Jones County NcArchives Wills.....Becton, John B. No date
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[The entire will and the three names written at the top of page 2 all appear to 
have been written by the same person. There are no signatures or marks at the end 
of the will, either of John Becton or any witnesses. There may be a page or pages 
missing.]


In the name of god Amen 
I John B Becton of the County of Jones 
and State of North Carolina 
being of Sound and perfect mind 
and memory blesed be to god do 
make and ordain this to Be my last 
will and testament in manner an form 
following that is to Say 
1st I give my Soul to god and as to 
my worldly affects 
I Dispose of as follows I loan to my 
wife Elisy Becton During her life the 
house and a portion of the plantation 
Whereon I reside the part of the plantation 
thus loaned her to include the Lands on
the south side of the road and on the 
north side to a line beginning at the 
[unreadable] swamp at the [unreadable] at the mouth
of a Small Branch and runs with 
the ditch up the Branch Between too 
persimmon trees then up the ditch 
to the woods there a strat line to 
Isaac Browns Line I also Loan to her 
During her life as aforesaid Negroe 
man Norris woman Hannah & Sarah 
2nd I give to my Son Jarmon Becton all 
the lands loaned to my wife after her 
death to him his heirs and assigs 
forever. 
3rd I give to my Son Ivy Becton a [unreadable] 
portion [the word "portion" is crossed out] [unreadable] 
of Lands Beginning at the [unreadable] of 
the vine swamp and running with the 
ditch up the scally? Branch to the Back 
fence thence to ??? rite up a ditch 
to the corner of the fence a straight 
line to a Leathwood stump John Loftin 

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?Amell? E Becton     Sallie Loftin
Aran E. Becton

then with his line to a water oak then 
with Thomas Rouses line to his corner 
then up the Swamp with James Joneses
line to a cross ditch to the run of the 
vine Swamp thin up the run to the 
beginning to him his heirs and assigns
forever 
4th I give to my Son Levi Becton all the 
Lands lying between the Bounds of the 
Land Loand to my wife and Son Ivy Becton
to him his heirs and assigns for ever 
5th I loan to my Daughter Sally Stanly 
Negros Anna and Phebe during her 
life It is my and desire that after 
the death of Daughter Sally Stanly for 
Anna and Phebe to be equally divided 
between all of her Children to them their 
heirs and assigns forever 
6th I give to my Son Bryan B. Becton 
all the lands that I purchased from 
my son Thomas Becton and Negroes viz 
Janny Mory and her child Frank to 
him his heirs and assigns for ever 
7th It is my will and desire that all the 
Negroes not named in my will shoud 
remane in common stock for the benefit 
of Levi Ivy Nancy Penelope Elvy and 
Jarmon and Elry in Nine Negroes to wit 
Philas Thom Limos Little Norris Ben 
Violet Man Little James and Bobb 
to Be Divided to them as they come of age 
or marry 
8th It is my will and desire that the 
negroes loand to my wife after her death to 
be sold and the money equally Divided 
Between my sevn younest children 


Additional Comments:
O. Max Benton Collection
PC No. 226.1

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