ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - Peter Gornto, 2 Jun 1828
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PETER GORNTO WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

In the name of God, Amen.  I, Peter Gornto, of the County of Onslow & State of 
North Carolina, being of sound disposing mind & memory (blessed be God), do 
this second day of June 1828 make & publish this my last will & testament in 
the manner following, that is to say
My will is that all my just debts be paid out of my estate first.
ITEM I loan to my blessed wife during her natural life or widowhood the 
plantation whereon I now live with a privalidge from all my land if she should 
kneed for timber or wood or whatever she may kneed for the necessary support 
for schooling & raising my three youngest children Elizabeth W., Nathan & 
Benjamin.
ITEM I give to my daughter Elizabeth one feather bed, bedstead & furniture.  I 
loan to my beloved wife Sally all the rest of my household furniture for to 
raise my three younger children above named and including my stock of any kind 
untill they arrive to age or marry and in either case, my will is that my 
stock aforementioned be equally divided & set off to them as they come to age 
or marry excepting my daughter Elizabeth is to have no share in their beds as 
I have given her one but to have her equal part in all the rest with her 
mother and two younger brothers.
ITEM I give to my son Joseph one hundred acres of land be the same more or 
less butted and bounded by Cogdells Creek & a rough of marked trees, to him & 
his heirs.
ITEM I give to my son Joseph one hundred acres bounded by Cogdells Creek & two 
rough of marked trees be the same more or less to him & heirs.
ITEM I give to my son (Nathan?) one hundred acres of land bounded by Cogdells 
Creek, rough of marked trees & center of Logger Head Swamp to him, his heirs & 
assigns be the same more or less.
ITEM I give to my daughter Elizabeth fifty acres of land be the same more or 
less bounded by Frenches Creek & Cowhead & Wells Branch & the (illegible) line 
of Thomas Edens to her, her heirs & assigns.
ITEM I give to my son Benjamin two hundred seventy five acres be the same more 
or less bounded by Cogdells Creek & Cowhead & adjoining the lands I gave my 
sons Joseph & David to him, his heirs & assigns.
ITEM I give my lands lying between Cowhead & ----prong river to be equally 
divided amongst all my above named children equally.
ITEM In case of either of my three sons Joseph, David, & Nathan should either 
of them die leaving no lawful heirs of their body for the lands to be equally 
divided amongst the surviving ones, except that two of them should die, in 
that case it is my will that my son Benjamin should come for an equal share 
that is to say, one (heir?).  My will is further if my son Benjamin should die 
leaving no lawful heirs of his body for the lands I gave him to be equally 
divided amongst all my surviving children equally.  I hereby constitute and 
appoint my beloved sons Joseph & David Executors to this my last will & 
testament revoking all others by me at any time made in witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year above written.
(signed) Peter Gornto

In the presence of
Danl. M. Dulaney
(Jno. L. Ba-b-r?)

In Court February Term 1835
Testators handwriting proved by his brother David Gornto & subscribing witnesses handwriting proved by Dor. Benjamin W. Sanders & David W. Simmons. Also proven witnesses reside out of this State & that testator is decd.  Joseph Gornto qualified as Executor.
D. W. Sanders, clk