ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - Micajah King, 1 Nov 1830
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MICAJAH KING WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

State of North Carolina, Onslow County, in the name of God amen.  I, Micajah 
King of the state & county forenamed, considering the uncertainty of this 
mortal life & being of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed by Almighty 
God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and testament in 
manner & form to wit…
First of all, I recommend my soul to God and as touching (?) my worldly 
estate, I devise and order my Executor to cause all my just debts to be paid 
out of my estate.
ITEM  I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Nancy King the house and house 
(?) field where I now live, also & further desire and order that she shall 
have all the property which she owned and brought to my house when I married 
her also one cow and calf and two ewes and lambs and one sow and pigs also her 
own dower out of my property during her life.  Then I do also give and 
bequeath unto my son William King one hundred acres of land where he now lives 
also one hundred and twenty five acres near where I now live.
ITEM  I do also give and bequeath unto my son in law William (Ritter or Pitts 
?) fifty cents and also one feather bed and two cows and calves which was lent 
to my daughter Elizabeth when he married her.
ITEM  I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha King all my stock of 
cattle.
ITEM  I do also give and bequeath unto my grand sons David Carter (?) and 
Shadrack Carter fifty cents to be equally divided between them.
ITEM  I also give and bequeath unto my grand daughter Penny King one note on 
Henry (?) Blake (?) for twenty five dollars if he should pay for the land 
which I sold him, if he should not pay agreeable to bargain, I give her the 
land and if she should die without a lawful kin, my will and desire is that 
David Carter thereto have the same.  I further desire my Executor to sell all 
the residue of my personal property, goods and chattles of what kind and 
notions whatever and the proceeds arising from the sale thereof, I give and 
bequeath unto my son William King and my daughter Martha King to be equally 
divided between them and lastly I hereby appoint my friend John King & my son 
William King, the executors of this my last will and testament and hereby 
revoking all former wills by me made.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set 
my hand and seal this the 1st day of November AD 1830.

(signed his mark) Micajah King

In presence of Robert Aman and James King

State of North Carolina, Onslow County, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, 
Feby Term 1831
The will of Micajah King being offered for probate in open court & proved by 
Robert Aman and Jno. (?) and William King the Executors therein named 
qualified thereto.
Test: D. W. Sanders, clk