LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF- John WILCOCKS, Craven Co, NC
written on May 9,1761

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" In the name of God I John Wilcocks of Craven County in Province of North
Carolina planter being in sound mind & memory thanks be to God but Calling
to mind the uncertainty of this life so made and declare this to be my last
will and testament in manner and form following First I recommend my soul
unto the almighty God who gave it hoping for pardon for all my sins through
the _____
mercy of Jesus Christ my Savior and Redeemer and my body to the Earth, and
as for my Temporal Estate which it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I
give and
dispose of the same in manner and form the folowing-
        In promise I give unto my well beloved wife, Jane Wilcocks, the
use of the Plantation and land I bought of  Lemuel Hatch the north side of
the Saw Mill from the North corner of the pond a straight ______ to a
white oak on the river side a corner tree till my son Benjamin Willcocks
comes of age then I give the foresaid land to my son Benjamin Willcocks
to him his heirs and _____forever agreeable to the patent bearing Date
the 29 th Day of September 1753.

Item; I give unto my grandson John Wilcocks part of the land I bought of
Stephen Swelley lying on the North sdie of the mill pond and part of the
land I bought of Lemuel Hatch on the same side of the mill pond to him and
to his heirs and assign forever

Item; Give unto my sons Thomas and Stephen Willcocks my lands on the
Southside of the mill pond being the remainder of the land bought of
Stephen Swelley and a tract of land I bought of Lemuel Hatch containing
six hundred & forty acres to be equally divided between them their heirs
and assign forever

Item; I give unto my well beloved wife Jane one bed and furniture one______
two cows and _____and ten pounds proclamation money

Item; My will and desire is that my Saw Mill may be kept by my Executor
to pay my Debts and after my son Benjamin Wilcocks comes of age I give
the foresaid Saw Mill to him and his heirs forever.

Item; I give my two sons Thomas and Stephen Wilcocks my Grist Mill to them
and their heirs and assign forever

Item; I give unto my Daughter Ann five pounds of Proclamation money my will
and desire is that all the rest of my Estate except a bed and furniture
which I give to my son Stephen, to be equally divided amongst my wife Jane
and my children _____
Thomas Stephen Benjamin & my grandson John Wilcocks to them and theirs
forever.

Lastly I hereby nominate and _____and appoint my friend Lemuel Hatch and
my sons Thomas & Stephen Wilcocks Executors of this last will and Testament
and I do hereby utterly disallow and make ___all and ___other will or wills
rattifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and
testament in ___ where of I have here unto ___ my hand and seal this ninth
day of May 1761"

WITNESSES
Elener WILCOCKS
Gershom Woods
Edmund Hatch

 This will was copied as is. Notice how many different ways he writes

WILLCOCKS.
ACCORDING TO THIS WILL, JOHN WILLCOCKS is married to Jane

CHILDREN:  Benjamin
                  Thomas
                   Stephen
                     Ann