Northampton County, NC - Wills - Futrall, Thomas-1770 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Gerald Byrd Thomas Futrall's Will In the name of God amen. I Thomas Futrall of Northampton County in North Carolina being very sick & weak in Body but in perfect sense & memory, praise be God, do hereby make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner and form following. I give & bequeath my soul into God, trusting and confidently believing that by might of Jesus Christ my soul shall be saved and my Body to the Earth from whence it came to be buried in Decent Order at the disision of my Executors & as for my Worldly Estate I give & bequeath in manner & form following. First, I will that all my lawful debts & funeral charges be paid. Also, I give one (web?) of cloth that Joshua Davis is to weave to my wife. Item: I give & bequeath to my loving Hannah Futral one bed & furniture, also I give to my wife one dish, six plates, one case of knives & forks, one trunk, one side saddle & one rifle. Item: I give & bequeath to my son Exum Futral my negro man named Tony, only my will is that my wife should have the labor of him two years, & then said negro Tony to be sold by the (Excs.?) & the money I give to my son Exum when he is twenty-one years old. Item: I give & bequeath to my son Exum my new rifle, also I will that all my debts & charges be paid with the money that arises from the sale of my Hogs, also I give the remainder part of the Hogs to my son Exum.. Item: I give & bequeath to my son Dempsey Futrall my grist mill and all the cuterments thereunto belonging to him & his heirs & assigns forever, also I give & bequeath my manor plantation & all the said thereunto belonging to my son Dempsey Futrall & him & his heirs & assigns forever. I also give & bequeath to my son Dempsey Futrall all my tools for cropping, also I give what feathers I have out of beds to my son Dempsey. Item: I give & bequeath to my two daughters Chasity Futrall & Miriam Futrall two feather beds & furniture & all the remainder of my pewter, one desk & tables, and one case of (bolts?) & two mares, & this to be equally divided between them by the Judgment of two men. Item: I give & bequeath to my daughter Chasity Futrall one cow & calf, also one side saddle. Item: I give & bequeath to my son Saunders Futrall one bed & mugg. Item: I give & bequeath to my daughter Emma Jenkins one whipsaw. Item: I give & bequeath to my son Jasper (Joper) Futrall the book called the history of the bible. Item: I give & bequeath to my wife & two daughters Chasity & Miriam all my flax & cotton to be equally divided among them. Also give my meat & corn for the use of the family. Item: I give & bequeath unto my three sons David, Dempsey, & Exum Futral all my stock of cattle to be equally divided among them. And this I ordain to be my last will & testament & I do appoint my three sons Saunders, David, and Dempsey Futrell Executors (in action?) whereunto I have set my hand & seal this 27th of March in the year 1770. his Thomas (X) Futrall mark In presence of us: John Futrell Pete (X) Brown Benjamin (X) Futrell Northampton County, p. June of 1770 This will of Thomas Futrall was proven by the oath of John & Benj. Futrall & Saunders, David, & Dempsey Futrall qualified executors ordered to be certified & recorded. Testa. Willis Jones c.ct. ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==============================================================