Northampton County, NC - Will of John Dew, 1760

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 Dew, John, will date 2 Sep 1749, recorded June Ct 1760; In the Name of 
God Amen, I John Dew of No Carolina in the County of North Hampton Gent 
being weake of body but of sound perfect mind & memory praise be 
therefore given to Almighty God... first and principally I command my 
soul unto the hands of Almighty God... my body to be buried at the 
discretion of my executor hereafter named... touching the disposition 
of all such Temporal Estates as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow 
upon me I give and dispose of as follows, to wit that my debts & 
Funeral expenses shall be paid & discharged... item, I give to my son 
Abraham 200 acres of land on (Potahersy) with all my Joyners Carpenters 
& Coopers Tools; item, I give to my son John the plantation whereon I 
now live bounded by Coopers Branch and the Reidy Branch and one Negro 
fellow named (Nerrow); item, I give unto my son Arthur 200 acres on the 
creek between Jacob Ricks and John (Piece of page missing, land is on 
Coopers Creek); item, I give to my daughter, (Elizabeth ?      ) one 
cow and calf; item, I give to each of my sons one feather bed and 
furniture; item, all the rest of my estate to be divided between my 
loving children, Abraham, Arthur, John, Sarah Priscilla and Marry and I 
appoint my loving son, Abraham full & sole executor of my Last Will and 
Testament and (Benjm Mill) as my (blank) to advise and direct my son; 
wit Benjm Mill (proved), John Word, Jr (W), William Tyner, Jr. 
(proved).  Edgecombe Co. Will Book A, page 1.  Abstracted 2-1-06, NCA 
film C.037.80001, CTC.