ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Brice Bender, 5 Nov 1815
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen.  I, Brice Bender, of the County of Onslow and State 
of North Carolina, being of sound and perfect mind and memory (blessed be God) 
do this fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and fifteen make and publish this my last will and testament in manner 
following, that is to say:
I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty God who gave it and my body to be 
decently buried at the descretion of my executors hereafter named and my 
funeral expenses to be paid out of my estate first.

My will further is that all my just debts be paid out of my estate hereafter 
named for that purpose, that is to say, I wish all my debts collected and my 
piny land on Waters Creek containing four hundred acres and my two houses and 
lots with their improvements and my store house and stables and part of a lot 
that they stand upon all situated in the town of Swansborough and all the 
navel stores that I now have on hand, a horse, two charer and harness and the 
stack of goods now on hand, to be sold by my executors and the money arising 
from the sale to be collected with the money that is now due me to pay the 
demands that I now have on hand purchased of Lent and Co.  I wish returned 
provided they will take them as they were invoiced to me in payment for them 
and if not for them to be sold as directed above with the other property and 
the balance that may be remaining after all my debts be paid, to be disposed 
of as follows, that is to say:

I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Alice one half of my land being in 
Carteret County that I bought of Allen Backhouse, containing by estimation 
seventeen hundred and some odd acres as will more fully appear by the deeds I 
now hold.  The land by or referenced to the courses of that deed, during her 
natural life and the other half I give to the child my wife is now pregnant 
with when it comes to age or marries and should it die before it comes to age 
or marries, the hole of the land I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, to 
her, her heirs and assigns forever and at the decease of my wife, the half of 
the land I give her life estate in, I give and bequeath to my child should it 
then be living, to its heirs and assigns forever.  And lastly, I give and 
bequeath to be equally devided between my wife and the child that she now is 
pregnant with the following property:  three Negro men by the names of 
Charles, Louis, and Cesar; two Negro women by the names of Chana and Silva, 
and a boy by the name of Cesar and five girls by the names of Betta, Delila, 
Linala, Heriott and Mara and all of my household and kitchen furniture 
including all my estate, both real and personal.  Should the child die before 
it comes to age or marries, my wife to have the hole of the Negroes and 
furniture as above in the lands to her, her heirs and assigns forever.  As to 
the other balance of the money arising from the sales of the property left to 
be sold to pay my debts, to be equally devided as above between my wife and 
the child she is now pregnant with and in case the child should die before it 
arrives to the age above written, then its part both real and personal to go 
to my wife, her heirs and assigns forever.  I hereby make and ordain my worthy 
friend Daniel M. Dulany my executor to this my last will and testament in 
witness whereof I, the said Brice Bender, have to this my last will and 
testament set my hand and seal the day and the year above written in the 
presence of us.

Test:
					Brice Bender (seal)
Daniel Ambrose
Benj. F. Dulany

Onslow County:  In court January Term 1816
This will of Brice Bender was duly proved in open court by the oath of Daniel 
Ambrose and Daniel M. Dulany qualified as Executor thereto.

Attest:  Banester Lester, C.S.C.