John (J his mark) Whitliff ************************************************************************ File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Return to the NCGenWeb Archives Table of Contents http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm#NC ************************************************************************** next my body to the ground to be buried in a decent order at the discretion of my executors. Item - I give to Joseph Boon one Hundred acres of land lyin in the islands and my son John two Hundred acres adjoining the above land and to my son Needham two hundred acres adjoining the same the whole containing five hundred acres. Item- I give to my son John the manor plantation wher I live and three hundred and fifty acres adjoining the same and three negroes Susan, Primus and Phillis. Item - I give to my son Needham a tract of land on Spoil Cunny ? Creek against Tolers pine containing one Hundred acres and three negros Ned, Duck and Jenny. Item - I give to my daughter Fereby one Negro named Gamon (or Camon) and twenty shillings for the cure of said negro and in case he dies I give her twenty pounds provl. in stead of the Negro and a horse worth three pounds proclimation in stead of the Negro and a horse worth three pounds proclimation and two cows and calves, two eews and lambs and one feather bed and furniture and a piece of chense a patenn for a gown. Item- I give to my daughter Jerusha two cows and calves, two ews and lambs and a horse worth three pounds proclimation one feather bed and furniture and twenty pounds proclimation. Item - I give my daughter Deliliah twenty pounds proclimation money , two Cows and Claves, two Eews and lambs, one horse worth three pounds proclimation and one feather bed and furniture. Item. - I give to my daughter Nancy twenty pounds proclimation money, two cows and calves, two Eews and lambs and one horse worth three pounds proclimation one feather bed and furniture item - I give to my daughter Haisrar? or Kaisrar ?Twenty pounds proclimation, two cows and calves, two Eews and lambs, one feather bed and furniture and one horse worth three pounds proclimation. Item - I give to my Grand Child Hester Bullord five pounds Proclimation money. Item - I give to my two sons four years schooling apiece and one apiece to my four daughters. Item - If the two wenches should bring negro children enough for my daughters to have them in the room of twenty pounds one apiece. Item - I give the rest of my estate to be equally divided between my two sons John and Needham. Lastly I appoint Benjamin Williams and Joseph Boon whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament revoking all the other will or wills here tofore by me made. John (J his mark) Whitliff Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us. Test Nathan Gurley, Thos. (his mark) Whitliff, Henry Bulls.North Carolina Johnston County :