Mary Bludworth - 1848 - New Hanover Co., NC - Wills

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Wills, New Hanover Co., NC Book C, p. 481

In the name of God Amen, I Mary Bludworth of the County of New Hanover and
State of North Carolina, being weak in body, but strong in mind do make and
publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows..

        1st, I give and bequeath unto my Nephew John H. Bludworth my Negro
girl Juda Prisilla daughter of my Negro woman Julia to him and to his heirs.

        2nd, I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Jeremiah Hand my Negro Mary
Ann daughter of my Negro woman Amanda  Prisilla to him and his heirs.

        3rd, I give and bequeath unto my Niece Margaret I. Hand my Negro
woman Amanda Prisilla to her and her heirs.

        4th, I give and bequeath unto my Nephew William A. Bludworth my
Negro woman Julia and her children, namely Eliza, Peter, Andrew, Almira and 
Francis.  I also give and bequeath unto my aforesaid Nephew William A. 
Bludworth the land whereon I now live containing two hundred acres with all 
the improvements with the consideration that my aforesaid Nephew William A. 
Bludworth pay to the Board of foreign Missions the sum fifty dollars to be 
paid by Annual payments of ten dollars untill the whole of the above sum of 
Fifty Dollars is paid.  It is my desire that my friends give me a decent 
burial and the expenses be paid by legatees in proportion to their legacy.  
Also all my just debts….

I do hereby appoint my Nephew William A. Bludworth my lawful Executor to
execute this my last Will and Testament to all intents and purposes.  I do
hereby publish and declare this my last Will and Testament this the 27th
day of February 1847.  Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the testatrix 
to be her last Will and Testament in the presence of

Duncan Henderson                              Signed Mary Bludworth
T.  J. Bloodworth               
Wm. A. Bloodworth

Jeremiah Hand Exers

State of North Carolina
New Hanover County Court  September Term 1848

This paper writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Mary
Bludworth is produced to Court and duly proven by the Oath of Duncan
Henderson and T. J. Bludworth the subscribing witnesses thereto whereupon it 
is considered by the Court that the same is the last Will and Testament of
said Mary Bludworth and as such ordered to be recorded and filed; and William 
A. Bludworth the Executor therein named duly qualified as such.

                                               L. H. Marsteller, Clk.



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