ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - John Jarman Senior, 12 Sep 1842
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JOHN JARMAN SENIOR WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2


I, John Jarman Senior, of the County of Onslow and State of North Carolina, 
being of sound mind and memory, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly 
existence, do make and declare this my last will and testament, in manner and 
form following;
That is to say first, that my Executor (hereinafter named) shall provide for 
my body a decent burial, suitable to the wishes of my relatives and friends; 
and pay all funeral expences together with my just debts however and 
whomsoever owing, out of the monies that may first come in his hands as a part 
or parcel of my estate.
No. 1) Item - I lend unto my beloved wife Elizabeth, during her widowhood, the 
following property to wit; all that part of my plantation whereon I now live 
so as to include my mansion house, all out houses and their improvements 
thereon, with the privilidge of timber on any part of my land to fence the 
same, in satisfaction for and in lieu of her dower and thirds of and all my 
real estate.  Also, four beds and furniture and the balance of my household 
and kitchen furniture.  Also all my stock of cattle (with the exception of 
four cows and calves, which I shall hereafter dispose of in the latter part of 
this my will.)  Also two head of horses, her choices.  Also all my stock of 
sheep about twenty head in number.  Also all my flock of geese about twenty 
six in number.  Also two horse carts and gear, four plows and gear, her 
choices, five sows and pigs, fifty barrels corn, two thousand five hundred 
pounds of pork, two thousand pounds blade fodder, one barrel of hogs lard, my 
stock of bees, ten pounds sugar, fifty pounds coffee, one barrel flour, and 
other articles that she may think necessary to make out a years support for 
herself and family.  Also, I lend unto my beloved wife during her widowhood 
the following Negroes (viz.)-Leah, Sarah, Nelly, Mary Harriet, & Harriet 
(Spaight), Hannah a child, in satisfaction for and in lieu of her part of my 
personal estate.  Also I give unto my beloved wife fifteen dollars.
2) Item - I give and devise to my daughter Sarah one Negro slave named Eliza, 
aged about three years old and two cows & calves.
3) Item - I give and devise to my son Luke, one negro slave named Sam, aged 
about twelve years old, one horse named Darby, about four years old, one 
(y)earling filly named Culpeper, aged about eighteen months and two cows and 
calves.
4) Item - I give and devise to my son John Jarman one hundred and twenty 
dollars (for which I consider as a deficiency in land with my other children 
that I have given land to heretofore).
5) Item - I give and devise to Luke Jarman all that tract or parcel of land 
that I now live on adjoining the lands of Hannah Mashborne, Braddoe Jarman, 
Joseph Brock, and Edward Ervin, containing by estimation nine hundred acres be 
the same more or less except the widowhood estate of my wife lent to her in a 
former Item No. 1 of this my will, to have and to hold to him and his heirs in 
fee simple forever.
6) Item - My will and desire is that all my property as mentioned and 
described in the first Item of this my will lent to my beloved wife Elizabeth 
during her widowhood at her deceased to be disposed of in manner and form 
following.  First, my Negroes as above named and lent, (viz.) Leah, Sarah, 
Nelly, Mary Harriet and Harriet Spaight & Hannah (a child), to be equally 
divided amongst all my children to share and share alike absolutely & forever, 
also the balance of property as mentioned in the first Item of this my will 
lent to my beloved wife during her widowhood, the residue of my property (if 
any) after taking out the devises and legacies above mentioned shall be sold 
and the debts owing to me collected and the surplus over and above the payment 
of debts, expences and legacies, that such surplus to be equally divided among 
all my children in equal proportion to share & share alike to them and each 
and every of them their executors administrators and assigns absolutely 
forever.
And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my sons Thomas Jarman & John 
Jarman my lawful Executors to all intents and purposes to execute this my last 
will and testament, according to the true intent and meaning of the same and 
every part and clause thereof, hereby revoking and declaring utterly void, all 
other wills & testaments by me heretofore made.  In witness whereof, I the 
said John Jarman Senior do hereunto set my hand and seal, this 12th day of 
September AD 1842.
(signed his mark) John Jarman

In presence of us
Wm. Humphrey
Joseph Brock

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, November Term 1842.
Then was the foregoing will of John Jarman offered for probate and admitted on 
the oath of William Humphrey, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and 
John Jarman and Thomas Jarman, the executors therein named, appeared in open 
court and was duly qualified as Executors to the same.  It is therefore 
ordered that letters testamentary be granted to the executors and this will be 
recorded.
Attest:  Jasper Etheridge, CCC (clerk of county court)