ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Cordil Basden, 20 Dec 1800
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen.
I, Cordil Basden, of the County of Onslow and State of North Carolina, and 
being in good health and sound and perfect mind and memory, thanks be God for 
it therefore, and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is 
appointed for all once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and 
testament in manner and form as following; that is to say:
Principally and first of all, I recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty 
God who give it, hoping through the mercy of Jesus Christ to have free and 
full pardon of all my sins and so inherit eternal life and my body commit to 
the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial according to the 
discretion of my executors hereafter  named, do omit nothing doubting but at 
the general resurrection, I shall review the same again by the mighty power of 
God and for what worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me with in this 
life, I give and dispose of the same in manner and form followeth:

First, I will and ordain that all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully 
paid and satisfied.

Item:  I give unto my two sons Richard Basden a& John Basden all my lands to 
be equally divided between the two sons and all the plantation tools, one bed 
and furniture, to each son and also I give one Negro man named Prince to the 
sons and raise and support the said children.

Item:  I give unto my daughter Nancy Basden one Negro boy named Artor, to my 
daughter Nancy Basden and her heirs for ever and also I give to my daughter 
Elizabeth Basden one Negro girl named Beak and her increases to be equally 
divided between the four children when the youngest son becomes of age; also 
one bed and furniture to each daughter and to their heirs forever.

Item:  I give unto Sarah Harris one bed and furniture.  My stocks of all kinds 
is to be equally divided between my four children when John Basden becomes 
twenty-one years of age.  I do hereby nominate and appoint my loving brother 
Jesse Basden and Lewis Jones to be my whole and sole executors of this my last 
will and testament.  I do hereby declare and pronounce this to be my last will 
and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
20th of December 1800.

Signed sealed and declared in the presence of us.
Christopher Huffman
James Barrow
W. Thomas