ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - Elijah Stanly, 12 May 1847
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ELIJAH STANLEY WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2


I, Elijah Stanly, of the County of Onslow and 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 herein after named, shall provide for my body a decent 
burial suitable to the wishes of my relations and friends, and pay all my 
funeral expences, together with my just debts howsoever and to whomsoever 
owing, out of money that may first come to his or their hands as a part or 
parcel of my estate.
First, lend to my beloved wife Elizabeth Stanly, during her natural life or 
widowhood a piece of land to run straight from William Wells line to a large 
Persimmon tree in my field and strait across the field to a bottom and with 
the bottom to a branch, Mary Arnold's line and with her line up the branch to 
William Wells line and with William Wells's line to the beginning, including 
all my buildings on said tract of land, and all the boxes on my home land with 
the privilidge of wood and timber anywhere on said home tract of land and the 
free use of the marsh on the side of the creek for her cattle.  I also lend my 
beloved wife Elizabeth Stanly on the mentioned conditions all my house and 
kitchen furniture in and about my house except one bed, & bedsted and 
furniture, one saddle & bridle and one chest and on the same conditions as 
before named, I lend unto my said wife one negro man by the name of Alfred and 
lend her one plow & gear, and also lend her on the same conditions three cows 
and calves and two young cattle of her choice and one black sow and five 
shotes.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my son Bryant Stanly a tract of land that I 
purchased of David Ketchum lying in the county of Onslow on the No. side of 
Queens Creek, beginning at a pine, the beginning of Emanuel Jones's patent, 
thence with his line North 60 E. to a pine, thence So. 18 West to Queens 
Creek, then up the creek to the patent line, thence No. 21.W.127. Poles to the 
beginning containing by estimation ninety acres.  Also fifty acres by patent 
bearing date March the 1st 1780 granted to Ezekiel Hawkins beginning at a pine 
on the edge of the marsh Gideon Hawkins, beginning tree running along the 
given line So.35.E.110. Poles to a stake at the mouth of a gut, then 
So.55.West.53. Poles to a stake on the side of the creek, then No.35.W. up the 
course of the creek to a stake in the marsh 110 poles then a square course to 
the first station.  Also twelve & a half acres more by patent bearing date the 
30th of November 1801, granted to Jonathan Ketchum reference being had to 
patent will more fully appear, and the balance of my home plantation to said 
Bryant Stanly that I have not lent to my wife and at my wife's death that part 
that I have lent to my wife, I give to my said son Bryant Stanly, to him and 
his heirs and assigns forever.
Also I give and bequeath my Negro boy by the name of (Cimow?) to my son Bryant 
Stanly, to him, his heirs and assigns and one feather bed furniture & stead 
and one chest.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Provow a certain tract or 
parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Onslow on the north 
side of Queens Creek, it being part of the land left to John Burnap by Isaac 
Burnap that I purchased from David Ketchum as his deed will more fully appear 
containing one hundred acres, more or less, to her and her heirs and assigns 
forever.
I also give and bequeath at the death of my wife or intermarriage, my negro 
man Alfred to my daughter Mary Provow, to her and to her heirs and assigns and 
four cows, calves & yearlings if they have them, to her & her heirs & assigns.
ITEM I give to my daughter Peny Holland my Negro woman Jane to her & her heirs 
& assigns.
And the residue of my perishable property that has not been disproved of to be 
sold at six months credit, and after paying my debts the balance remaining to 
be divided between my son Bryant Stanly and Mary Provow, and at the death of 
my wife, what she may leave except Negro Alfred & the land lent her to be sold 
and the moneys arising to be divided between my son Bryant and my two 
daughters, Peny and Mary.  And in case I should die before the present crop is 
made or used, I desire that my family to remain as they are now and that my 
wife have what is made on what I have loaned her and my son Bryant and my two 
daughters to have what is made on the other part of this plantation.
And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend Daniel Ambrose 
and my brother William Stanly my lawful Executors to all interest according to 
the true intent & meaning of the same & every part and clause thereof and 
hereby revoking & declaring utterly void all other wills and testaments by me 
heretofore made.
In witness whereof, I the said Elijah Stanley, do hereunto set my hand & seal 
this 12th day of May AD 1847.
Elijah (his mark) Stanly

Signed sealed and published & declared by the said E. Stanly to be his last 
will & testament in the presence of us who at his request & in his presence do 
subscribe our names as witnesses thereto.
John Watson
West Morton

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions March Term 1849.
Then was the foregoing paper writing purporting to be the last will and 
testament of Elijah Stanly, deceased, offered for probate and admitted upon 
the oaths of John Watson & West Morton, the subscribing witnesses there, and 
ordered to be recorded and filed as such last will & testament.
Jasper Etheridge, clk