Jones County, NC - Will of Joseph Gilbert, Sr., 1784 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WILL OF JOSEPH GILBERT, Senr. NC Supreme Court Case #1869 – Jones County, NC. Found at the NC Archives, Raleigh, NC. State of North Carolina In the name of God Amen I Joseph Gilbert Senr of Jones County & State aforesaid being weak in boddy but of perfect sound mind and memory bless be god, do therefore this 27 day of Oct 1783 make and publish this my last will and testament in manner of form following (viz) First – I lend unto my beloved wife Mary during her natural (sic) my negro woman Moll, one feather bed and furniture one pewter dish, two plates, two basons, six spoons one pak ?. one piggin, one Table, one large chest, one grey mare, three cows & calves, one Iron pot, one skillet, one linen & wood loam (marked through) wheels, one Loom & guns ?, one oxen, which said articles above mentioned I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Gregory after the decease of my wife and not before (the negro woman Moll excepted) Item –I give & bequeath the labor or benefit of the labor of my negro girls Nell & Moll and their increase to my daughter Mary Ann Gregory during her natural life (except so much of the hire as will pay the tax of said negroes yearly) and after her decease I give & bequeath the said negroes Nell & Moll with their increase to be equally divided amongth all the children of my said daughter Mary Ann Gregory which she now has or hereafter may have (except her son John Mills Tippet) for whom provision is already made). I also give & bequeath after my wife death the negro woman Moll & her increase which I have lent to my wife the Labor increase of said negro woman to be disposed of in the same form & manner to my daughter Mary Ann Gregory & her heirs Item – I give & bequeath unto the heirs of my son Benjamin Gilbert deceased one shilling being all I mean to give them Item – I give & bequeath all the residue of my estate not herein before given or bequeath to my daughter Mary Ann Gregory except all my corn and as much pork as will serve my wife Mary for one years provisions which I give I give (sic) to my said wife I hereby nominate constitute & appoint the County Court of Jones my whole and soul Executor of this my Will & Testament & my will & desire is that the said Court do not suffer any person to carry or convey said negroes out of the County of Jones during the life of my said daughter Mary Ann Gregory ratifying this to be my last will and Testament. Signed by Mark Signed Sealed published & delivered for and as his last will & Testament in present of us who have hereinto set our names & witness John Bryan F. Harget Joseph (x) Gilbert State of North Carolina Jones County Court June 1784 Then was the last Will & Testament of Joseph Gilbert duly proved in open Court by the oath of Fred Harget one of the subscribing witness in due form of Law & caused to be recorded. Attest by Lewis Bryan CC ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Martha Mewborn Marble ___________________________________________________________________