Northampton County, NC - Wills - Tyner, William-28 Dec 1778 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda Green Wm. Tyners Will In the name of God amen. I William Tyner of the County of Noampton in the province of North Carolina being of perfect mind and menory thanks given to Almighty God for the came calling to mind the mortality that attend my body & it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain and constitute this to be my last will and testament in manner & form following viz. First of all I summon my sons into the hands of Almighty God that gave it hoping through the merits do other & sessions of my saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and ____of my sins and my body I commit to the Earth to be buried decent and Christian like manner at the disaction of my executors hereafter named & as to such worldly estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to grant upon me I do give and bequeath in a manner and form following vis. Item. First of all my will and desire and that all my debts and funeral charges shall be paid and discharged. Item. I give and bequeath unto Essa Tyner four shillings cash money. Item. I give unto my daughter Martha Carter four shillings money. Item. I give unto my son John Tyner five shillings Virginia money. Item. I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Davis five shillings Virginia money. Item. I give unto my beloved wife Elizbeth Tyner the third tract of still also the third of my negro fellow named Nero also the third of my land. Also the third of all the rest of my estte during her widowhood and if she should marry then to have but a childs tract, and after my wife decease or in case she should marry, I then give unto my son Due Tyner my Negro named Niass and if my wife should marry, I then give unto my daughters Sarah Tyner, Justine Tyner and Milla Tyner my still. Item. I give unto my three sons to wit Arthur Tyner, Wm. Tyner, and Due Tyner that tract of land called the Trinawood containing six hundred forty acres more or less, to be equally divided among my three sons Arthur, William and Due the upper forty called the Brush Pond, to Arthur Tyner the lower forty called Sterlins Oldfield, to Wm. Tyner another joining tract to the land I now live on called Bittles to Due Tyner and if either of my said sons Arthur, Wm., or Due should die without issue the said tract of land to be equally divided between the other two and likewise if two should die without issue one to have the hole and if they all should die without issue, I leave the said tract of land to be equaly divided between my four daughters to wit Mary Tyner, Sarah Tyner, Justine Tyner and Milly Tyner and if either of them should die without issue to be equally divided among the rest of my said daughters here mentioned and all the rest of my estate to be equally divided amongst the rest of my children to wit Wm. Tyner, Mary Tyner, Arthur Tyner, Nicholas Tyner, Due Tyner, Sarah Tymer, Presly Tyner, Milla Tyner, and my will and desire is that Arthur Williams, Jesse Williams and Joel Sheard should divide up my estate amongst my children according to my will. Item. I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend William Sheard and Richd Figunes and John Tyner full and hole and sole executors of my last will and testament. Item. I do hereby make disavowal and void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made and acknowledged this to be my last. Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 28th day of Dec. 1778 William Tyner (Seal) Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us William Carter Benj. Morrell Mary Tyner Noampton County March Court 1779. The preceding will of Wm. Tyner was exhibited in court proved by the oath of William Carter, Benj. Morrel, Mary Tyner of the subscribing witnesses thereto ordered to be certified and recorded. Test. Joseph Atherton. Clk. ============================================================== 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. ==============================================================