ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Thomas Glenn, 12 Oct 1811 ============================================================================ 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 12th day of October 1811: I, Thomas Glenn, of Onslow County, being very sick but of sound memory, do make my last will & testament in the following words. First, I commend my soul into the hand of its redeemer & my body to its parent earth and concerning my small estate; I give and dispose of in the following manner. FIRST, from the sale of my property not bequeathed in this my will, I desire that the sum of one hundred & fifty dollars shall be paid my son Nathan Glenn as soon as it is convenient for my executor hereafter named, do from his collections in consequence of the sale of my gin, bequeathed property to him the said Nathan Glenn, his heirs and assigns forever. SECONDLY, I give and bequeath unto my son James Glenn and unto my son Hardy Glenn, my land and plantation to be equally divided between as to the quantity of land and each half so set apart, assessed and for my son James to have the half of my land including my dwelling and other houses that lies between my sons to run as near parallel with the dividing line already established between myself and James Glenn Sr., as in the opinion of the Commissioners that divided the land can think is consistent with equally which said land I give the said James Glenn and Hardy Glenn, to them, their heirs and assigns forever, and in consideration of the gift made to James and Hardy, my will next is that they, after my son James comes to the age of twenty one years, have their lots set apart from each other by some person skilled in the use of surveyor instruments and each part then valued by Commissioners. In they cannot agree and have the trouble of such valuation whose lot or parcel of land is most valuable, to pay him whose lot is least valuable till their legacies in land and cash be of equal value. Then the parts so divided, I give to the said James Glenn and Hardy Glenn, them, their heirs and assigns forever. THIRDLY, I desire that my sons James & Hardy pay my daughter Polly Glenn at her coming to the age of eighteen years the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to her, her heirs and assigns forever and FOURTHLY, that my sons James & Hardy pay my son John Glenn to his coming to the age of twenty one years, one hundred and fifty dollars to him, the said John Glenn, his heirs and assigns forever and if either James or Hardy die and make a last will and testament, the survivor has to pay Polly & John the legacies all ready mentioned to them and keep all the lands to himself, his heirs and assigns forever, and if neither live to come to lawful age or have lawful heirs, in such case the property to be sold at the discretion of my executor and the money arising there from equally divided between the surviving children. VIZ: Nathan Glenn, Polly Glenn & John Glenn, after deducting from Nathan's part the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars already given him before so as to make the shares of Nathan Polly and John of equally amount to them, their heirs and assigns forever. I give unto my daughter Polly one feather bed & bedstead and furniture to her, her heirs and assigns forever. All my property of what nature or kind so ever not bequeathed in this my last will and testament, I desire should be sold, my just debts paid, and my son John eighteen months schooling and board out of it and the balance should there be any, equally divided between all of my children. I constitute and appoint my nephew James Glenn and my son James Glenn executors to this my last will and testament denying every other or former will and acknowledging this to be my own and last will. Thomas Glenn (seal) Benajah (his X mark) Boman Betsey (her X mark) Walton James Strange North Carolina} Onslow County} Court October term 1812. Then was the foregoing will and testament exhibited in open court, proved by the oath of Benajah Boman and ordered that letters testamentary be issued to the executors therein mentioned. Attest: Nathaniel Loomis, CDC. S. C.