Jones County, NC - Wills File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Vera Burnham Will of James Stanley In the name of God Amen I, James Stanley, of the County of Jones, & the State of No. Carolina, being sick & weak in body but of sound mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following. viz---; And first, I recommend my Soul to Almighty God who gave it me & my body to the dust until the resurrection of the just, when I expect to receive it again fashioned like unto Christs' glorious body. believing in the Christian Revealed Religion. I hope to be justified when I am judged because Jesus Christ bore my sins in his own body on the tree of the cross and made reconculation for sins. And as for my worldly goods that I have. I give and leave in manner and form following. vit. I give to my son James Standley two hundred acres of land on the South side of greater Chinquamin Creek, being the power part of the Plantation whereon I now live, to be laid of from the said creek joining Franks line to the back line of said land so as to include two hundred acres to him and his heirs forever. Itum, I leave for the use and benefit of my six daughters, namely Olivet, Sarah, Elizabeth, Susanna, Winifred, & Mary Standley the use of fifty acres of land on the North Side of the Creek, I live on and joining the land that I heretofore deeded to my son John Standley, jointly so long as they, my aforesaid Daughters have remained unmarried & upon the marriage of one or more of my said daughters the lone of said land, to sease with respect to such child or children so marrying and to continue to hold good to an such as remain single during the time they share, remain single and after the death or marriage of my said daughters, I give and bequeath my said fifty acres of land as above to my son Nathaniel Standley to him and his heirs forever. Itum, I leave the use of and benefit of the remainder of my plantation, including the mantion house and the lands I bought adjoining whereon Lewis Conner formerly lived, to gether with the rest of the ---? pallent? to my loving wife Winifred, during her natural life and after her death I give the said land with the improvements to my son Nathaniel to him and his heirs forever. Itum, I give and bequeath to my three sons, John, James, and Nathaniel, all the rest of my lands to be equally divided among them, to them and their heirs forever. Itum I give to my son John two horses, Call and Ship, four cows & calves and one feather bed and furniture Itum, I give to my son James two horses, Pablient, and Talemancus ? , four cows and calves & one feather bed and furniture. Itum, I give and leave all the remainder of my estate of what nature or kind soever or wherever it may be found, not hereto fore mentioned in this will first, subject to the payment of my just debts and then the use and benefit of the same. I lend to my loving wife Winifred during her natural life and that she my said wife do find sootable maintanance out of the incomeof the same and the use of the plantation lent her, for my children whilst they are under full age and after the death of my said wife Winifred I give all the said property not heretofore given in this will to be equalll divided to and amongst my six daughters, Olivet, Sarah, Elizabeth, Susanna, Winifred, & Mary Standley,and my son Nathaniel to them and their heirs forever, with this proviso that if one or more of my said daughters should marry before the death of their affectionate mother then it shall be in the power of my two sons John and James Standley to make a division of the estate so left undivided and lot? off to such child or children so marrying if they my said sons shall judge such a division can be made without selling the property and without injuring the remainder of the family too much which division if made in manner above mentioned shall be good and -alled tho made before the death of my wife Winifred and the child or children so taking their share, shall not again Claim any part at a division after the death of my wife as aforesaid. Itum, I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Bats, five shillings Currant money together with I have heretofore settled on her to be fully her share of my estate. And lastly, I do constitute and appoint my two soas John and James Standley Exts. to this my last and testament with full power and authority to make all the division herein directed to be made, without selling the property and such division or divisions shall be binding on the parties and I do hereby ratify this to be my last will and testament in witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 12th day of 1793. Signed, Sealed, published, and declared in the presence of us Nathan Bryan Daniel Quilling John Dillahunty James S. Standley { seal } his mark State of North Carolina Jones County Court May term 1793 Then was the general last will and testament of James Standley dec'd duly proved in open court by the oath of Nathan Byran and Daniel Quilling two of the subscribing witness & orded to be recorded at the same time John Standley & James Standley the Executors therein named qualified as such that letters testamentary ----- accordingly Attes & Lukyiban? CC =========================================================================== 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. ===========================================================================