Northampton County, NC - Wills - Gee, Drury-1786

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In the name of God Amen. I, Drury Gee, of the county of Northampton & State
of North Carolina being in a low state of health but of sound mind & memory
do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following:

Imprimis: After the payment of my just debts I give unto my beloved wife Mary
Gee my old horse & side saddle one bed & furniture & her choice of my three
mares & my watch to her, her heirs & asisgns forever.

Item:  I lend unto my beloved wife Mary Gee during her life the plantation &
houses where I live on the South West side of Low Meadow, bounded by said
meadow & the lands of my old patent? called Clark. I also lend her during
her life thirty acres of land lying on the low ground of Roanoke, beginning
on the River at my upper corner & running the same distance on the upper
line as on the River for the complement of thirty acres in a square with
lumber to take from off the rest of my lands such lumber as necessary for
the repairs of the house & fences on her part of the lands she committing no
waste, I also lend to my wife during life two negroes to wit Abraham & Bess.

Item  I give & bequeath to my son James Tillar Gee all my lands in the
county of Northampton & one negroe fellow named Tull to him his heirs &
assigns forever.

Item:  I give & bequeath to my daughter Boyce Dupree the following slaves to
wit: Peter, Ned, Jack, Nutty, also Abraham & Bess after the decease of my
wife to her, her heirs & assisgns forever.

Item:  My will & desire is that my Executor hereafter named sell the
remainder of my personal estate at their discretion & apply the money
arising from the sale to the payment of my debts.

Item:  I give & bequeath to Jesse Dupree my right on the lease I have of the
mill & lands belonging to Allen Jones, he fulfilling my agreements with the
said Jones for the said lease, to him his heirs & assigns forever.

Item:  In case the parblack? should recover any sum of money from my
Executors lein or security on account of my conduct in the office of
Sheraff, my will & desire is that two thirds of such sum be paid by my son
James Tillar out of the estate here in bequeathed him & the other third out
of the Estate herein bequeathed to my daughter Boyce Dupree.

Item:  I hereby constitute & appoint my son, James Tillar Gee & my son in
law Jesse Dupress Executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking
& disannulling all other wills whatever. In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand & affixed my seal this tenth day of August anno. Dom. 1786

                                       Drury Gee seal

signed sealed published and
declared his last will &
testament in presence of
Allen Jones
Howell Gee
Gerard Young

Recording Drury Gee his will Decem. Court 1786

Northampton County December Court 1786
This will was proved by the oath of Allen Jones & Gerrard Young at the same
time.  James Tiller Gee & Jesse Dupree qualified as Executors thereto:
ordered to be certified and recorded.   
                                       Test. A. Haynes, DCC

Northampton County original wills NC, 1764-1950 CR.071.801.20
Drury Gee 1786

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