ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - Joel Wilder, 20 Oct 1825
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JOEL WILDER WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

In the name of God amen. This 20th of October 1825 (or 1823) I, Joel Wilder of 
Onslow County a farmer by occupation being in a low state of bodily health but 
of my usual understanding & knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do 
make this my last will & testament in the following words.
First, I recommend my soul to the care of my redeemer & my body to its parent 
earth & concerning my worldly estate I dispose of it in the following manner 
that is to say…
I lend to my beloved wife Hester during her natural life my negro woman slave 
Tilda & her eldest son Shad, her next eldest son Julius & her daughter Selah 
together with their increase & also my stock of cattle, my hogs and horse 
during her natural life & at my wife's death such part of my cattle, hogs & my 
horse if then alive together with negro woman Tilda, boy Shad & Julius & girl 
Selah & all their increase be equally divided between my following 
children…that is to say my son Jesse & my daughters Lavina, Fanny, Betsey, 
Sena & (?)itta to them their heirs & assigns forever.  I also lend my beloved 
wife Hesther all my beds, bed steads & furniture, my household & kitchen 
furniture & my plantation tools of every description during the term of her 
natural life & at her death the last of (illegible) property to be equally 
divided between my grand daughter Anna Wilder, my Grandson Joel Wilder, & the 
heirs, male & female of my daughter Selah (illegible) to them & their heirs & 
assigns forever.
I give & bequeath to my son Malachi Wilder the sum of ten dollars to him, his 
heirs & assigns forever which gift of ten dollars to Malachi is not intended 
to hinder his accounting with my Executors hereafter named for same amount due 
me in a judgment I now hold against him which judgment deduct to balance 
against a note sd Malachi holds against  (?? me and has held against ??).  I 
also appoint John A. Avirett of Onslow County & John Kennedy of Duplin County 
Executors to this my last will & testament all other wills & acknowledge this 
to be my will in testimony where of I have sit my hand & seal & in presence of 
James Glenn, James Strange.
(signed) Joel Wilder

Onslow County, Court of Please & Quarter sessions Aug Term 1828.  Then was the 
foregoing will of Joel Wilder duly proved in open court by the oath of James 
Glenn, one of the subscribing witnesses & John Kennedy one of the Executors 
therein named qualified thereto agreeably to law.
Danl Ambrose, clk.