John Bridges - 1788 - Lincoln Co., NC - Wills Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Project Archives by Dianna German Anderson, DFaeAnder@aol.com John Bridges Will 16 Aug 1788 In the Name of God, Amen, I JOHN BRIDGES of Lincoln County in the State of North Carolina being in good health and perfect mind and memory blessed be God therefore, Do this sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight, make and publish this my Last Will and testament in manner and form following that is to say Imprimus: I commend my sole to God Almighty Who gave it and my body to the Earth from Whencest Came to be buried in a Christian Like manner at the Discretion of my Exectuors herein after Named in hopes of a Joyfull Resurrection through the merits of my Blessed Savior Jesus Christ. And for that worldy Estate wherewith it has been pleased God to Beless me I dispose of in the following manner (to wit) that all my just debts be first paid. I give and bequeath unto my Beloved wife, MARGRET BRIDGES my Jemis? Mair and Colt and her saddle, hew own bed and furniture and one half of all the rest and residue of my estate both rail and personal to her and her assigns forever, Likewise I give and bequeath unto my Beloved Sone DAVID BRIDGES the sum of one shilling sterling, I give and bequeath unto my Beloved sone JOHN BRIDGES and each of his sons one Shillling Sterling Each; I give and Bequesth unto my Beloved Daughter ELIZABETH HILL, wife of HENRY HILL one Shilling Sterling; I give and Bequeath unto my Beloved Daughter PHILLIS WALKER wife of CHARLES WALKER, the sum of one Shilling Sterling; I give and Bequeathe unto my Beloved Daughter ANN CALE wife of BALSER CALE the sum of one Shilling Sterling; I give and Bequeath unto my Beloved Daughter MARTHA PERKINS wife of RICHARD PERKINS the sum of one Shilling Sterling; I give and Bequeath unto my Beloved Daughter CATHERINE WALKER wif of JAMES WALKER the sum of one Shilling Sterling; I give and Bequeath unto my Beloved sone WILLIAM BRIDGES one Shilling Sterling; I give and Bequeath unto my five Gran Children, sons of WILLIAM BRIDGES, to wit, JOHN WILLIAM SOLLOMON JESSY BENJAMIN and EPHRAIM one Shilling each. I give and Bequeath unto my two Gran Children, sons of DAVID BRIDGES, to wit, DAVID (here there is a blank followed by an up arrow, apparently pointing to Ephraim) the sum of one shilling Sterling each; I give and Bequeath unto my Beloved sone ELISHA BRIDGES all the rest and residue of my estate both rail (sic) and personal to his heirs and assigns and to the only proper use and gehaoof of him the said ELISHA BRIDGES his Heirs and Assigns forever and do make constitute and appoint the afforesaid MARGRET BRIDGES my Well and Beloved Wife and my well Beloved Sone ELISHA BRIDGES to be my Executors of this my Last will and testament Desollving and Disclaiming and making void all other will and wills by me heretofore maid Ratifying and Confirming this my Last will and testament In Witness whereof I the Said JOHN BRIDGES have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Day and year above Written. Signed, Seald and delivered by the testators as ? His for his Last Will and testament in John X Bridges the presence of us who ware present Mark EPHRAIM PERKINS JNO PERKINS DANIEL LOWRENCE Dianna German Anderson ------------------------------------------- =============================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist.