ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Thomas Gibson, 17 Mar 1803
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen:  I, Thomas Gibson of Onslow County in the State of 
North Carolina, being of sound mind & memory do make this my last will and 
testament as follows:  In the first place, I give up my soul to God & my body 
to be buried in a decent manner & for all my just debts to be paid out of my 
estate.  Secondly I lend to my loving wife Bidda Gibson the use & benefit of 
my plantation whereon I now live with all the stock thereon consisting of 
horses, cattle, hogs & CC., also all of my plantation tools & household 
furniture so long as she shall remain my widow.
ITEM: I give to my son Elijah Gibson one cow & calf and the money that I have 
paid him and is to pay for his part of my land which is the sum of one hundred 
pounds which I think the full worth of his share of my estate.
ITEM: I give & devise to my son Tom Gibson the plantation where on he now 
lives & one half of my piney land lying on the lowest side of Bare Branch & 
Lorrel Branch, called the Horse Pen Neck, to him, his heirs and assigns 
forever and one yoke of steer that he has in possession.
ITEM: I give and devise to my son John Gibson a piece or parcel of land 
joining of Joshuway's land laid off by a division of marked trees, also all 
the piney land I have above the Jumpin Run Branch on the northwest side of 
Bear Branch, to him, his heirs and assigns forever & one cow and calf by the 
name of Cheera, to her and CC.
ITEM: I give and devise to my son Joshuway Gibson a piece or parcel of land 
bordering on a division of marked trees betwixt he & John Gibson on the north 
side of Bear Branch to the Jumping Run Branch & one yoake of steers that he 
has in possession to him, his heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and devise to my son David Gibson a plantation lying betwixt Tomy 
& John Gibson lands on the north side of Bear Branch & also the other half of 
Horse Pen Neck, joining of Tomy's half to him, his heirs & assigns forever, 
also one mare by the name of Bird, but her increase for the good of the 
younger children.
ITEM: I give & devise to my son Samuel Gibson a piece or parcel of land lying 
on the south side of Bare Branch joining of Tomy Gibson's land & the 
plantation whereon I now live, laid off by marked trees & one small colt by 
the name of Nick, also my musket (musket) to him, his heirs & assigns forever.
ITEM: I give & devise to my son Solomon Gibson the house & plantation whereon 
I now live, the small room and one fireplace is excepted for my three youngest 
daughters as long as they live single and them for him, his heirs and assigns 
forever, also, I give him my small shotgun.
ITEM: I give & devise to my daughter Polly Barber my riding Sulcy after my 
wife's death, also my will is that the household furniture and all of the 
cattle that haven't exposed of o be equally betwixt my three youngest 
daughters Rachel, Narcessa & Dovy Gibson.  Also, I want all of my tools to be 
equally divided betwixt four of my sons, Joshuway, David, Samuel & Soloman 
Gibson.  The carpenters, coopers, & shewmakers tools to be divided equally at 
my death & the plantation tools at my wife's death are also to be divided.  
Also I give my big chest and all of my doctor's books and means to my son 
Soloman Gibson.  Also, I leave plantation on Trent to be rented out and the 
money to be put to the use of schooling and raising of my small children.  
Lastly, revoking all former will, I constitute and appoint my two sons Tomy & 
Joshuway Gibson my executors to execute this my last will and testament 
according to the true intent and meaning thereof in witness whereof I have set 
my hand and seal this the seventeenth day of March Eighteen Hundred & Three.

					Thomas Gibson  -(seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of:
John Gibson
David (his X mark) Gibson
David Barry

Onslow County:  In court January Term 1803, this will of Thomas Gibson was 
proved in open court by John Gibson.