ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - John Pollock, 22 Sep 1770 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Record of Wills, Book A 1800-1825 Onslow County, North Carolina North Carolina: Onslow County: In the name of God, Amen: I John Pollock of the provience and county aforesaid planter being very sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following but first and above all I most humbley commend and deliver mercy of God my creator and my soul to him that gave it and body to completation to dectly buried at the descretion of my executors fully trusting for the salvation of the one and the resurrection of the oterh, through the only merits of jesus Christ my redeemer and as for what worthly goods providence hath intrusted me with after my just debts and needful expenses are paid I desire to dispose of them as follows: FIRST: I give and bequeath to my loving wife Sarah Pollock my Negro fellow named Seasor and my negro woman named Clary with all my spending and weaving utensils and the bed and furniture thereto belonging whereon she commonly sleepth also my horse Draggon and woman saddle and bridle also duftail chest the fourth part of all my peuter, box iron and heaters and also my plantation until my son William comes to the age of twenty one years then if she hath or doth continue her widowhood the third part of the land until she deceaseth or marrieth to her and hairs forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son William Pollock my manner plantation and land ajasent to it excepting the third part before mentioned to his mother and him to be quietly possessed with it at the age of twenty one years also I give him my Negro man named Jack and my negroe woman named Sarah also my turning and carpenter tools also the fourth part of my peuter and my best gum and cain and my desk and case of bottles one young mare and my saddle and bridle and all my plantation utensils or planters tools to continue with the land and more particular I make a reseved concerning this Negro wenches increase that the first two children Sarah doth bring after this date to his two sisters and their I give them to him and his heirs forever. But if he shold deceased without heirs lawfull begotten of his own body then plantation all the legacies except the two Negroes to be equally divided between his two younger brothers and his Negroes to be equally divided amongst the rest of the children. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Pollock one Negro girl named Ruth also one cow and calf & steer yearling one yew the forth part of my peuter the half of delf ware also my longest looking glass also one stripped bed with bedstead and the boulster rug and sheets also one fine table and my longest iron pot and the hooks thereto belonging and one chair to her and her heirs forever. ITEM: I give my daughter Elizabeth Pollock one Negro girl named Rachell also one bed with white tick bedstead and furniture thereunto belonging the fourth part of my peuter half of the delf wair one ovell table and one looking glass one iron pot & hooks thereto belonging one cow and calf & one cow yearling one ewe & chair to her and her heirs forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son Jesse Pollock one Negro girl named Grace one cow and calf also one ewe one iron pot & hooks one cusing knife and steel one, sow and pigs and my hand mill to him and his heirs forever. And also I desire that all my effects that is not already mentioned to be appraised and left with my executors for the use of schooling my two sons John and Jesse three years schooling each and also my wearing appearl to be put to the same use above mentioned further more my will and desir3e is that if any of my children should depart this life under age that the share effects should be equally divided amongst the survivers of my children. I give to the child that my wife now travails with the first child that Clarey brings after this date to-wit: the heris for same forever. My will and desire is that my Negro boy Luke to be sould & the money rased by the sale of him to be applied towards paying of my debts and necessary expenses & if they should not be enough to pay as above mentioned the rest to be raised of my plantation and paid in tarr and turpentine. I omitted my books but I desire all my books to equally divided amongst children and wife and if any over plush of cattle be left, I desire my son William to have them. Further I appoint & constitute my beloved wife Sarah Pollock executor and friend Henry Rhodes executor of this my last will and testament, revoking all other wills by me made and declaring this will only as my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this twenty second of September 1770. Signed sealed published and declared by the testator John Pollock as his last will and testament. John Pollock (seal) In the presence of us who signed as witness in presence of each other. Samuel Royall Pete Morten Daniel Smith I Daniel Smith do sware that I was a witness to the within will of Mr. John Pollock and that the said Pollock did declare it to be his last will and testament and that I verily believe at the time he assigned the within will he was in his right senses as well as I could judge by his behavior and expression to me in the time I was writing his said will and that I saw Samuel Royall and Pete Marten sign as witness with me to the within will and further saith not sworn to before me this 15th day of January 1771. Moses Cox, Junr. Dan Smith (seal) ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Cole ___________________________________________________________________