JONES COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Clara Reasonover, 22 Jun 1778
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The Last Will and Testament of Clara Reasonover

Jones County, North Carolina
Dated 22 June 1778
"Proved by Oath of Edmd Hatch"
date not given or illegible

The original is at the North Carolina State Archives at Raleigh.
Uncertain readings are underlined.

In the Name of God Amen I Clara Resonover Being of A Sound mind & Disposing
Memory though Week In Body Thanks be to God, Do make this my last Will &
Testament in Manner & Form Following (Vizt.)
Imprimes	First I Would Recommend My Soul to god, That Gave It & my Body 
to the Earth From Whence it Came to be Buryed In A Christian Like Manner at
the Discretion of My Executor,
Item		I give unto my Son Joseph Resonover Four Dollars to Him His 
Hiers & Assigns Forever,--
Item		I Give unto my Grandaughter Elisabeth Lipsey One Small Chest 
and One Third Part of all my Wearing Apparrel to Her Her Hiers & Assigns 
ForEver,
Item		I give unto my Grandaughter Abigail Lipsey One Bed & Furniture 
& Bedstead Two pots one Skillet One Teakittle one Spice Morter & all my
Crockel Ware one Side Saddle one Linnen Wheel all my Pewter One large Chest
Two Thirds of all my Wearing Apperrel to Her Her Hiers and Assigns Forever,
Item		my Will & Desire is that all the Rest of my Estate With What 
money I Have May (after my Debts & Expences is paid) be Equally Divided 
Between My Two Grandaughters Elisabeth & Abagail Lipsey And Further my Will & 
Desire is that all that I Have Left my Two Grandaughters May be put in the 
Hands of my Friend Emmanuel Simmons and there to Remain Till Abigail Come of 
Age or Day of Marriage & Lastly I do Ordain Nominate & appoint my two Friends
Emmanuel Simmons & James Watson Executors of this my last Will & Testament
Disallowing & Revoking all others Will and Wills Whatsoever In Witness
Whereof I Have Set my Hand & Seal this 22 of June 1778.

						       her	       her
						Clara   C   Resonover {seal}
						       mark
Signed & Acknowledged
In the Presence of
Edmd Hatch
Lucy Hatch	Mary Hatch


[the following was on the front of the Will]
Proved by Oath of Edmd Hatch
Clara Reasonover Will
Clara Reasonover Her
Last Will & Testament
Clara Reasonover Will - Recorded 193
Recorded in the Clerks Office of Jones County
in book A No 1 page 193 (one hundred ninety three)
JT Bryan CC


Transcribed by Matthew Lipsey on 2 July 1997 from a Xerox made on 24 June
1997 from the original on file at the North Carolina State Archives at
Raleigh.