ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Thomas Eubanks, 6 Jun 1807
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NORTH CAROLINA
ONSLOW COUNTY IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN

I THOMAS EUBANKS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID BEING IN A LOW STATE OF 
HEALTH AND WEAK IN BODY YET THANKS TO GOD OF A SOUND MIND PERFECT MEMORY AND 
UNDERSTANDING, DO MAKE AND ORDAIN THIS TO BE MY LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT IN THE FORM AND MANNER FOLLOWING VIZ-- IN THE FIRST PLACE 
IT IS MY DESIRE THAT ALL MY JUST DEBTS AND NECESSARY EXPENSES BE SATISFIED AND 
PAID--------------------------------------------------------------------------

ITEM: I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY BELOVED DAUGHTER CASSANDRA EUBANK ONE COW 
AND CALF------------------------------

ITEM: I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY BELOVED DAUGHTER ALICE EUBANK ONE COW AND 
CALF----------------------------------------

ITEM: I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY BELOVED DAUGHTER SALOME EUBANK ONE COW AND 
CALF------------------------------------

ITEM: I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY BELOVED DAUGHTER MARTHA EUBANK ONE COW AND 
CALF-----------------------------------

ITEM: I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY BELOVED GRANDSON THOMAS EUBANK SON OF JOHN 
ONE HEIFER AND HER INCREASE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

AND THE RESEDUE AND REMAINING PART OF MY PROPERTY BOTH REAL AND PERSONAL I 
LEND UNTO MY BELOVED WIFE SALOME EUBANK DURING HER WIDOWHOOD, AND AT THE DAY 
OF HER MARRIAGE OR DEATH I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO BELOVED DAUGHTER MARTHA 
EUBANK ONE NEGRO GIRL NAMED JUDITH AND HER INCREASE FOREVER ALSO AT THE DEATH 
OR MARRIAGE OF MY BELOVED WIFE AFORESAID I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY BELOVED 
DAUGHTER ALICE EUBANK ONE NEGRO GIRL NAMED EDNEY AND HER INCREASE FOREVER, 
ALSO , AT THE DEATH OR MARRIAGE OF MY BELOVED AFORESAID I WILL AND BEQUEATH 
UNTO MY BELOVED DAUGHTER SALOME EUBANK ONE NEGRO GIRL NAMED ANAKY AND HER 
INCREASE FOREVER. ALSO I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY BELOVED DAUGHTER CASSANDRA 
EUBANK AT THE DEATH OR MARRIAGE OF MY BELOVED WIFE AFORESAID, ONE NEGRO WOMAN 
NAMED LINDA AND HER INCREASE FROM THE DATE OF THIS MY LAST WILL FOREVER. ALSO 
AT THE DEATH OR MARRIAGE OF MY BELOVED WIFE I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY 
BELOVED GRANDSON THOMAS EUBANK SON OF JOHN MY RIDING MARE XX BRIDLE AND SADDLE 
AND HER INCREASE TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER AND IF THE SAID MARE IS NOT 
LIVING AT MY DEATH I WILL AND BEQUEATH IN THE AFORESAID MANNER UNTO MY 
AFORESAID GRANDSON THE BEST HORSE KIND THAT I AM POSSED OF AT THE DAY OF MY 
DEATH. ALOS AT THE DEATH OR MARRIAGE OF MY BELOVED WIFE AFORESAID I WILL AND 
BEQUEATH UNTO MY BELOVED GRANDSON AFORESAID ALL THE LANDS AND PRIMISES THAT I 
AM POSSESS OF AT THE DAY OF MY DEATH. ALSO AT THE DEATH OF OR MARRIAGE OF MY 
AFORESAID BELOVED WIFE I WILL AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY DAUGHTER LOVICE, AND FIVE 
SONS, TO WIT, EZEKIAL, JOHN, ELISHA, ELIJAH, AND ISSAC, EQUALLY ALL OF MY 
STOCK OF EVERYKIND AND ALL MY PLANTATION TOOLS, TO THEM AND THEIR HEIRS 
FOREVER, ALSO AT THE DEATH OR MARRIAGE OF MY BELOVED WIFE AFORESAID, TO WIT, 
CASSANDRA, ALICE, SALOME, AND MARTHA, ALL OF MY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE WHATSOEVER 
AND WHENSOEVER TO BE EQUALLY DIVIDED AMONGST THEM, AND I DO NOMINATE 
CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT MY BELOVED BROTHER JOHN EUBANKS AND MY TRUSTY FRIEND 
WILLIAM HELLEN EXECUTORS TO THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT WHOM I GIVE FULL 
POWER AND AUTHORITY TO SELL AND DESPOSE OF ANY PART OF MY PROPERTY THAT THEY 
SHALL THINK PROPER FOR THE SUPPORT OF MY BELOVED WIFE AFORESAID AS THEY SHALL 
SEE NEED, AND ALSO IF THEY SHALL THINK IT BEST I DESIRE THAT THEY SHALL HIRE 
OUT THE NEGROES AT PRIVATE SAIL AT THEIR OWN DESCREATION
FOR THE SUPPORT OF MY AFORESAID BELOVED WIFE, AND REVOKING ALL OTHER MY FORMER 
WILL OR WILLS LEGASSIES BEQUESTS AND EXECUTORS BY ME BEFORE MADE OR GIVEN I DO 
RATIFY AND CONFIRM THIS TO BE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, IN WITNESS WHEREOF I 
HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND AFFIXED MY SEAL THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE IN THE 
YEAR OF OUR LORD 1807---------------------------------

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED HIS (SEAL)
IN THE PRESENCE OF US------- THOMAS X EUBANK

STEPHEN WILLIAMS INTERLINED BEFORE SIGNED

LOTT EUBANKS
ASA EUBANKS

ONSLOW COUNTY

IN OPEN COURT MARCH TERM 1808. THE WITHIN WILL OF THOMAS EUBANK WAS PROVED IN 
OPEN COURT LOTT EUBANKS AND ASA EUBANKS AND JOHN EUBANKS AND WM. HELLEN ONE OF 
THE EXECUTORS THERIN NAMED QUALIFIED THEREOF.

ATTEST NATH LOOMIS C.C.