ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Pitts Oldfield, 20 Sep 1809
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

I, Pitts Oldfield of Onslow County and State of North Carolina, considering
the uncertainity of human life at best particularly my own in my present
declining health, do while in a firm mind and recollection make this my last
will and testament intending hereby do dispose of my worldly affairs not as
humor may prompt but as justice and equity shall seem to direct, first of all
I most humbley recommend my soul to the extensive mercy of that all wise
supreme intelligent being who gave it one most earnestly at the same time
deprecating his justice.

ITEM: My will and desire is all my just debts be paid and satisfied by my 
executor.
ITEM: I give devise and bequeath my loving wife Louvin Oldsfield Negroes 
Anthony Sylvia and her child, two beds and furniture, four cows and calves 
sufficiency of hogs for one years provision, one fat beef cow, her her heirs 
and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give, devise and bequeath unto my elder son George Oldfield, Negroes 
Enoch and Iseral the amount and profits of the sale of my young horse Larry, 
(to) him, his heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and devise unto my son Urbane Oldsfield, Negro girl Lucretia him 
his heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and devise unto my youngest son Pitts Oldsfield (Jr.) one Negro 
girl Dorcas, also five hundred dollars him his heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and devise unto my wife Louvina Oldsfield one horse named 
Chestnut one chair and harness her her heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give unto my nephew Ruben Fulcher two hundred dollars him his heirs 
and assigns forever.
ITEM: all the residue of my estate real and personal I devise my executor to 
sell to the best advantage in order to enable to pay my debts and the balance 
of surplus remaining I desire may be divided among my wife and children 
equally to share and sahre alike.
Last of all I nominate and appoint my trusty friend Louvina Oldfield Richard 
Oldsfield Executoris of this my last will and testament acknowledging this 
only to be my last revoking all others by me made at any time heretofore.  In 
witness I hereto set my hand and seal this 20th day of September Anno Dom 
1809.

Pitts (his X mark) Oldfield (seal)

Signed and acknowledged in presence of the subscribers R. O. Dickson

Sarah (her X mark) Fraziar
John (his X mark) Simpson
Wm. Hill

Richard Oldfield qualified.

ONSLOW COUNTY: In court October Term 1809, the within will was proved in open 
court by Robert Dixon and William Hill, two of the subscribing witness and 
Richard Oldfield qualified as an executor thereto ordered he have letter of 
testamentary.

ATTEST: Nath Loomis, C.C.
Proved by the oath of Robert Dixon and William, two of the subscribing 
witness.


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