ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - George H. Adamson, 6 Nov 1792
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God: I, George H. Adamson, being in perfect memory and health 
will and bequeath all of my estate that the Lord my Savior has blessed me with 
as follows, it being for the love I assure her, Mary Averett, now called Mary 
Adamson.
Item: I will and bequeath to Mary Averett, now called Mary Adamson, that is 
first of all, I lend to her during her life, one Negro woman called Heather, 
three feather beds and three bed steads, one mare and colt, ten head of sheep, 
thirty head of hogs, six head of cattle, two potts and hooks and handels, one 
frying pan, two large pewter basons, six sitting chairs, two woolen wheels and 
two linen wheels, one chest, one loom and four cogs and gears and all of the 
rest of my estate real and personal, I lend to Mary Averett, now called Mary 
Adamson, as above mentioned and furthermore, I give Penelope Adamson one 
English shilling.
Item: I give to John Adamson one English shilling of my estate and no more and 
Peter H. Adamson one shilling of English money and no more.
Item: and after the death of Mary Averett, now called Mary Adamson, I give all 
of my estate real and personal to my son and daughter (viz) George H. Adamson 
that was born of Lelah H. Bullock and Lelah M. Adamson, born of Mary Averett, 
now called Mary Adamson, to be equally divided between the aforesaid George 
and Lelah.  And furthermore I appoint John Wilkins to see that after the above 
Mary is deceased that George above, Lelah above, that the above estate that I 
have given them be equally divided between the two or on executors as witness 
my hand and affixed my seal the six day of November, One thousand seven 
hundred and ninety two (6 Nov 1792).

					George H. Adamson (seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in present of us
Henry Haynes
Margeret (X) Turner

Onslow:  In court April term 1796
This will of George H. Adamson was proven by Henry Haynes, L. John Wilkins the 
executor qualified thereto.
R. W. Mead (Snead?)

The within will is a true copy from the original in the clerk office of the 
County of Onslow, this 20 Feby 1805.
Nathinal Loomis, C.S.C.