Onslow County, NC - Will of John Gourley, 1747 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will of John Gourley - Onslow County - 1747 In the name of God Amen I John Gourley of Onslow County in North Carolina Practitioner in Physick though weak in body yet of a sound mind and disposition do hereby make this my Last Will and Testament. I beg my soul unto God that gave it and my body take said in the grave a firm belief of almighty resurrection. Item I desire my under written exur to pay my just debts and for that and I will all my land thats in North Carolina with all my stock of cattle sheep horses & mares with all convenient speed that my affairs will asmill of Item, after my debts are paid, I bequeath and Leave to my ancient mother if alive Eliz. Gurley all the overplus of my real and personal estate Item I bequeath to my brother George Gourley one shilling sterling hereon care of the Death of my mother the overplus of my real and personal estate to be divided as Follows: one Moriety to my sister Grisle one moriety to my sister Mary and the other Moriety to Samuel Johnston & to my Exur Item I desire my exur to detain in his hands fourty pounds in current money for four pounds that shall be put in Bibles & New Testament to be distributed among poor children on Haw River to such as he shall think proper objects Item I desire that one hundred marks Scotts money be paid by my sisters Grisle & Mary out of the first of the money that shall come into their hands to my nephew John Gourley provided that he haves to their good likeing Item I appoint Sam Johnston my sole Exur to this my Last will & testament put in force lastly I declare this to be my Last will & testament revoke & renouncing all former will or wills In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand & seal in Onslow County this second day of January 1746 signed John Gourley Signed Sealed & Delivered in the Presence of Jas. Glan George Cohornon Jno. Davis Edenhouse Janry 7th, 1747 Then prov & the Exor qualifyed before Gab Johnston ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Tammy Gurley Tyner ___________________________________________________________________