ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Jess Baisden, 7 Jan 1812 ============================================================================ 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 North Carolina USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Cole ============================================================================ Record of Wills, Book A 1800-1825 Onslow County, North Carolina In the name of God Amen, this the seventh day of January 1812. I, Jess Baisden, of Onslow County being in good health and of sound mind and memory, Thanks be to God for his mercy and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that all men must one day die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the following manner; FIRST: I give unto my son Joseph the tract or parcel of land I bought of Amos Jones, one third of the cleared land pertaining to said tract I shall keep during my natural life then to my son Joseph, his heirs or assigns forever. I also give Joseph one feather bed and furniture, one cow and calf, to his heirs and assigns forever. I give and bequeath to my son Zep the land on the bay that I bought of Neilso White Hunt, one Negro boy named Frank, one feather bed & furniture, to him being and assign forever, also two cows and calves forever. I give and bequeath to my son William the manor plantation where I now live and two hundred acres in Duplin County, one Negro boy named Julin, one feather bed & furniture, two cows & calves, to him, his heirs & assigns forever. I desire that my Negro man Sip, Telphia, Tunor, Cancy, Sanders, Lettmor, Fanniett, should be kept and held beginning executors hereinafter named and by them disposed of by him or to the best advantage that appears in the case may be, for the purpose hereinafter expressed till my daughter Molsey comes to the age of eighteen years, then the said negros to Tilpha and Molsey to them theirs and assigns forever. If either of the girls die leaving no lawful heirs, the part valued and set off to her (should she die before Molsey comes to the age of eighteen), shall be equally divided among all my lawful heirs, to them, their heirs and assigns forever, and if either of them die before Molsey is eighteen, then to be divided as aforesaid, the use of Sip and Telphia to my beloved wife during her natural life, the rest of the negros mentioned to my four daughters after Molsey is eighteen, to them divided as aforesaid to them, their heirs and assigns forever. I also give each of my daughters one feather bed & furniture a piece to them, their heirs and assigns forever. I lend to my beloved wife my plantation where I now live during her natural life. I lend her my bay mare and yearling colt, six cows and calves, as many hogs in the opinion of my executor with care, will make support for the family under her care. I give her one feather bed and furniture. I give Zep one bay horse called Ceasor. I give William one bay horse called Dick. I give my wife one half of my beaufat (buffet) and kitchen furniture, the rest of my property not disposed in this my will, I desire should be disposed of at six monthly credits and all of my just debts paid out of the value thereof and the remainder to raise and support and school my children. I also nominate and appoint my friends James Glenn and my sons Telph & Zep executors to this my last will and testament in witness whereof, I here set my hand and seal. Jess (X) Baisden Signed and acknowledge in the presence of James Barnor Henny Clyde The above is a true copy from the original in the clerk office. This the 14th day of April 1812. Nathaniel Loomis, C.S.C. By Harris Loomis, Dept., C.S.C.