ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Nancy Mitchell, 19 May 1812
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DATE: Jan 08 1999
QRYTEXT: Onslow Co., N.C., Book of Wills 1800; Page 92

In the name of God Amen--I NANCY MITCHELL of the County and State of North 
Carolina. Seriously considering the uncertainty of human life at best more 
especialy my own in my declining & precarious situation do while in a firm 
state of mind & sound recollution make & ordain this my last will & testament, 
intending hereby to dispose of my worldly gains not as humar may prompt, but 
as justice and Equity shall seem to direct----

First of all, I most hymbly recommend my soul to the extensive mercy of that 
all wise Supreme inteligant Being who gave it me, most earnestly at the same 
time deprecating his justice.

ITEM: I authorize constitute & appoint my Brother NICHOLUS H. MITCHELL and 
ROBT. DICKSON & their succesors & trustees giving & granting unto them full & 
discretionary powers at all times to controll & dispose of the following
properity that shall be named in this clause for the benefit and use of my 
mother NANCY MONTFORT during the term of her natural life-that is to say, 
Negro CHARLES, his wife SILER, NAN & SANDERS, DEANA, SELAH & LUCY to be 
disposed of as before stated by my said Testers for the use & benefit of my 
said mother only, and in a manner they shall think best, at their discretion.

ITEM: I authorize my said trustees to sell to the best advantage my moity of 
the land on plantation on New River in the County & State aforsaid after the 
decease of my mother or before if they think it expendent & convey the same to
any purchaser they may contract with. The same and all the lands that was 
bequeathed my by the last will & testement of my father the late GEORGE 
MITCHELL, & with the proceedes pay my debts as far as it will extend, after 
deducting nessary charges and the surples if any in hand, be paid my mother as
she may have occasion in small payments---

ITEM: I settle upon said trustee RO. DICKERSON, N. H. MITCHELL at their 
descretion one mare named Bets for the use occosionally of my mother NANCY 
MONTFORT during the term of her natural life.

ITEM: I authorize my said trustees after the decease of my mother to sell off 
the negros and increase contained in the second item as a trust in equal 
dividends if they can so apporiation it to each of my brothers & sisters, but 
if it can not in their openion be fairly done, then said trustees are 
impowered to sell said trust to the best advantage in their power & at their 
descretion after deducting charges the net proceeds to be divided equally 
betweem my brothers & sisters afore said, then their heirs & assigns forever.

ITEM: I give & bequeth to REBECCA BURKS thirty dollars for her heirs & assigns 
forever.

Last of all I constuite & appoint my said trustees, excutors of this 
instrument or will revocking all others, and acknowledging this only--in 
testmony where of I have this day set my hand & seal the 19th day of MAY Anna 
Dono 1812 & Independence XXXVI.

				      her
Signed, sealed & acknowledged by Nancy X Mitchell
the testor as her deliberat act      mark
and deed in presense of ISAAC COLLINS,
REBECCA KING, PHTHIAH X MAKINNY