ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - Philip Aman, 20 Sep 1828
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PHILIP AMAN WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

State of North Carolina, Onslow County, In the name of God amen, be it known 
that I, Philip Aman of the county & state aforesaid being weak in body but in 
proper sense & memory do make & constitute this my last will & testament.  
First I desire that all burial expenses be paid.  Secondly, I lend to my wife 
Jane Aman the plantation where I now live with all the improvements 
appurtaining thereto supposed to contain fifty acres of land during her 
natural life then to be left to my son William Aman.  Also, I give to wife the 
mare that I now own, one cow & calf,, one bed & furniture, one woollen wheel & 
Cords also her negro girl Barbary.  I give to my son Philip Aman fifty acres 
of land adjoining the land he now owns.  I give to my son David Aman's two 
sons, Thomas & Briton Aman, fifty acres of land where David Aman now lives.  I 
give to my son Briton Aman fifty acres of land where he now lives.  I give to 
my son William Aman fifty acres of land adjoining the plantation that he is to 
have after the death of my wife.  I hereby give to my two negroes, man Jarrot 
& wench Silvia, their freedom after my death but to remain under the care of 
my son William Aman for their safety & protection.  Also, I desire that the 
remaining part of my property be equally divided my daughters namely, my 
daughter Susannah Ellis, my daughter Sabry Willys, my daughter Zilly Pitman, 
my daughter Sereny (?) Pitman.  I give to my son in law Abram Koonce one 
shilling sterling.  I give to my sons in law Joseph Hawkins &  Dedery (?) 
Aman, an equal share of the above property.  I give to my sons in law Thomas 
King & John Coston one shilling sterling to each of them in right of their 
wives as I consider they have had their part heretofore.  Lastly, for the 
executing my will, I constitute, make & appoint my son William Aman & David 
Jenkins to be my executors to this my last will & testament & I do hereby 
declare this to be my last will in the presence of these the undersigners in 
witness I do hereunto set my hand & seal this 20th day of September in the 
year of our Lord & Saviour 1828.
(signed) Philip Aman

Signed & acknowledged in the presence of us
John Langly
James Langly
Anthony H. Rhodes

William Aman qualified

(codicil) I give to my wife one years provision this done before signed

State of North Carolina, Onslow County, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, 
August term 1829.
Then was the execution of the foregoing will of Philip Aman duly proved in 
open court by the oath of James Langly & Anthony H. Rhodes, two of the 
subscribing witnesses thereto & William Aman the Executor therein named 
qualified as executor agreeable to law.
Danl Ambrose, clerk