Onslow County, NC - Will of Joseph Simmons 1805

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Will of Joseph Simmons 1805

In the name of God Amen I Joseph Simmons Onslow County in the Province
of North Carolina Clantor this 25th Day of February Eighteen Hundred
and five being sick & weak in body but of perfect Mind & Memory and 
calling to mind the Mortality of my Body do Make and Ordain this my
Last will & Testament & as touching such worldly substance as it
hath pleased God to help me with I give & dispose of in the following
manner that is to say

Inprimus my will is that all my just that I owe to all Men or Manner
of persons be well and truly paid out of any Esate by my Executors 
Herafter Named in Conveniant time after my death

Item I lend to my loving wife two cows & calf One bed & bedsted &
furniture cattle sheep & hogs the use to which she is to have for
bringing and schooling my small children one third of the property
that is lent to my wife at the marriage of my Daughter Nancy 
Simmons is to have one third of that property I have also given to
my Daughters Alice Carlicy & Poly Haskins that I can at present

Item I give & Bequest to my son James Simmons my old plantation at
Wollis Creek and all the land joining there unto & fifty dollars to
be out of my Estate

Item I give to my suns Berely and Joseph & David Simmons one hundered
dollars each to be raised out of my Estate

Item I give to my sun Benjamin Simmons the plantation whereon I now
live with the lands joining thereunto also one feather bed & cow &
calf at the of his mother

Item I give to my Daughter Seney one third part of the property that
I lent to my wife Nancy Simmons also if any one of the children Dies
it just is to be divided am all my children I also by these presents
order & appoint my Trusty friends, Josiah Henderson and Hennery Agerton 
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament of this my last and I
do Establish of this & no other for my last Will & Testament Whereof
I have Hereunto Set my Hand & affixed my Seal the the day & Date before 
written
Signed:
	Jo. Simmons

Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presents of us
Signed:
	Jo. Marshall
	Otway Hawkins

Onslow County, In Court April Term 1805 the written will was proved in
open Court by Otway Hawkins and Josiah Henderson one of the Executors
therein named qualified thereto
Signed: Nath. Loomis 

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