ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - Martha Cox, 8 Aug 1845
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MARTHA COX WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2


In the name of God, Amen, I, Martha Cox, of the County of Onslow, being of 
sound mind and disposing memory, though in feeble bodily health, knowing that 
it is appointed for all mankind once to die, do make and ordain this to be my 
last will and testament, that is to say:
First, I commend my soul to the hands of God who gave it being and my body to 
the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my executors 
hereinafter named; and concerning such worldly estate as it has pleased God to 
bless me with in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the manner 
following, viz.
First, I give and bequeath unto my son, Harvy Cox, a negro girl named Nancy 
and her child Sophia and also one other negro girl by the name of Dinah, with 
all their future increase to him and his heirs, executors, administrators and 
assigns forever.
In the next place, I lend to my beloved daughter, Greensey Mills, two negro 
girls by the name of Lucy and Clara for her sole and separate use and benefit 
during her natural life, and at her death, I wish the said slaves, with all 
their future increase, to be equally divided among all her children.  I also 
give to my said daughter Greensey Mills one linen wheel, one big chest, one 
bed and half of all my bed clothes to her and her heirs, executors, 
administrators and assigns forever.  I also give to my two grandsons Starkey 
Cox and Edward Cox, twenty five dollars each to be paid to them in cash by my 
executor when they arrive at the age of twenty one years.  I also leave to my 
son, Harvy Cox, all my stock of horses, hogs and cattle and all the remainder 
of my household and kitchen furniture, to him and his heirs, executors, 
administrators and assigns forever.
Lastly, I constitute and appoint my son, Harvy Cox, sole executor of this my 
last will and testament, hereby revoking all others.  In testimony of all 
which I, the said Martha Cox, have on this 8 day of August AD 1845, set my 
hand and affixed my seal.
(signed) Martha Cox

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the testator as her last will and 
testament in our presence after the erasure and interlinations were made.
Test: Daniel Thompson
Test: J. W. Thompson

Onslow County Court September Term 1851
On motion, the paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of 
Martha Cox was propounded for probate by Harvy Cox, the executor therein 
named.  Whereupon J. W. Thompson, one of the subscribing witnesses, being 
called, did depose and say that said Martha Cox did sign the same in the 
presence of him, the said J. W. Thompson & Daniel Thompson, and that she was 
at the time aforesaid of sound mind and disposing memory.  Whereupon, the same 
is admitted to probate, ordered to be recorded and recognised as the last will 
and testament of the said Martha Cox for the purposes therein named, and it is 
further ordered that the said Harvy Cox, having duly qualified, receive 
letters testamentary from this court.
Jasper Etheridge, clk