Onslow County NcArchives Wills.....Courtney, Robert 1751 ************************************************ 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: Nola Duffy nduffy@patch.net September 4, 2008, 12:51 am Source: Nc Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1751 ROBERT COURTNEY'S WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the Seventeenth day of Jan- uary, in the year of our Lord, one Thousand, Seven Hundred and fifty. I, Robert Courtney, of the County of Onslow, and province of North Carolina, planter, being sick in body but of Good and perfect Memory, thanks be to Allmighty God, and Calling to Mind the Uncertain Estate of this Life, and that all flesh must yeild Unto Death when it shall please God to Call, Do make, Constitute, ordain and Declare this, my Last will and Testament in Manner and form following: that is to Say, first, being penitent from the Bottom of my heart for my Sins past, Most Humbly Desireing forgiveness for the same, I Give and Commit my Soul Unto Allmighty God my Saviour and Redeemer, in whom and by the Merits of Jesus Christ, I trust and beleave assuredly to be saved, and to have full Remission and forgiveness of all my sins, and that my Soul with my Body Shall Rise again with Joy at the General Resurection, and through the merits of Christs Death and passion, possess and Inherit the Kingdom of heaven pre- pared for his Elect and Chosen: and my Body to be Decently buried as it shall please my Executors hereafter Named: and now for my Temporal Estate, and such Goods Chattels & Debts as it hath pleased God, far above my Deserts to bestow Upon me, I Do order, Give and Dispose in Manner and form following, that is to say, I will that my funeral Expences and Just Debts be paid and Satisfyed. Item. I Give and bequeath Unto my well beloved wife, hannah Courtney, the bed and furniture whereon we now Lye, one Chest, one pot which formerly belonging to her, one pair of worsted Combs, Eight Cows and Calves, as Likewise and Equal Share of what young Cattle shall be when they Cone to be Divided, betwixt her, my Sons, Robert, Jonathan, and Rowland, as Likewise and Equal part of what houshold Goods, beds and beding, Excepted one Silver head for a Cane, one Iron Kettle and one third part of the Increase of the planta- tion [of the plantation] I now Live on Dureing her Natural Life, and one Mare and Colt. Item. I Give and bequeath Unto my well beloved son, John Courtney, one Shilling, Sterling money of Great Britain. Item. I Give and bequeath Unto my well beloved Daugh- ter, Phebe Curtis, one Shilling, Sterling money of Great Britan Item. I Give and bequeath Unto my well beloved Son, Robert Courtney, a Tract of Land Lying on the East Side of the Northwest beach of New River, on the half moon Creek, Containing on Hundred and fifty acres, Known by the Name of Wallins, one Riffle Gun, one Mare Sadie and bride, one bed and furniture, one half of a Case of bottles, and Equal Share of the Implements of Husbandry and houshold Goods, (and what Cows and Calves Shall be Left after my wife has had hers as above Mentioned, and my Son Rowland, three as will be hereafter Mentioned), to be Equaly Divided between him and my son, Jonathan, as Likewise and Equal Share of the young Cattle, as Likewise and Equal Share of my wear- ing Apperal, one half of my petiauqua, to him and his heirs for Ever. Item. I Give and bequeath Unto my well beloved Son, Jonathan Courtney, the plantation I now Live on, (one Hun- dred Acres at the Lower End Excepted) a Quantity of feath- ers, one horse for the use of the plantation, one Mare Sadie and bridle, one Gun, and Equal Share of what houshold Goods, Implements of Husbandry, young Cattle, and what Cows and Calves, shall be to be Devided between him and my Son Robert, after my wifes and my Son Rowlands Shall be taken out, as Likewise one half of my petyauqua, to him and his heirs for Ever. Item. I Give and bequeath Unto my well beloved son, Rowland Courtney, one Hundred Acres of Land, at the Lower End of the plantation I now Live on, three Cows and Calves, an Equal Share of the young Cattle acording to what Cows shall be to be Devided), one two year old Mare, To him and his heirs for Ever. I Likewise Desire that my Son in Law, Richard Curtis, and my Good friend, Benjamin Easom, in Case any Difference Should arise in Shareing of my Estate, that they Should be the persons to Decide it and No other person to Interfere, Unless Desired by the parties Concerned, as Likewise to be as Overseers in the Distribution. I Likewise Constitute and apoint my well beloved Sons, Robert Courtney, and Jonathan Courtney, to be my Sole Execur. of this my Last will and Testament, Utterly Revoke- ing all former wills and Testaments by me Made. In witness whereof, I have Set my hand and affixed my Seal, the Day and Date as above. ROBERT COURTNEY. (Seal) Signed Sealed published and pronounced by the sd Robert Courtney as his Last will and Testament, in presence of us: MATHEW LEWIS. Jos: STURGES. BENJAMIN EASON. NORTH CAROLINA, ONSLOW COUNTY. SS. At a Court begun & held at Johnston, on New River, in and for the County of Onslow, on Tuesday the Second of April, anno Dom. 1751, Before John Starkey, Esqr. & the Rest of the worshipful Justices &c. The Within Will of Robert Courtney, was proved by the Oath of Mathew Lewis, & Jonathan Courtney, One of the Exers. therein Named, Qualified. by Taken the Oaths appointed by Law. Ordered that the sd. Courtney have Letters Testamentory. THOS: BLACK, C. Cr. Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/onslow/wills/courtney784gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 6.1 Kb