ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Archibald Gillespie, 14 Nov 1776
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina


North Carolina}
Onslow County}
In the name of God, Amen:  I, Archibald Gillespie, of the Providence & County 
aforesaid, being sick and low in health, but sound and perfect in mind, do 
make and ordain this to be my last will and testament, in the manner and form 
following, viz:
It is my desire that all my just debts be paid; likewise, I will and bequeath 
unto my wife Lydia Gillespie one third of all my moveable estate during her 
natural life with the peaceable possession of the plantation whereon I now 
live, till my son James Gillespie comes to the full age of twenty years.  Then 
said plantations and all lands together with two thirds of my moveable estate 
to be sold at Public vandue and to be equally divided betwixt my four children 
now living, viz: Catherine, David, James & Borthwick Gillespie and in case my 
wife Lydia Gillespie be pregnant with child, male or female at this time or at 
the time of my death, to have an equal proportion with any of my four above 
mentioned children, and be it understood that I will and bequeath the above 
proportions unto said children and their heirs and assigns forever.
And it further my will that the above third of my moveable estate bequeathed 
to my wife Lydia Gillespie be equally divided amongst my above-mentioned 
children at her death.  It is further my twill and desire that my two sons 
David & James Gillespie may be sent to some of the Northern Provinces in 
America and there bound to some trade at the discretion of my executors 
hereafter mentioned.  And I hereby nominate and appoint my wife Lydia 
Gillespie my executrix and my brother Brattick Gillespie my Executor, to this 
my last will and testament, revoking and disannulling all others, this only 
excepted to which I have hereunto set my and seal this fourteenth day of 
November, one thousand seven hundred seventy six.
Before signed, it is my desire that my daughter Catharine Gillespie have the 
Negro child called Melley, over and above her proportional part of my estate.

					Archibald Gillespie (seal)

Signed, sealed in the presents of 
Test:
Adam Gaskins
James McKagg
James Williams

This will proved by the oath of James McKegg & Mrs. Lidea Gillespie qualified 
as an executrix to the same.