Wills: William Ingram, 1778: Johnston Co. NC Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Bruce Clift ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** NC State Archives, CR056.801/6 [Many gaps in folded and torn original] In the Name of God amen the 21 Day of June In the Year of our Lord 1778 I William Ingram of Johnstun County and of Saint Stephens parrish being Sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be Given to God there [------] to mind that the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed [---] all men once to dy - do make and ordain this my Last will and testement that is to say principally and first of all I Give and Recommend my sould Into the hands of God that Gave it and my body I Recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the descretion of my Excutor and [----] [----] worldly Estate where [--]th it [---] pleased all mighty god to bless me with in this life I Give [---] and [---] of the [---] In the following manner and form Imprimis I Lend to my Dearly beloved wife Elezabeth the plantation Duering the time of her widowhood I Likewis Lend to my Dearly beloved wife one negro boy named Case During the time of her widowhood and no Longer. Item I Give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Elezebeth all my Store of Cattle excepting five cows and Calfs to be delivered unto my son Joseph I further give to my wife one hors Namd ball with Bridle and Saddle and one mare and Colt namd pleasure and seven head of sheep and twenty five head of geas and one bed stead bed and furniture and three pots and hooks one Loom & all the Gear belonging to it with all my pewter - two frying payns one Cart one hand mill with all my plantation and [----] [---] [---] and [---]ing tools & [---] [----] one Chest one table one looking Glass four wheels three pair of Cards[---] gug six bottels with all other houce hold Goods that shall not here after be given a way to her & her use for ever Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Beloved Son Shadrach Ingram one Bed & Boulster to him & his heirs for ever. Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Beloved Daughter Elizebeth ten pounds pro[---] money to her and her heirs for ever. Item I Give & bequeath unto my beloved Son Joseph Ingram all my Lands to him and the heirs of his body & in Case he should dy with out heir or heirs Lawfuly Begotten of his body the Sd. Land to be Equaly Divided betwen my two Daughters hester & polley by three Indiferent men Chosen for that purpos & Said Land so divided to the use of my aforesaid Daughters & their heirs forever. I further give to my son Joseph one nero boy named Ceas to be Delivered at Either Dearth or marrage of my widow and then to him & his heirs for Ever. I further give to my son Josep three mares & one Colt & three sadles one tal[-]k one [----] & three jugs & [-----] cows & Calves [----] [----] and one Bedstead bed & furniture one [---] [----] to him & his heirs for ever. Item I Give & bequeath unto my beloved daughter hester one negro Boy namd Lead & one bed & furniture to her and her heirs for ever. Item I Give & bequeath unto my beloved daughter polly one negro girl named hagiet & one bed & furniture to her and her heirs for ever. I Leave all my [---] [-----] [-----] [----] [---] [-----] [-----] [-----] [-----] the ground for to pay [---] & the over plough to be for the use of the family. I like wise Constitute make and ordain my Dearly Beloved wife Elizebeth & my Beloved Son Joseph Ingram to make & ordain them my sole Executors of this my Last will & testament & I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannul all and every [----] [----] [---] [----] with all [----] Bequests & Executors by one in any ways before named wills & bequeath the Ratifying and Confirmning this & no other to be my Last will & testament. In witness where of I have here unto set my hand & Seal the day & year above written. his I mark Signed sealed in the presents of [---] the sd. William Ingram on his Last will & testament In the presents of us the Subscribers Benj William Benjamin Thistlleworth Leonard his mark Masslewhite Recorded in first office of Johnston Cty in Book B49 Wm. Ingram Will 1778 ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==============================================================