ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - William Mills, 18 Dec 1841
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WILLIAM MILLS WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2


I, William Mills, 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 Executors hereinafter named shall provide for my body a decent 
burial, suitable to the wishes of my relations and friends; and pay all 
funeral expenses together with my just debts, howsoever and whomsoever owing 
out of the money that my first come into their hands as a part of my estate.
	ITEM first
I give and devise to my beloved son William Mills, Jr., all this tract of land 
whereon I now live, bounded as follows viz., on the east by the N. W. branch 
of New River on the north by the land of Amos Askew, on the west by the land 
of Owen B. Cox & Lott Mills, and on the south by Baliways branch, up to the 
head of said branch, then a straight line, a west course to Dunnahoe branch, 
then up Dunnahoe branch to Lott Mills' line, to have and to hold, to him and 
heirs in fee simple forever.
	ITEM second
I give and devise to my beloved daughter Lincy Mills, all that tract of land 
whereon Ainy D. Alphin now lives, bounded as follows, viz., on the east by the 
North branch of New River, on the South by the lands of John Jones, on the 
west by the land of Lott Mills, and on the North by Balaways branch, and the 
land devised to William Mills Jr., in the first item of this, my will, to have 
and to hold, to her and her heirs in fee simple forever.
	ITEM third
I give and bequeath to my beloved son, Uzzah Mills, my Negro man named Lott, 
to have and to hold, to him and his heirs absolutely forever.
	ITEM fourth
I give and bequeath to my daughter Eliza Ann, wife of Lewis Turner, (now 
residing in the State of Illinois), the sum of two dollars to be paid by my 
executors within two years from the time of my death, out of any money 
belonging to my estate, not otherwise disposed of, to her and her personal 
representatives forever.
	ITEM fifth
I give and bequeath to my grandson Bryan Mills, (son of my son Bryan Mills, 
Decd.), the sum of two dollars as his right and property forever, to be paid 
by my Executors in the same manner as the last bequest, to him and his 
personal representative, absolutely forever.
	ITEM sixth
My will and desire is that all the residue of my estate, if any, after taking 
out the devises & legacies above mentioned, shall be sold and the debts owing 
to me collected, and if these should be any surplus over and above the payment 
of debts, expences and legacies, that such surplus shall be divided in the 
following manner, that is to say; one half to my son William Mills Jr., and 
the other half equally divided between my son Uzzah Mills and my daughter 
Lincy Mills, in equal proportions, share and share alike, to them and each and 
every (one) of them, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns 
absolutely forever.

And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons William Mills, Jr., 
& Uzzah Mills, my lawful executors to all interest 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 and testaments by me heretofore made.  In witness 
whereof, I the said Williams Mills do hereunto set my hand and seal, this 18th 
day of December AD 1841.
(signed his mark) William Mills

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Wm. Mills to be his last will 
and testament in the presence of us who, at his request and in his presence, 
do subscribe our names as witnesses thereto.
B. Koonce
James Mills

State of North Carolina}
County of Onslow}
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, February Term 1845
The foregoing paper writing was exhibited in open court as the last will and 
testament of William Mills, decd., and the due execution thereof having been 
duly proved by the oath f James Mills, one of the subscribing witnesses 
thereto, it is considered by the court that said paper writing is the last 
will and testament of William Mills and the same is admitted to probate as 
such.  Whereupon it is ordered by the court that the same be filed and 
recorded as and for the last will and testament of William Mills, deceased, at 
the same time Uzza Mills and William Mills, the two executors named in said 
will, came into court and were duly qualified as such.
Jasper Etheridge, clk