Jones County NcArchives Wills.....Knight Sr., Kader January 30, 1821
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Written: January 30, 1821

I Kader Knight of Jones County and State of North Carolina seriously considering 
the uncertainty of human life at best more particulary of my own in my presant 
declining state of life do while in form state of mind and sound resolution make 
and ordain this my last will and testament. Intending hereby to dispose of my 
worldly affairs not as __ may promp but as justice and equity may seem to direct.

Item First of all I most humbly recommend my soul to the extensive memory of that 
allwise supreme intelligent being who gave it me most earnistly at the same time 
deprecating his justice.

2 Item my will and desire is that all my just debts and necessary expenses be 
paid and satisfied by my Exors.

2 Item I gave and bequeath to my beloved wife Catherine the manner house and 
plantation where on I now live including all the lands I own on both sides of 
mill creek together with the lands where on Samuel Knight now lives soposed to 
contain all to gether 575 acres during her natural life also all my stock of 
horses cattle & hogs & together with all my house firniture plantation tools &c 
&c during her life and at the death of my said wife my will and desire is that 
all the before mentioned land shold be equally divided between my three youngest 
children Tamer, Easter & John share & share alike to them their heirs and assigns 
for ever also all the above mention stock after the death of my wife shold there 
be any left my will and desire is that it shold be equally divided between my 
before mentioned children Tamer, Easter & John to them their heirs and assigns 
forever.

Item I give & bequeath to my son Joseph Knight one shilling sterling having 
advance him all ready in life to him his heirs.

Item I gave & bequeath to my daughter Mary one shilling sterling to her her heirs 
and assigns for ever.

Item I give & bequeath to my son Samuel one shilling sterling him his heirs and 
assigns for ever.

Item I give & bequeath to my son Kader one shilling sterling to him his heirs and 
assigns for ever.

Lastly I nominate and appoint my beloved wife Caterine my only executor to this 
my last will and testament here by revoking and annulling all former will by me 
made acknowledging this as my last will and testament in witness where of I have 
here unto set my hand & seal this 30th day of January 1821 in presants of
test
Enock Foy                    Kader Knight (Seal)
Enoch Ward


State of North Caroina
Jones County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
March Term 1822
Then was the within last will and testament of Kader Knight Senr produced and 
proved in due form of law by the oath of Enoch Foy one of the subscribing 
witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. At the same time Katherine Knight 
the executrix therein named qualified as such agreeable to law and that letters 
testamentary issue accordingly.
Attest, Robt Kornegay CCC



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Source: NC Archives, Jones County Wills
CR 057.801.6

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