Jones-Craven-Statewide County NcArchives Wills.....Pollock, Thomas 1777 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jo Huettl johit@suddenlink.net September 4, 2010, 10:51 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1777 Devereux v Burgwyn & Others (Sept 1840) NC Supreme Court Case # 2857 Jones County Found at the NC Archives, Raleigh, NC (The following will was part of the above supreme court case-JH) Records remaining in the Registry of the Prerogative Court in the Secretary's office at Burlington, inspected last will and testament of Thomas Pollock recorded in Book No 20 of Wills folio 8 in the words following "viz 25 Nov 1777 Will of Thomas Pollok In the name of God amen! I Thomas Pollok of Elizabethtown in New Jersey being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory, blefsed to God therefore do this twenty fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following First - I give and devise unto my beloved wife Eunice my dwelling house in which I now live in Elizabethtown with the lands and tenements thereunto adjoining and belonging which I purchased of Cavalier Jouet to hold the same devised premises unto my said wife during her natural life, also I give and bequeath unto my said wife all my household goods and furniture, horses, cattle, carriages and farming utensils in Elizabethtown and one negro wench to be purchased for her by my executors and also five hundred Spanish milled pieces of eight to be paid her yearly and every year during her natural life out of my estate in manner hereafter mentioned and directed all which I devise and bequeath unto my said wife in lieu of and in full satisfaction and has of her dower and thirds of and in the mepuages lands, tenements and hereditaments being and lying in North Carolina and which is hereafter devised to my son George Item From and after the decease of my said wife, I give and devise my said lands and dwelling house in Elizabethtown, which is above given to my wife during her life unto my two daughters, Elizabeth and Frances, their heirs and assigns forever Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth seven thousand five hundred Spanish milled pieces of eight or the full value thereof in gold or silver to be paid her when she shall attain the age of twenty one years or day of marriage, which may first happen Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Frances seven thousand five hundred Spanish milled pieces of eight or the full value thereof in gold or silver to be paid to her when she shall attain the age of twenty one years or day of marriage which may first happen. Item My will is and I do hereby direct and impower my Executrix and Executors hereinafter named or the survivors or survivor of them, to demise and let out from time to time all and singular my messages, lands, tenements, and real estate, with all or any part of my slaves, stock and farming utensils, lying and being in North Carolina until such time as my son George shall attain the age of twenty one years and that my said executors shall from time to time take and receive the rents, issues and profits thereof and out of such rents issues and profits and from such debts as may be due to me at my decease or which may become due to me on contracts already made pay and discharge all my just debts and also pay unto my said wife the aforesaid annuity or yearly sum of five thousand Spanish milled pieces of eight or the full value thereof in gold or silver above bequeathed to her yearly and every year "during the minority of my said son George and also pay there out all such sums as they find necepary for and towards the maintenances, education and support of my children George Elizabeth and Frances and the over plus and remainder of such debts and direct to be preserved and kept at "interest until my said daughters, or one of them shall attain the age of twenty one years or marriage and to be then applied towards paying the aforesaid legacies unto my said daughters as the same shall become payable Item I give and devise unto my son George Pollok and to his heirs and assigns forever all my lands and tenements and hereitaments that I have and hold in fee simple in North Carolina, be paying unto my said wife the aforesaid annuity or yearly sum of five hundred Spanish milled pieces of eight from his attaining the age of twenty one years during the natural life of my said wife Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my sons Thomas and George to be equally divided between them, all my slaves, stock and personal estate in North Carolina, with the increase there of to be divided and delivered unto them, when my said son George shall attain his age of twenty one years, provided nevertheleps, that my will is and I do order and direct that before my dividend be made of my said stock, slaves and personal estates, as aforesaid there shall be first raised thereunto my Executors, all such sum and sums of money as may be wanted to make up and complete the legacies or sums of money hereinbefore bequeathed unto my said daughters, so that such my bequest be paid as my said daughters severally attain the age of twenty one years or marry. Item My will is and I do hereby order and entreat my Executors and the survivors of them to take care of my son Thomas' estate, which will descend to him in North Carolina at my decease and which I now hold in tail, and rent out the same for his use and benefit until he shall attain the age of fourteen years or choose a guardian, and that he shall be maintained, supported and educated out of the rents, issues and profits thereof. Item My will is that my negro wench called Cuyler, be sent to, and received as part of my estate in North Carolina and I do hereby nominate and appoint my wife Eunice, Executrix, and my trusty friend John Blanchard of Elizabethtown in New Jersey and Christopher Neal, of North Carolina, Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former will or wills by me heretofore made. In witnef whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. (sealed and signed) Thos Pollock Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Thomas Pollock as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as writnefes thereunto in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other. (signed) Joseph Tooker, Ellit Crissey, John de' Hart 10 Feb 1841 - James G Stanley Clerk of Court - certify will is a true copy of Thomas Pollock deceased rendered in Book of Wills letter A folios 275-276-277 and 278. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/jones/wills/pollock1604wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 7.1 Kb