ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - James Mills, 31 Jul 1823
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JAMES MILLS WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

In the name of God, Amen, this the 31st day of July 1823.  I, James Mills, of 
Onslow County, being in a low state of bodyly health but of sound mind and 
memory, thanks be to God and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, 
do make publish and declare this to be my last will and testament.  That is to 
say, my body I recommend to its parent earth at the discretion of my executors 
and as touching my worldly estate, I dispose of it in the following manner, 
viz.
First, it is my will and desire that my brothers Lott and John should have my 
land that I bought of Benjamin Barrino, equally divided between them upon 
their discharging my estate of a certain sum of money I am now owing of them 
(the crop therein excepted) to them, the said Lott & John Mills, their heirs & 
assigns forever.
I also give unto my sister Polly Basden & her heirs lawfully begotten of her 
body the land that I bought of James Philyaw to be by her and them possessed 
during her and their pleasure or to be by her in the (necessity?) of her heirs 
possession or by her sold under the same restrictions as former caveats 
possess title to lands inherited by the death of parents.  I also give my 
brother William Mills the land I bought of Jesse Basden (the crops therein 
excepted) to him, the said William, his heirs and assigns forever.  My land, 
on which William King now lives, I wish to be sold by my Executors at public 
sale at six months credit, the price of which will be hereafter disposed of 
hereafter.
I also leave my land that I bought at (executor?) sale sold by Lewis & Oliver 
being the land Evans (Hamby or Hansly?) sold to John King to be sold by my 
executors at six months credit & the price thereof to be hereafter disposed 
of.  It is also my desire that if a title can ever be obtained in my name or 
to my (illegible) for the land of my father sold by Parrish the (District?) 
tax collector and bought by me, I give & bequeath unto Jesse Mills a small 
parcel thereof on the south side of my father's land beginning at Lawrence 
(House's?) line and running by the upper corner of Daniel Mills, deceased, 
field and to be (illegible) continue a straight line to the river swamp, and 
then down the line to Brice Williams land including all the land below the 
line running from Moores line by the corner of the Danl. Mills field to the 
river to the said Jesse Mills, his heirs & assigns forever.
I also give to my brother Lewis Mills a part of the aforementioned tract of 
land beginning at House's line on the East side of Kinston Road and beginning 
by the lower corner of Owen field to a drain and down said drain to the river, 
all the land above said drain to said Lewis Mills, his heirs and assigns 
forever.  Then all the land comprehended in the old William Mills claim sold 
by the collector and bought by me lying between the line given to Jesse and 
the line given to Lewis, I give and bequeath to my brothers Lott Mills & John 
Mills, their heirs & assigns forever.  I also give to Lewis Basden the acre of 
land I have a deed for from Richard Basden in his own right & as special 
grandson to John together with the sum of twenty five dollars out of the money 
of my stocks and the use of negroes to assist him in (raising?) the mill dam 
and putting up a mill house at the mill, formerly Barrino Mill, and all my 
right to said mill & appurtenances to said Lewis Basden, his heirs and assigns 
forever.
I also give to my brothers John & Lott Mills my negro man Jack, to them and 
their heirs & assigns forever and, in consideration of lands given to said 
Lott and John & negro Jack, then said Lott & John is to pay to Lewis Basden 
the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars & maintain my mother during her 
natural life.
I give to my brother William my negro man Frank by the said William paying my 
sister Nancy two hundred and fifty dollars, which Negro Frank to the said 
William and money to the said Nancy, I give to them the said William and 
Nancy, their heirs and assigns forever.
It is my desire that whenever William Basden, his agent, attorney or friend 
shall deliver to me or my executors a note I gave to said William for four 
hundred & fifty dollars, that my executors surrender to said William, his 
agent or attorney, the bill of sale given me for a certain negro boy Julius to 
be then and thereafter the property of said William Basden, clear of any claim 
of myself, heirs or assigns & for my executors to pay said William Basden at 
the rate of thirty five dollars per year for the service of Julius, I also 
give a negro girl Aggie to Lewis Mills his heirs and assigns forever.
I give and bequeath my negro man (Dan?) supposing him to be worth five hundred 
dollars to be divided between Jesse Mills, Lewis Mills, Nancy Mills, Holland 
Mills in the following manner, viz.
Holland to have -------------$200
Jesse to have ---------------$100
Lewis to have ---------------$100
Nancy to have ---------------$100
                             $500
I give to Lott Mills my young gray mare to him, his heirs and assigns forever.
I give Lewis Basden out of the crop at the Barrino plantation thirty barrels 
of corn to him, his heirs & assigns forever, one fifth of the fodder & peas 
from said farm, all the rest in as much as is necessary of my crop to be 
disposed in fattening my stock fit for market.  All the rest of my property 
not herein disposed of any description to be sold for the benefit of my 
creditors and if any remains to be equally divided between my brothers Jesse, 
Lewis, William, John & Lott & my sisters Polly and Nancy and to the children 
of my brother Dan Mills, deceased, the sum of one dollar cash & to my mother 
out of my estate twenty five dollars to them, their heirs and assigns forever.
I also appoint my brothers William Mills, Lott Mills, & John Mills Executors 
to this my last will and testament denying all other wills and acknowledging 
this to be my will in witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal.
(signed) James Mills

In presence of
James Glenn
Rich. (his mark) King