ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 2 - Joshua Wilson, 9 Dec 1841 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Cole ==================================================================== JOSHUA WILSON WILL State of North Carolina County of Onslow Will Book 2 Know all men by these presents that I, Joshua Wilson, of the County of Onslow and State of North Carolina, do here make my last will and that all former ones shall be made void, declaring this to be my last will and testament. I give and bequeath to my wife Amy, all my land durin her life, then to go to Mary Lawrence. I also give and bequeath Mary Lawrence four stocks of bees, and the other six to my wife. I give and bequeath to Louisa Lawrence one heifer. I leave my horse to be sold and the money to buy other that is gentle. If not to put to that use, to be divided between my wife and Mary Lawrence. I also give Mary Lawrence two sows, my canoe I leave to use of the family and I give Mary Lawrence three chairs. I give to my wife my cupboard her lifetime then to Mary Lawrence. I give and bequeath to Hopy Lawrence three hundred and fifty weight of pork and part of the lard and also two barrels and a half of corn, my three (seins?) I leave to be sold, one third of the money to go to Mary Lawrence and the balance to my wife. I also give to Mary Lawrence truncks. I also give & bequeath to Sarah Eubanks fifteen shillings. I give to John Wilson's heirs fifteen shillings each. I give to Zebedee Wilson's heirs fifteen shillings each. I give to Nancy Brown's heirs fifteen shillings each. I give to (Sean or Sear?) Jenkins fifteen shillings. I also give and bequeath to wife the whole rest and residue of estate whatsoever or wheresoever, wheather real or personal till her deceast, then its to Mary Lawrence. This the ninth day of December in year of our Lord one eight hundred and forty one. (signed his mark) Joshua Wilson Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us L. C. Simpson Lemuel Millis State of North Carolina} Onslow Count} Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions May Term 1845} Then was the foregoing paper writing exhibited in open court as the last will and testament of Joshua Wilson, decd., and the due execution thereof proved by the oath of Lemuel Millis, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, it is considered by the court that said paper writing is the last will and testament of Joshua Wilson and the same be admitted to probate as such. Whereupon it is ordered by the court that said will be recorded and filed as the last will and testament of said Joshua Wilson. Jasper Etheridge, clk