Newhanover County NcArchives Wills.....James, Isaac 1813 ************************************************ 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: Sloan S. Mason http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005630 February 15, 2019, 8:23 pm Source: Register Of Deeds Office New Hanover County, Nc Written: 1813 Will of Isaac JAMES Written: 5 April 1800 Probated: May 1813 North Carolina New Hanover County In the Name of God Amen, know yea that I, Isaac JAMES of the State and County aforesaid am well in health and of sound and perfect Memory thanks be to God for the same but do call to mind that I must die whenever it pleaseth the Almighty to send his summons for me. Wherefore I do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament first of all with Gods permission I resign my Soul to him that gave ti & my Body to the earth to be Buryed at the discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned in sure and certain hope of a Resurrection to Eternal life through the Merrit of our Lord Jesus Christ and as for my worldly goods which it hath been please God to be bestowed on me in this life I shall (after my Just debts is paid) bestowed in the following manner, Viz: Item: I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Priscilla JAMES during her natural life or widowhood All my stock of Cattle Hoggs Horses & Sheep except those that I have given to my children as all my first wife children have had their share or shat I alotted for them of the cattle except Rhoda JAMES and she to have what is now call’d her’s I further give to all my other children that is now living with me the Cattle that is now call’d theres viz: Susanna JAMES, Samuel JAMES, Jacob JAMES, John JAMES and Hester JAMES. I further give unto my wife Priscilla JAMES during the aforesaid term of time all my household furniture except tow pewter Basons which I give on to My daughter Susanna JAMES and the other to my Daughter Hester JAMES. I also give unto her during afsd. term of time all my plantation tools and my gun and the use of both my Plantations being and lying in New Hanover County and all other? all my Lands in the sd. County for the Support of her and her children and she to have her choice of dwelling on any part of parcel of my lands during the time before mentioned and no longer & after he marriage or Death then the afsd. goods & chattels to be Divided Equally by among my children in hand as they may then stand Except one of the best Beds and furniture which I give and bequeath unto herself for her own property to dispose of so she may think proper and for all my Joiners Tools to be sold and after my Death and the money be Divided among my children Except such as will be necessary about plantation use and the Money that my younger children that is under age being? its for their share of the Tools to be to school them with. I also desire that after my wife Decease for my Lands to be sold and the Money to be Equally Divided among all my Children. And this my last (crossed out) will and Test. (crossed out) I hereby acknowledge to be my Last Will and Testament Revoking all other wills by me heretofore made to and I do hereby Constitute and ordain my loving wife Priscilla JAMES and my son Isaac JAMES Executors of this my last Will and Testament hoping they will see the same Duly Executed. In Witness I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Fifth day of April 1800. Isaac JAMES (L.S) Test: Joshua JAMES Mark WOOD Reuben (his X mark) MEEKS D. by Account the Witness Priscilla JAMES qualified May Term 1813 Isaac JAMES his Last Will and Testament Recorded Book A, p. 313 Test: L. H. MANSTELLA? New Hannover County County Court May Term 1813 The with in Will of Isaac JAMES was exhibited in Court & proved by Joshua JAMES, Mark WOOD, & Reuben MEEK, subscribing witness thereto. & ordered to be recorded. Witness: Thomas F. DAVIS, CLk. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/newhanover/wills/james3437wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb