ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Redding H. Jones, 17 Jul 1816
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina


State of North Carolina, Onslow County, Swansborough, 17th of July 1816. In 
the name of God, Amen:  I, Redding H. Jones of state and county aforesaid, 
being weak in body but of sound mind & memory, blessed be God for the same, do 
make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, 
(viz.):

ITEM: I give and bequeath to my brother Dempsey Jones twenty shillings to him, 
his heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my sister Sarah Jones five pounds to her, her 
heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my sister Alice Bender five pounds to her, her 
heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my nephew Redding Jones, son of Dempsey Jones, 
one Negro boy named Bartan, one Negro Alpherd, to him, his heirs and assigns 
forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to Nancy Bell one Negro girl by name of Kitty, to 
her heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to Mary French (what?), wife of Doctor William 
French, during her life time and after her death to be equally divided between 
her two sons Joseph & Isreal, to them, their heirs and assigns forever.  
(Note:  apparently the transcriber omitted word or words indicating the 
bequest.)
ITEM: I give my watch to Nick H. Mitchell, to him, his heirs and assigns 
forever.
ITEM: I give my fowling piece to Bazel R. Smith, to him, his heirs forever.
ITEM: Negro fellow Joe, Castallia and Negro woman Amy to be sold at six months 
credit, my home lot & all the furniture at six & twelve monthly, all the rest 
& residue of my property to be sold in like manner and the proceeds thereof to 
be applied to the payment of my debts.  If what I have bequeathed is more than 
sufficient to discharge my debts, the residue to go to my sister Alice Bender, 
to her, her heirs and assigns forever and if what I have allotted to discharge 
my debts is insufficient, each and everyone of the heirs except Nancy Bell to 
pay their proportional part out of what I have given them.
ITEM: I give and bequeath to my friend Bazel R. Smith one elegant suit of 
clothes.
ITEM: Last of all, I nominate, constitute and appoint my friends William 
French and Bazel R. Smith as my whole and sole executors, to arrange my 
business and settle my debts in the manner I have herein described.

My will is also that my executors shall have me decently buried out at the 
family burying ground.   This seventeenth July one thousand eight hundred 
sixteen.

					R. H. Jones (seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us:
Daniel Weeks
Jnos. Wilson