ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - Richard Basden, 19 Mar 1853
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RICHARD BASDEN WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2


In the name of God, Amen, I, Richard Basden, of the County of Onslow and State 
of North Carolina, being sick and weak of body, but of sound and disposing 
mind, memory and understanding, and considering the certainty of death and the 
uncertainty of the time thereof, to the end that I may be better prepared to 
leave this world, when it shall please my God to call me hence, I do make, 
publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking and 
making null and void all former last wills and testaments by me heretofore 
made.
And my will is first, that I give and devise to my beloved wife Rilly Basden 
for her portion or dower in my lands beginning at a corner to be yet marked 
out, where my son Jesse Basden's portion of my lands is to be set of to him, = 
thence up the swamp to the mouth of the Branch called little Mill branch, 
thence up the various courses of said branch to the woods, thence as the fence 
runs around to Jesse Basden's line (yet to be laid off) including the dwelling 
house & out buildings, with the privilige of getting fire wood and rail timber 
on any of my land.  I also give my wife three beds, bedsteads and furniture, 
all my house & kitchen furniture and all my stocks of horses, hogs &C., - I 
also give and devise unto my wife all my corn, fodder, pease, bacon and pork, 
with the exception of a sufficient quantity of either or any as will be 
required to be sold by my executor hereinafter named, to pay off and discharge 
all my just debts.
ITEM 2nd I give and divise unto my son Jesse Basden one tenth of my lands to 
begin on the swamp at William Basden's corner, thence up the swamp a number of 
poles sufficient to strike a straight line from said swamp parallell with 
William Basden's line to the back line where my lands joins James White's to 
contain one tenth of my lands.
ITEM 3rd I give and devise unto the following named children their portion of 
my lands, to be equally and fairly divided between them as they arrive of age; 
Lot Williams, Henry Gray, James Daniel, Holland, Luiza and Nancy Basden, their 
tenth is to be laid off and set apart so as to fall on the dower of my wife or 
as near on the dower as possible, this division is to commence next to Jesse 
Basden's line and to be laid of in equal portions by parallell lines running 
from the swamp to the back line.
ITEM 4th I give and devise to my daughter Selah Mashborn one tenth of my real 
estate to be laid off and set apart for her, beginning on the swamp at the 
corner where the six children's share ends, then parallell with their line to 
the back line.
ITEM 5th I give and devise to Sally Jarman, my daughter, one tenth of my real 
estate beginning on the Swamp & running parallell with and side to Selah 
Mashborn's share of land, her tenth.
ITEM 6th the dower set apart for my wife is to be goods and continue during 
her natural life then to go to the heirs whose share falls on said dower, she 
is to keep and remain into quiet possession of the dwelling house & her dower 
during her natural life.
ITEM 7th the entire lands hereby conveyed to my children is conveyed to them, 
their heirs and assigns to their own proper use and behoof in fee simple 
forever.
ITEM 8th I give and devise to my son Jesse Basden one bed & furniture.
ITEM 9th I also give and devise to my wife all my farming implements tools &C.
I do nominate and appoint my son Jesse Basden to be the sole executor of this 
my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of 
March 1853
(signed) Richard Baisden

Witness:  J. H. Foy
Witness:  Abner Ervin

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions June Term 1853
Then was the foregoing will of Richard Baisden, deceased, offered for and 
admitted to probate on the oath of Abner Ervin, one of the subscribing 
witnesses hereto, and the same ordered to be recorded and filed as the last 
will and testament of said Richard Baisden, decd.
Jasper Etheridge, CCC (county clerk of court)