ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Joseph Loyd, 1 Dec 1781
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen:  The first day of December in the year of our Lord 
God one thousand seven hundred eighty one, I Joseph Loyd of the county of 
Onslow and State of North Carolina, Planter, being weak in body but of perfect 
mind and memory thanks be to God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of 
the body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and 
ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, First of all I give and 
recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, as for my body I 
recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner, discreet 
manner at the discretion of Suzaner Loyd who I appoint sole executrix with 
Thomas Mashborn executor, nothing doubting but at (omission of words?) of 
general Resurrection, I shall receive the same again at the mighty power of 
God and as touching such worldly estate that whereof it hath pleased God to 
bless me with in this life, I give devise and dispose of the same in manner 
and form (IMPRIMUS:) it is my will and I do order that in the first place, all 
my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied.
ITEM: I lend my beloved wife Suzaner Loyd my plantation during her natural 
life.
ITEM: I give unto my son Joseph Loyd (Jr.) one hundred and seventy six acres 
of land, the upper part of the tract of land on where I now live and part of a 
new survey, I also give two cows and calves and calves, one case of bottles, 
one middle size pot iron, one puter dish, two large puter basins and three 
puter plates.
ITEM: I give unto my son Daniel Loyd two hundred acres of land, it being the 
other part of my aforesaid land, two cows and calves, one large iron pot, 
hooks and trammel with it & one large puter dish, two large puter basins and 
three puter plates.
ITEM: I give unto my son John Loyd one hundred acres of land on (torn, cannot 
read)
ITEM: I give unto my daughter Suzaner Loyd one feather bed and furniture, one 
cow and calf.
ITEM: I give unto my daughter Rebecca Loyd one feather bed and furniture and 
one cow and calf.
ITEM: I give unto my daughter Mary Loyd one feather bed and furniture, one cow 
and calf, one small iron pot, one brass spice morter & beater, one box iron 
and heators.
ITEM: I give unto my son Thomas Loyd twenty shillings Speacy.
ITEM: I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Mashborn twenty shillings Speacy.
ITEM: I give unto Sara Fisher twenty shillings Speacy.
ITEM: I give unto my daughter Ann Jones twenty shillings Speacy.
ITEM I lend all the remainder of my estate, that is not given in legacies, to 
my wife during her widowhood and after her widowhood to be equally divided 
amongst my four youngest children Rebecca, Joseph, Daniel and Mary and nothing 
to be sold
I do hereby declare this to be my last will and testament the day and date 
above written.

					Joseph Loyd (Sr.) (seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us.
J. L. Kibble
Elizabeth Kibble
This will proved by the oath of J. L. Kibble, and Suzanna Loyd qualified.