Onslow County NcArchives Wills.....Gillett, Anderson  September 10, 1784
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Source: N.c. State Archives
Written: September 10, 1784

     Will of Anderson Gillet   Onslow County, NC 1784

In the name of God amen
          I Anderson Gillet of Onslow County in the State of No. Carolina 
being very weak and sick in body but of sound & disposing mind, thanks be to 
God, do make this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following (to wit):

First & Chiefly I commend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God, hoping & 
trusting for the redemption thereof, through the merits of mediation alone of 
my blessed Savior Jesus Christ & as for such worldly goods as it hath pleased 
the  Divine Mercy to bestow upon me, I dispose of as follows

Item    I order my just debts & funeral expenses to be first paid & discharged.

Item   I lend to my beloved wife Philany for & during her natural life the 
House and Plantation whereon I at the time dwell with all the land thereto 
belonging lying on the upper or West side of the Road, & the use of one Negroe 
Wench called Hagar for the sd term of her natural life–I also lend her during 
her continuing my widdow all my Household Furniture & all my stock of cattle.

Item   I will & bequeath to my four sons John, Thomas, Alexander & Seth all my 
lands to be equally divided between them & their heirs for ever.

Item   I will & bequeath to my five daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Eleanor, 
& Anna, to each of them a Negroe Child, in case the Negroe wench should have 
so many; but provided there should not be a sufficient number for each of my 
sd. Daughters to have one; I then order the deficiency to be made up out of my 
Estate so that all their portions may be as nearly equal in value as possible—
but in case the Negroe wench has more children than one for Each of my 
aforementioned Daughters, then the surplus to be equally divided between my 
four Sons as aforementioned..

Item   My will & desire is that at my wife’s decease, all my Personal Estate 
but as aforementioned, shall be equally divided among all my children (viz) 
John, Thomas, Alexander, Seth, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Eleanor & Anna & their 
heirs.

Item   I lend my beloved wife Philany all my Plantation Tools during her Life.

Item   In order to inable my Executors to pay any just debts I direct that all 
my Carpenter’s & Joiner’s Tools be sold for twelve months credit & after all 
my just debts are discharged the residue to be applyed towards schooling my 
children.

Lastly & to conclude I nominate & appoint my Friends John & E. Starkey to be 
Exec. to this my last Will & Testament revoking all other Wills by me at any 
time heretofore made & declaring this only to be my last Will & Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the 10th (?) Of Sept 
1784.
          Signed in the presence of
ELISHA FREEMAN                                           ANDERSON GILLET (Hand 
drawn seal)
EDWARD STARKEY JUN.



Additional Comments:
Anderson Gillett was the son of John Gillett who came to Eastern NC from the 
Eastern Shore of Virginia/Maryland. His mother was Elizabeth Patterson Ramsey 
Gillett, widow of Bernard (Barnett) Ramsey and the daughter of William 
Patterson of Accomack County, Virginia. Anderson's brothers were John, 
Patterson, & Moses & his children are as listed in his will

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