbor)

Naham (his Mark “T”) Saunders

Proved by Oakley & Saunders

Execs qualified





Additional Comments:
Also found: April Court 1770; among other items "one parcel of books" and 3 
Negroes



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