ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - William Mitchell, 21 Feb 1830
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WILLIAM MITCHELL WILL

Onslow County, North Carolina.  I, William Mitchell, disposes of my property 
in the following manner (viz.) My will is that my wife reside on the 
plantation where she now does & that she has all the cleared land that is 
included within the boundary of a certain piece disclosed to the subscribing 
witnesses and that during her life, with a sufficiency of fire wood and 
timber.  I want her to have the following negroes (viz.) old Arter & Leah his 
wife, Jack & Prude his wife also Cleo, Maranda & Phebe.  I also will to her, 
her choice of two horses, four beds & furniture, six cows, five sows and pigs, 
ten yews & lambs & as much of the kitchen furniture as she wants and the 
balance of the perishable property to be sold & the balance of the negroes and 
lands to be rented and hired out by my executor while my son William comes to 
age & then for him to draw his proportional part of said property and soon as 
each and every one come to age except my daughter & she to have her part when 
she marries or comes of age & further I want my executor to have the educating 
of my sons and my wife that of my daughter & if my wife should die before my 
daughter is raised, it's my wish that Mrs. Edwd. Ward thereto (?) have the 
further management of said daughter & I do appoint Watt-- (?) (Hellur or 
Kellem (?)) of Jones County my executor and no other and his executor not to 
be mine, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 21st 
day of February 1830.
(signed) W. Mitchell

signed in the presence of Wm. Montfort, Joseph Burns, Nathl. L. Mitchell

State of North Carolina, Onslow County, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May 
term 1830.
Then was this will of William Mitchell proved in open court by the oaths of 
Wm. Montfort & Joseph Burns and Watts (?) Hellen or Kellem, the executor 
therein named qualified as executor in due form of law.
Danl Ambrose, clk