ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Elizabeth Brinson, 2 Dec 1807
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen.
I, Elizabeth Brinson, of the County of Onslow and State of North Carolina, 
being of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed be God, do this 2nd day of 
December in the year of our Lord 1807, make and publish this my last will and 
testament in manner following, that is to say:
Item:  I give and bequeath unto my son, James Cason, six dollars specific to 
him and his heirs forever.
Item:  I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Nancy Ellis, one shilling 
sterling to her and her heirs forever.
Item:  I lend unto my daughter Nancy Ellis my Negro woman named Aray and her 
increase if any during my said daughter Nancy Ellis's natural life and after 
her death, it is my will and desire that my said Negro woman Aray and her 
increase if any to be equally divided between all my daughter Nancy Ellis's 
children begotten of her body to them and their heirs forever.
Item:  I give unto my daughter Rachel Maulamoor one bed and furniture to her 
and her heirs forever.
Item:  I give unto my daughter Rebeckah Johnston one shilling sterling to her 
and her heirs forever.
Item: I lend unto my daughter Rebeckah Johnston my bed and furniture that I be 
on, and a cow named Prity Maid during her natural life and after her death to 
return to Nancy's children as above mentioned respecting the loan of my Negro 
woman Aray and increase to Nancy Ellis's children.
Item:  I give and bequeath unto my grandson, Cason Ellis, one cow named Pink 
and her yearling to him and his heirs forever.
Item:  I give and bequeath unto Ele Ellis, son of Ele Ellis, one cow named 
Cherry and her yearling to him and his heirs forever.
Item:  I give and bequeath unto my grandson Elisha Ellis one cow named Pegion 
to him and his heirs forever.
My will and desire is that if either of the aforementioned children should die 
before they arrive to the age of twenty one years that the other two to heir 
the cattle mentioned and if two of them should die that the other should heir 
the hole of cattle namely Cason, Ele, Elisha.
Item:  I leave my Negro man Simon at the discretion of my executors to be 
hired out annually and the money arising there from to be equally divided 
between my three daughters Rebeckah, Rachel and Nancy, yearly during their 
natural life and after their deaths my will and desire is that my said Negro 
Simon be sold and the moneys arising be equally divided between my daughter 
Nancy Ellis's children.
Item:  My will and desire is that if Ele Ellis, son of Ele Ellis, should live 
to the age of twenty one years, for money sufficient of my estate to be raised 
at the discretion of my executors to buy the said Ele Ellis a good sute of 
clothes.
Item:  It is also my will and desire that all the residue of my estate of what 
kind so ever not otherwise disposed of to be equally divided between my three 
daughters Rebeckah, Rachel and Nancy.  And I hereby make and ordain my worthy 
friends Thos. Pitt, John Ballard and David Gornto executors of this my last 
will and testament.  Set my hand and seal the day and the date above written.

					Elizabeth (her X mark) Brinson

Signed, sealed and published and declared by the said Elizabeth Brinson the 
testator as her last will and testament in the presence of us who were present 
at the time of signing &sealing thereof.

Interline in the twenty-seventh line before assigned word and one cow named 
Prity Maid.
December 6 day 1809

Test:  Danial Mashborn
Richard Simpson

Onslow County:
In court January Term 1812, this will was proven in open court by Danial 
Mashborn and Richard Simpson & David Gornto, one of the executors therein 
named ordered he have letters testamentary.
Nath Loomis, C.S.C.
By Thomas Loomis