ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - Sary Thompson, 15 Sep 1839
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SARAH THOMPSON WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 2

In the name of God of men, I, Sary Thompson, of the County of Onslow in the 
State of North Carolina, Planter, being in good health and of perfect and 
sound mind and memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it 
is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and 
testament in manner and form, ordain this my last will and testament in manner 
and form following, that is to say principally and first of all, I recommend 
my soul into the hands of God who give it and my body to the earth to be 
buried in decent Christian buriel and as to what worldly estate it hath 
pleased God bestow on me in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the 
following manner.
Imprimis, my will and desire is that all my just debts and funeral expences be 
first paid and satisfied.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anny Whitehurst one dollar currant 
money to her, her heirs and assigns for ever.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Beneter Capps one dollar currant 
money to her, her heirs and assigns for ever.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Julius Thompson one mare and all 
my stock of hogs and beas and one cupboard, two setting chairs, one pot and 
trammel, one pork barrel, one flour barrel, one spade to him and his heirs and 
assigns for ever.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my beloved son John Thompson one feather bed, 
bed stead and furniture, one pair tables, two setting chairs, one pair of 
steayards (steelyards?), one frying pan and griddle, one grubbing hoe, drawing 
knife, hatchet and ax, one oak barrel and small flour barrel, one saw (shoal?) 
to him and his heirs and assigns for ever.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter (Taro?) Thompson one feather 
bed and furniture, one loom and gear, two sitting chairs, one stone jar, some 
few articles of earthen ware, one tub, one pail, one small pot, one hand iron 
to her, her heirs and assigns for ever, one linnen wheel.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha Thompson one feather bed and 
furniture, one falling table, one chest, two setting chairs, one (piggin?), 
one (Kelor or Helor?), one woolen wheel, one Dutch oven, one tea kettle, one 
smoothing iron, one iron shovel, a few articles of earthen ware to her, her 
heirs and assigns for ever.
ITEM My will and desire further is that my stock of cattle be equally divided 
between my two daughters Taro and Martha Thompson.
And I do hereby nominate and appoint my trusty and good friends Julius 
Thompson and Jonas Johnston whole and sole Executors of this my last will and 
testament, revoking (and) disannulling all other former wills testament or 
bequests or executors heretofore by me made or named and I do hereby further 
publish, pronounce and declare this and no other to be my last will and 
testament in witness of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteenth 
day of September and in the year of our Christ one thousand eight and thirty 
nine.
(signed) Sarah Thompson

Signed sealed and publish and pronounced by the said Sarah Thompson as her 
last will and testament in the presents of us the subscribing witnesses.
Test: John H. Ennett
Test: Whitehurst Mason

State of North Carolina}
Onslow County}
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, November Term 1839.
Then was the will of Sarah Thompson offered for probate and admitted on the 
oath of Whitehurst Mason and Julius Thompson & Jonas Johnston the Executor 
therein named qualified in due form of law.
Attest:  Jasper Etheridge, clk