Halifax County, NC - Will of William Bishop, 1782 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [The son of the William Bishop (below) was Moses Bishop. His son was William (Wiley) Bishop who owned "Oakland" in Bertie County where my father lived as a child. His daughter was Cornelia Ann Bishop who married William Lafayette Powell, M.D. Their child was Edgar Powell, my father's father.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Halifax County, North Carolina, Will Book #3, p. 47 The Will of William Bishop of Halifax County, North Carolina. In the name of God, Amen. I William Bishop of the county of Halifax and in the province of North Carolina, being sick of body but perfect in mind and memory and understanding, and knowing the mortality of man I have thought to dispose of what God, in His mercy, hath bestowed on me in the manner following: First, I committ my body to Thee with a modest burial. Secondly, my soul to God who gave it and as touches this worldly good, December 20th,1782. Imprimis - Item. I give my son, Wm. Bishop; my son, John Bishop; my daughter Kivia Dan; and my son Moses Bishop ten shillings sterling apiece out of my estate, as I have given them their part before when they went from me. Item. I lend my loving wife, Sary Bishop, all my estate both real and personal during her widowhood and afterwards----- Item. I give my plantation and water mill to my two little sons, Hardiman Bishop and Jonathan Bishop and desire the land and mill may be sold to the highest bidder and equally divided between them the money they fetch. And my will is after my wife's widowhood all my estate that is left to be sold to the highest bidder the money that it fetches to be equally divided between my children as follows: Polly Bishop, Drewsilla Bishop, Sally Bishop, Betsey Bishop, Hardiman Bishop, Patsey Bishop, Jonathan Bishop. And my will is that my estate shall not be appraised; and my will is that my loving wife, Sary Bishop, shall be my first Executrix and my son, John Bishop, shall be my second Executor and Joshua Bark, my third Executor. /s/ William Bishop Witnesses: James Myhand, Harmon Strickland William Drew Jarat ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Virginia Street ___________________________________________________________________