Onslow County NcArchives Wills.....Cranford, "et Al" October 4, 1743
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Source: North Carolina Digital Collections - William Cranford (onslow County)  Sr_ss_xix_probate_wills_cranford_william_onslow_county_02
Written: October 4, 1743
Recorded: April 2, 1745

In The Name of God Amen
   I William Cranford of the County of Onslow in the provinse of North 
Carolina being aged and very Crasey in body but of Sound and perfect memory 
Thanks to Almighty God for the same and Calling to mind the Mortality of man 
and that it is appointed for all men once to die I do make constitute 
appoint and Ordain this to be my last Will and Testiment in the manner 
And form following 
    First my soul I Recommend into the hands of  Almighty God that gave it 
hoping through the Merits and Mediations of my Blessed Redemer Jesus Christ 
to recieve a Joyful Resrurection at the last day My Body I recommend to the 
earth from whence it was taken to be buried in Such Christian like manner as 
to my Execut'r hereafter named shall seem Meet and as Touching Such Worldly 
Estate as it has pleased Almighty God To bestow on me in this Trancitory 
World I Dispose of the same in Manor and form following 
    Item to my Eldest son James Cranford I give that plantation whereon he 
now lives with one hundred and twenty five Acres of land to be the same more 
or less beginning at a pine  An Corner tree standing near the head of 
Glovers Creek then runing the course of the Patent to a red oak in the piney 
woods then along the head line to a pine then by a Row of marked trees 
to a black Gum standing in the head of Glovers branch then down the branch 
to the Marsh then along the Marsh to the first Station which s'd land I give 
to him his heirs and assignes for Ever with all what he hath now in his own 
possesion and ten pounds Current Money to be paid him by my Exect'r and he 
having received what I alott for him I desire he should have no more of my 
Movable Estate but the ten pounds Curr: money af'sd and all my wearing 
cloaths 
    Item to my son John Cranford I give the plantation where on I now live 
with all the remaining part of the land Included in the Patent Containing by 
Estimation one hundred an seventy five acres be it more or less which I give 
to him his heirs and assigns for Ever and the bed whereon he generally lies 
with bedsted and all the Covering belonging to the same and my horse
    Item to my Son in law Philip Finsingen I give the bed whince I lie with 
the bedsted and the Covering belonging to the same after the Death of my 
loving wife Katherine Cranford
    Item I Desire my Dear and Loving Wife Katherine Cranford Should keep my 
whole movable Estate in her possesion durng her Natural Life with full power 
to sell and dispose of all of the same for her Maintenance and if any thing 
be remaining at her Decease I Desire it should be Equally divided between my 
son John Cranford and my Son in Law Philip Finsinger and I not being much in 
Debt I Desire what small matter I have should not be appraised nor sold at 
Public vindue but that my loving wife should keep all in her own possesion 
as above mentioned as if it were properly her own during her Natural life
    Lastly I constitute appoint and Ordain my Dear and loving wife Katherine 
Cranford and My Son in Law Philip Finsinger to be the Executors of this my 
last will and Testament utterly revoking and making void all former Wills 
and wills made by me formerly made Ratifying and confirming this and no 
other to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and fixed my Seal this fourth - - - day of October - in the year 
of Our Lord Christ one Thousand Seven Hundred and forty three

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by )
the above named William Cranford        )
to be his last Will and Testament in    )
the Presents of us three Witnesses      )
hereunto subscribing this 4th day       )
of October anno Dom 1743  - - -         )		Wm Cranford

        Thos Roborts
        Rich'd Melten
        Robert Melten

Onslow County at a Court begun and hold for said County at Johnston on New 
river on the first tuesday in April anno Dom 1745 the above will now proved 
by the oath of  Thom Roberts ordered Katherine Cranford and Philip 
Phinningan have ------ testament        by  ------ And: Murray  Clerk

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