Evan Jones - 1756 - New Hanover County, NC - Wills

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GS Film 019,386, Deeds, New Hanover Co., NC with Some Wills proved May
Court 1756  p 187


In the name of God Amen. The 29th day of January Anno Domini 1756, I, Evan
Jones, being aged, but of perfect mind and memory, calling to mind the
mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to
die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, absolutely
disannulling all and every other Will and Testament by me heretofore made
either by word or writing and declaring and cooberating this to be my only
Will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and
bequeath my Soul into the hand of God who gave it, trusting alone in the
merits of Jesus Christ for the pardon of my sins and salvation and my Body
I commit to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the
descretion of my executor and executrix hereafter named, not doubting but I
shall receive the same at the resurrection by the might power of God and as
for the Temporal estate as it hath pleased Almightly God to bestow on me in
this life, I give and bequeath and dispose of the same in the following
manner and form

        Impremis - I will that all my just debts and my funeral charges
defrayed out of my movable estate by my executor and executrix.

        Item, I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife one third of
all my moveable estate and her living on my Home place with all the
forfeits, previledges and advantages of it during her natural life.

        Item, I give unto my son, William Jones 500 acres of land being the
upper one half of a Tract of 1,000 acres opposite to my home tract on the
East side of the NE River, to him and his heirs and assigns forever.

        Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rebecca James, 500 acres
of land called Water Mellon Run below my home tract, to her, her heirs and
assigns forever.

        Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret Jones (after
her mother’s decease) my home place with all the improvements thereon, to
her, her heirs and assigns forever.

        Item, I give all my movable estate, goods, chattles, negroes, after
my wife’s decease what should be left of them to all my children to be
equally divided.

        Item, I give unto my son, William Jones my negro boy Prince and
unto my daughter Margaret my negro girl Bella, to them and their assigns
forever.

Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding and I do
constitute, ordain and appoint my son-in-law, Patrick Boylin and my well
beloved wife, executor and executrix of my last Will and Testament.
                                                            his
                                                       Evan  X Jones
Signed, Sealed, pronounced and declared                     mark
to be my last Will and Testament in the 
presence of Jeremiah Hand, John Ellis,
Henry Skibbow.



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