Hertford County, NC - Will of SAMUEL NICKOLSON - 1727 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Samuel Nickolson Will Lres granted 23rd July 1727 ~~ Recorded~~~~~~ Mrs. Elizbth Nickholson on her own affirmation in Open Court did declare that she would proform *** within will According to the law of this government. Thus being Exectrix. Test. Charles Donman, Clk Proved by ye Oath of Mr. John Heather n afirmation of Mr. Zachriah Nichson In Open Court Test. Charles Donman, Clk North Carolina: This 22 of July month / 1727 Know ye that I Samuel Nicholson am weak in body but of parfect mind and memory thanks be to the Lord for it. Do make This my Last will and testiment revoking all other wills heretofore maid by me: first of all I comit my soul to the Lord and my body to the Earth from whence was to be desently buried after the discresion of my Executors here after named Seconly my will is that my Dearest and well beloved wife Elizabarth Nicholson shall have the hole use and benefit of all my Lands and houses and plantation during her Life: and after her dimise my will and pleasus is that my Daughter Elizabarth Anderson Shall have and injoy all my Lands plantations houses and profits She and her Lawfull hands for Ever all so I give to my same daghtor Elizabarth Anderson a Negro woman called Bes: I : give to my daghtor Sarah Nichols one Negro boy caled Seson during her naturall Life and at her dises to fall to them of her friended which she may think of it a lost to live with. I all so give to my friend Sarah Glostor as much good fine silk crapes as will make her a suit of close a prosof good se sayes three yards of muslin a porsof washed hoes Two yards of holon as much fine garlink as will make har a shift: and as for the rest of my Estate of whot remains aftor Lagists and list debts are duly paid: I : give to my Loving wife Elizabarth Nicholson to be at hand is posing I: all so make and ordain my Loving wife Elizabarth Nicholson and my son-in-law John Anderson Executors and Executor of this my will as witnes my hand his mark Samuel Nickolson Witnes by us Zachariah Ninon : John Kealton Elizabeth : To : Mountecu __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Marianne Nichols Ordway ___________________________________________________________________