Hyde County NcArchives Wills.....Porter, John 1751 ************************************************ 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 February 6, 2009, 7:07 pm Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1751 JOHN PORTER'S WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. This Twentieth Day of November, In the year of our Lord, One Thousand, Seven Hundred & Fifty one. I, John Porter, of the County of Hide, Being Sick and Weak of Body, but of Perfect Sence & Memory, Blessed be God for it, & Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die, Do make & Ordain this my Last Will & Testament; & first & Principally I Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that Gave it; And as Touching such Worldly Goods as it has pleased God to Bless me With in this Life, I Give & Dispose of the same in the Following Manner & form: Imprim: I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Willm. Porter, one half the Land Whereon I now live, Including the Houses & Plantation, to him & his heirs for Ever; also, my Gun & Sword. Item, I Give & Bequeath to my son, John Porter, the Other half of my Plantation above Mentioned to be Divided by Themselves. Item, I Give to my Daughter, Patience Porter, My Negro Girl Nam'd Phillis, after my Wiles Decease, to her & her Heirs for Ever. Item, I leave to My Well Beloved Wife, Elisabeth Porter, all the Rest of my Estate, Both Real & Personal, During her Natural Life, for the Education & Bringing up of my Children, & after Her Decease to be Equally Divided amongst said Children, if there is any of my Said Estate Remains * * * * Hereby appoint & ordain Thomas Smith & John Smith * * * Executors to this my Last Will & Testament, Ratifying and Confirming this & no other to my be my * * * * Last Will & Testament. in Witness whereof, I have hereunto set My Hand & Seal the Day & Year above Written. JOHN PORTER. (Seal) Sign'd Seald & Pronounced to be The Last Will & Testament of the Testator, in the presence of us, the Subscribers: THOS. SMITH. MARY SMITH. her MARY X RHODES. mark. HYDE COUNTY. December Court, 1751. The within Will was Exhibited into Court and proved by the Oaths of the Subscribing Evidences, the within Thos. Smith, was qualified Exr. persuant to Law. Ordered that Mr Secretary have Notice thereof. THOS. LOVICK, Clk. Court. Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/hyde/wills/porter868wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb