ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Smith Shepard, 19 Feb 1800 ----¤¤¤---- Record of Wills, Book A 1800-1825 Onslow County, North Carolina In the name of God, Amen: I Smith Shepard being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thans be to God for it, calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die, I do make this my last will and testament that is to say first of all I recommend my soul to God that give it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the descretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of (God) to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of the same in manner following: ITEM: I give and bequeath to my daughter Levina Shepard seventy five acres of land beginning at a White Oake on Hawls Run thence to a place commonly called and known by the name of Woody and to the mouth of Small Branch thence up a line of marked trees to the path and from thence to first station including the plantation whereon I now live and all the appertainences thereto belonging and also my horse bridle and saddle, one feather bed and furniture & bed stead, one linning wheel & one woolen wheel one pair of cotton cards & all my pewter and all pots & frying pan, one smuthing iron, one skillet, one chest & all my plantation tools & tools of every kind & also all the rest of my household furniture of every kind except one bed and furniture & stead also two sows and pigs also all my meat and corne to her, her heirs and assigns forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Nancy Giddens one feather bed and furniture and bedstead two her her heirs and assigns forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my daughter Elesbeth Landen five shillings sterling to her her heirs and assigns forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my daughter Aleff Giddens five shillings sterling to her and her heirs forever and assigns forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my daughter in law Ann Shepard five shillings stereling to her heir and assigns forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to son in law Abraham Giddens five shillings sterling to him his heirs and assigns forever. Lastlyh I do nominate constitute and appoint my friend Joseph Marshborne & my daughter Levina Shepard executors of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have set my hand affixed my seal this ninteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred. Smith (his X mark) Shepard (seal) TEST: Jess Gurganous Juner Jess Gurganous Senor Henry Marshbourn Junor ONSLOW: July term 1800 the above will was proved in court & Levina Shepard the executor therein named qualified thereto. Nath Loomis, C.C. COPIED: ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Cole <> ___________________________________________________________________