ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - John Murrill, 28 Apr 1800
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen:  I, John Murrill of the County of Onslow and State 
of North Carolina, Planter, being sick and weak of body, but of perfect mind 
and memory thanks be given to God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of 
my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and 
ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following; that is 
to say, principally and first of all I recommend my soul to God who give it 
hoping to have free and full pardon of my sins, through the merits of Jesus 
Christ my Saviour and to inherit eternal life and my body I commend to the 
earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my 
executors hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I 
shall receive the same again through the mighty power of God, and as to what 
worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and 
dispose of the same in manner and form following;

IMPRIMUS: First my will and desire is that all my just debts and funeral 
expenses be fully paid and satisfied.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto Timothy Murrill the land and plantation I now 
live on, to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto John Murrill, the son of William Murrill, my 
land and plantation known by the name of Pocerson land containing two hundred 
acres to him, his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto Elijah Murrill, the son of William Murrill my 
land and plantation known by the name of Johnston plantation containing 
seventy-five acres, more or less.
ITEM: My will and desire is further that John Murrill and Elijah Murrill 
should have one hundred acres of land lying over the rode divided between 
them.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto Timothy Murrill my desert land containing sixty 
acres, be the same more or less, to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give unto Elizabeth Ballard my Negro girl called Sarah, in due her 
legacies from her father's estate.
ITEM: My will and desire is that my Negro Peter should be hired out until 
Elijah Murrell comes of age and all of the profits arising there from to be 
equally divided between Timothy Murrill, Henry Murrill, John Murrill, and 
Elijah Murrill, and after the said Elijah Murrill comes of age, the said Negro 
Peter to be sold and the money to be equally divided between Timothy and Henry 
Murrill and John and Elijah Murrill, to them and their heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto the heirs of Sarah Johnston and the heirs of 
Susannah Orrel one-shilling sterling to them, their heirs forever.  My will 
further is that all my estate of every kind whatsoever that is not otherwise 
disposed of in this will, be equally divided between Elizabeth Brack (Brock?), 
Patty Murrill, William Murrill, Kezia Lester, and the heirs of Camp Murrill 
and the heirs of Mildred Fenney and the heirs of Ann Dunn, to them and their 
heirs forever.

And I do herby nominate and appoint William Murrill, John Murrill Jr., and 
Timothy Murrill my whole and sole executors of this my last will and 
testament, utterly revoking, disannulling all forms, wills, testaments, 
executions, heretofore by me made, qualified, confirming this and no other to 
be my last will and testament.  In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my 
hand and seal this 28th of April one thousand eight hundred.

					John Murrill (seal)

Signed sealed published and pronounced by the said John Murrill as his last 
will and testament in the presence of us.
John Dunn
Dennis Ellis
Susannah Murrill

Onslow, July Term 1800, the within will of John Murrill was proved by the oath 
of John Dunn, a subscribing witness, and William Murrill, one of the executors 
therein named, qualified thereto.
Nathaniel Loomis, C.C.