Granville County NcArchives Wills.....Reeves, William August 2, 1751
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Source: Loose Paper Will Files Of Nc State Archives Online At Www.familysearch.org
Written: August 2, 1751
Recorded: December 3, 1751


In the name of God Amen, I, William Reeves of Granvil County in the province 
of north Carolina Being sick but of perfect mind and memory but Calling to 
mind that it is appointed by allmighty god for all men to Die and therefore 
knowing my last to be as all mens is, Do therefore make and ordain this 
present Wrighting to be my Last Will and Testament and my body commit to the 
Ground to be buried in a Christian & Decent like manor at the discretion of my 
Executors hereafter named & my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and as 
to Such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with, I give & 
Bequeath in manner and form following.

Imprimis : I give & bequeth to my son William Reeves one shilling Sterling

Item, I give & bequeth to my wife Margarett Reeves one Shilling Sterling in 
lieu of her Dower of thirds

Item, I give & bequeth to my Loving Son James Reeves for his kind favours one 
negro boy named chance to him and his heirs forever

Item, I give & bequeth to my Son Benjamin Reeves one Shilling Sterling

Item, I give & bequeth to my Son birges Reeves one Shilling Sterling

Item, I give & bequeth to my daughter (Elizabeth written first, erased and 
overwritten) Anna Reeves one Shilling Sterling

Item My will and desire is that all the rest of my Estate, all my negrows & 
stock of cattel  hogs horses sheep & all my hous hold goods & land with all my 
Estate both both (sic) real & personal Be Sold at afore Sale by my Executors 
and the money arising therefrom be equally divided between my Sons and 
Daughters here after named Viz James Reeves, Mallichy Reeves, Isack Reeves, 
Elizabeth Hodges, Mary Carpenter, Sarah Hicks and Ollive Reeves.

Item, My Will and Desire is that James Reeves and Mallichy Reeves be my 
executors of this my last will and Testament and Do by this present wrighting 
make void all other Wills by me made and Do hereby acknoledg this and none 
other to be my last will and as witness my hand an seal this Second Day of 
Augst one thousand Seven hundred & fifty one.
 
					William (his WR mark) Rieves

Signed Sealed an Delivered in presence of us
Test:	}	William Hicks
	}	Jonathan White

At a Court held for Granvl County at the Ct. House Decemr the 3rd, 1751 ~
The within Last Will & Testament of William Reeves, decd. was Proved in Ct. by 
ye. Oaths of Jonathan White Esq.: and William Hicks & on motion ordered to be 
Recorded Agt which Margaret Rieves Relict of ye. sd. William Rieves objected 
James Rieves and Malachi Rieves qualified as Extors.

Test: Dan Weldon CC
Recorded by Daniel Weldon CC



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