Hyde County NcArchives Wills.....Eborn, Henry 1732 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nola Duffy nduffy@patch.net September 6, 2008, 6:00 pm Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1732 HENRY EBORN'S WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, The twentieth Day of October, Anno Domini, 1732. I, Henry Eborn, of Matchapungo, in the County of hide, and in the Province of North Carolina, being very sick and weak In body, but of Perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and knowing That it is appointed for all men once to dye, I Do make and ordain This my last will and Testament, That is to say, the Principally and first of all, I Give and Recomend my Soul Into the hands of God that Gave it; and my body I Recomend to the earth to be buried In a decent, Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Execu- tors, Nothing Doubting but but at the General Resurection I shall Receive the Same again by ye mighty power of God; and as touching Such worldly Estate where with It hath pleased God to bless me In this Life, I Give and Demise and Dispose of the Same In the following manner and form: Imprimis. I Give and bequeath unto Nathaniel Eborn, the son of Henry Elizabeth Eborn, a trak of Land butted and bounded by George Mixon on one side, and William Cambal on the other side, Joyned on the Creek of Matchapungo; and two three years old steers, two killable hogs, and a Greate Coate and herling heifer to the said Nathaniel Eborn, son James Eborn. Item. To Henry Eborn, my Dear Son, I Give and bequeath him my plantation, the Said Henry Eborn, The son of Henry and Elizabeth Eborn is to let the said Elizabeth Eborn, his Mother have the said plantation till the said Henry Eborn comes to age, and then the said Elizabeth is to Delivered up the said plantation to the said Henry Eborn, her Dear Son, and the said Elizabeth Eborn, the mother of the said Henry Eborn, is to hold half of the said plantation for her Wid- owed, the horse, Mill & all things In General as belongs to the said plantation, all Chattle That are his In Generall, and two young Cows acalfs, and one old Gun, and the said Henry Eborn my Dear Son a negro man man Jack. Item. I Give and bequeath to my Dear Son, Littletun Eborn, a plantation with Chattel situated one the west Side of Broad Creek, with all the Sheep, two heifers of his marke, and a Plantation Pantego, on the East side, and if the said Henry Eborn, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Eborn, Dyes without heir lawfully begotten of his body, It falls to Littletun Eborn, the Brother of the Said Henry Eborn Plantation, and if the said Littletun Eborn enjoyed the saide Plantation of Henry Eborn, he is to Give Salathyel Layson, Son of Evens Rhoda Layson, The said Plantation of Broad Creek; and the other Plantation laying on Pantego to James Eborn the son of Nathaniel and Anne Eborn. Item. I Give to my Dear Son, Littiltun Eborn, a black wonut table and Lignumvite Punch bowle, and a large bible, a Great brass kittell, and the new Gun & a Negro Man, named Jupiter, and a Bed and a bolster; And if the Said Elizabeth Eborn Marries, the Said Henry Eborn and Littiltun Eborn, her sons, are to have all ye plantation and Stock and hous- hold Good, to be Delivered at 18 years of Age. Item. I Give to Henry Eborn, My Dear Son, three ewes to be Delivered next Spring. Item. I Give to my Dear wife, the work of the Negro Man named Jack as long as she Continues a wedower. Item. I Give to my Dear Daughter, Rhoda Layson, a Bed, Two Sheets, two Blankets, a Rog and bolster, and a small Chest, a puder Dish, two basons, a horse named byard, to have at her Mother Marriage or other husband Comeing again, two plates and three ewes, all her chattel that was called hers, two heifers, three years old and a four years old one, and a Large Cheare. Item. I Give to my Dear Daughter, Mary Eborn, a bed, a bolster, two sheets, and two Blankets, and a Rug, and all the Chattel as was hers, two Plates, two Basons and a Dish, and a Iron pot & three ewes, a large chare and a Linnen wheel. Item. I Give to my Daughter, Rhoda Layson, a Iron pot. Item. I give to my Dear Daughter, Elizabeth Eborn, a bed, a bolster, a pair of Sheets, a pair of Blankets and a Rugg, a Iron pot, a Small Chest, a Chear, two basons and a Dish, and two plates, three ewes, all her chattel that are hers, a young Cow, a Calf, and a horse called fox, to be Delivered at the day of her marriage. Item. I Give to my Dear Daughter, Anne Jones, one shilling. Item. I Give to my dear Daughter Rebecker Deedan, one Shilling. Item. I Desire that William Barrow and Nathaniel Eborn and Thomas Smith, May see that they may be over Seer for me the said Henry Eborn. Item. I Give to my Dear wife, Elizabeth Eborn, all the Chattle that is not the Childrens, and all the Remainder of the sheep, two working horses named Jack and Dobing, a plow and harness, a cart wheels, and a new pair of wheels, and all the Remainder of the houshold Goods. Item. I Give unto my wellbeloved wife, and Henry Eborn, my Dear Son, whome I likewise make and ordain my Sole Executors of this my will and testament by her and himself freely to be possessed and enjoyed. and I Do hereby Utterly Disallowe, Revoke and Disannul all and every other former Testament, Wills, legacies and bequests and executors by me, In any way was before named, willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this now to be my last will and (and) Testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the Day and Year above writing. his HENRY 0 EBORN (Seal) marke. Signed, and Sealed, publick, pronounced and Declared by the said Henry Eborn, as his last will and testament, In the Presents of us the Subscribers: his GEORGE N MIXON. mark ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON. CHARLES JOHNSON. BEAUFORT, SC. March Court, 1732. The within Will was Proved in Open Court by the Oath of George Mixon. Test. JNO. COLLISON,Cler: Cur. Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Additional Comments: Edited & proofed by Mary Maarbjerg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/hyde/wills/eborn803gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 6.9 Kb