Northampton County NcArchives Wills.....Giddens Sr., William 1740 ************************************************ 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: John Giddens john@indianolarecords.com September 28, 2010, 9:17 pm Source: Record Of Wills Written: 1740 Northampton County, VA WILL BOOK A William Giddens, Sr., 27 FEB 1740 Record of Wills, No 18 1733-1740 Northampton County, North Carolina In the name of God, Amen February the 27th 1740 William Giddens of Northampton County, being sick and weak of body but of perfect sense and memory, thanks be to Almighty God for it, do hereby make this my last will and testament and as for my worldly goods as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I will dispose as followeth. I then Give and bequeath to my son Thomas Giddens one hundred and Twenty seven acres of land where I do live to him and his heirs forever binding northerly upon John Smith land and southerly upon the branch running upon the little branch above the pasture Fence to a Gum and from the said Gum easterly to the old line concluding one hundred and twenty seven acres Item I give and bequeath to my son John Giddens one hundred acres of land to him and his heirs forever beginning at the fork of the branch running in the branch to the head line running along the little branch to the said gum upon the division line and to the old line I then give and bequeath to my loving wife the thes I oart if my whole back of land Elizabeth Giddens in During her widowhood I give and bequeath to my two sons William Giddens and Jacob Giddens Four pewter dishes an two pewter plates equally to be divided between them two and I Give to my son William one Gun and my best feather bed and furniture and one small pot. And young mare or horse only my wife Elizabeth Giddens to have the use of the pewter & the Feather bed during her life I give and bequeath to my son Jacob Giddens One feather bed and furniture and one elm chest and one small pot and a young mare or horse not under Two years old only my wife to have the use her life and give and bequeath to my son William Giddens one pine chest. I give to my daughter Hannah Douty one large iron pot & My old trunk only my wife to have the use in during her life I then give to my son John Giddens one young white mare I give to my son Thomas giddens one hand mill And all my covering blankets and the best link of pot hangers only my wife to have the use Of them pot hangers as long as she lives and one cupboard after my wife deceased and to My son Thomas one pewter candlestick and three lydor pots only my wife to have the Use of them during her life when all my just debts be paid the rest of my worldly goods to be equally divided between my four sons and one daughter after my wife marries or deac And further I give * for my estate to be appraised I appropriate and appoint my loving wife Elizabeth Giddens and my son Thomas Giddens to be my whole and sole executive and executor of this my Last will and testament revoking of all other will or wills by me made and do acknowledge this To be my last will in witness hereunto I have set in hand and seal the day and date above written signed and sealed and acknowledged by me William Giddens to be my last will submitted Hereunto and testament in the presence of un Tho Aboelly John Smith Joshua Douty William Giddens At a court held in new Hampton county Tuesday the eight day of July 1740 the last will and testament of William Giddens decd was presented in Court by Elizabeth Giddens his Executrix Thomas Giddens the Executor refused who made oath thereto and being proved by all the witnesses its Admitted to record and upon the motion of the said Elizabeth and her performing what is usual in Such cases certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate thereof in due form Teste Recorded Teste Tho Cable An Inventory of William Giddens Deced {items listed} Elizabeth Giddens At a court held in Northampton County on Tuesday the Twelfth day of august 1740 The inventory of the estate of William giddens deced was presented in court by Elizabeth Giddens His executrix was ordered to be recorded Teste Tho Cable An appraisement of the estate of William Giddens Decd {items listed 39.15.11} Tho. Marshell Tho. Precor M Rascoe At a court held in Northampton county Tuesday the 9th day of September 1740 The appraisement of the estate of William Giddens decd was presented in court by Thomas Marshell gent who is ordered to be recorded Teste Tho. Cable File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/northampton/wills/giddenss1641wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.9 Kb