Onslow County NcArchives Wills.....Bender, John 1827
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Source: Nc Archives
Written: 1827

John Bender Will 
(at bottom of page) John Bender Decd, 1832)

(Copied from State Archieves, Raleigh, CR-072.801.2)

State of North Carolina, Onslow County

Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions November term AD 1832
This is the will of John Bender, proven by the oath of Wm  Dickson as of the 
subscribing witness this to Landlin to be recorded. Where upon John decd as of 
the executors there in named. Qualified as in the law and such.

Test (signed) D W Landlin, clk)


In the name of God amen.  I John Bender Senior of the County of Onslow and 
State of North Carolina, considering the uncertainty of human life being of 
sound mind and disposing memory though adoned in age do while propering has 
inestimable (? Jh) make and ordain this my last will and testament in ending 
to dispose of my wordly affairs not as human may prompt by as Justice equity 
shall sum to direct. 

First, I give and confirm to my son Martin Bender a tract of land in the 
County of Onslow where I* formerly lived more or less him his heirs and apigns 
I also bequeath him one Negro by the name of Isaac him and apigns forever.

Secd. I give and confirm to my son John Bender the tract of land where he now 
lives in the county of Jones (NC) his heirs and apigns also one Negro woman 
named Violet him and assigns.

Third. To my son Lott Bender is now in existence or if he at this time or date 
of this will lawful issue in marriage being, I devise the lands I now live on 
in the County of Onslow aftr the decase of my wife Mary Bender, his heirs and 
apigns but of those persons attended to in this item are no more. Then after 
the decease of my wife Mary who has a complete bona fida life in the said 
lands, to be sold by my executor provide of sales after deduting charges to be 
equally divided between my wife Mary Bender also my sons, Martin John Lott 
Linus Parker Liske and Margaret each an equal divided heirs and assigns.

Fourth To my said son Lott Bender appears to be in esitance at the date of 
this will or his lawful apue at this date then I bequeath him my Negro Peter, 
but until he appears or his heirs as afore said will produce said Negro Peter 
to be bond out by my wife Mary proceds of heirs, to be equally divided between 
them one moity to his, the other to him or lawful heirs, but further it is my 
will that in case said Lot Bender of his lawful aspar do not or be properly 
acertain said Negro Peter so be sold by my executor proved of sale equally 
divided among my wife Mary my afore named heirs named in the preceeding item 
the named heirs and apaigns.

(Page 2)

Fifth.  I bequeath to my wife Mary Bender one Negro woman Sukie, one bed and 
furniture her choice her trunk one table that the (unreadable) now accipers, 
one sow and calf her choice, one pot (one spider one pan of  soothing irons, 
one pitcher her choice six calfes her choice and (unreable) six knieves and 
six forks two tumblers one decanter one dish and one tea pot one of one hoe 
one grubbing hoe three or six flag bottom chairs, six towls one tray face 
cracking basots her choice one brass candlestick one coffee mill one pair of 
billows heirs and apigns forever.

Sixth. Residue of my estate vail of personal not specity bequeath as aforesaid 
dipose of  I authorizing executor to sale on a credit of six months parcels of 
said or sale after deductin newpang champel or lawful commission to be set off 
and equally divided into seven distinct lots. Once divided to my wife Mary 
Bender one divided to son Martin one divided to son John one divided to son 
Lot and other to son Linus Parker one other to daughter Lisie  one other to 
daughter Margaret their heirs assign.  

Seventh. My affairs will and ordain or desire that representatives in will 
controvances that may take place in distribution of my estate that thus depose 
and judgement of explanation in putin their distributions of shares to heirs 
of ligaters (can’t read) onr will shale be found and conclusion without the 
interferces of any court of judictions whatsoever.

Eighth. I constitute my son John Bender and wifes brother Joseph Lay executors 
of this will revoking all other.  In testimony, I the said John testator 
aforesaid set my hand and affix the seal as drawn in a circle the 4th day of 
March 1827.

(signed) John Bender

Don excuates before by the tested:
(signed) John Bender Senior, as his delegate in purpose of having day and date 
above written

(signed( R Dickson

Wm I Dickson codicil to much of the propsing of testament is hereby revoked as 
to make the following alterations. Say of my son Lot Bender if now in 
existence at the date of this will and bequeath him my Negro Peter until 
application is made in person said Negro Peter to be hired out on moity of him 
of the wages and then to my wife Mary Bender. If however he no man, said afore 
to be (unreadable) my executor provdes of sales to be equally distributed 
between my wife and heirs them 

25th March 1726
(signed) John Bender

Another codicil. (Too dark to read in entirety...states name of Martin Bender 
to be said in the name of Lot Bender

27 March 1827

(signed) John Bender


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