ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - John Spicer, 22 Jun 1800
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen: I, John Spicer of the County of Onslow, Planter, 
being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory, thanks be unto God for the 
same, calling unto mind the mortality of my body (torn out) do make and ordain 
this my last will and testament , that is to say principally and first of all, 
I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body to 
the earth to be buried with decent Christian burial at the discretion of my 
executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive 
the same again by the power of Almighty God and as touching such worldly 
estate wherewith it has been pleased God to bless me with in this life, I 
give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form:

FIRST, I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Esther Spicer my riding 
horse and chair, one bed and furniture, five cows and calves, all my stock of 
hogs, also all my household furniture that will not be given as legacies, also 
I lend unto her during her natural life or widowhood, seven Negroes by name 
Old and Young Daniel, Topsail Flower Rose and her daughters, Sall & Peter, and 
my plantation where I now live during the same time.
ITEM: I give unto my son John Spicer (Jr.) all and singular that tract of land 
that I bought of Jeremiah Fonvielle on the mouth of Stones Creek, two Negroes, 
Little Jack that I purchased of Avirett and Old Sall, one bed and furniture, 
one table, four chairs, five ewes and lambs, all given heretofore that he has 
now in his possession, to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: Also, I give my beloved son James Spicer the one half of the land where 
my mother lives, she to enjoy it during her life time, also the one half of 
the three other pieces joining the lands my mother is to have her life time, 
one of them a six hundred & forty acre tract joining Andrew Fulwood plantation 
and that place or parcel of land I purchased of James Gillespie on the head of 
Turkey Creek containing two hundred acres, & two acres that I purchased of 
James Hobs together with the mill seat and one pair of mill stones ,two 
Negroes named Tully and Murich one horse that is called his, one feather bed 
and furniture, to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I also give to my well beloved son Jeremiah Spicer the other half of 
that same lands given to James Spicer, two Negroes aforesaid named Jack and a 
girl named Charlot, one piece or parcel of land on New River that I purchased 
of George Carpenter, one horse named Harry, one feather bed & furniture, to 
him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I also give to my well beloved daughter Milia (Millie?) Spicer six 
Negroes named as follows: a fellow named Tom, Chany, Meriah, Whittenton, Bird 
and Little Gabe, one young two-year-old mare Nancy's Filly, one feather bed 
and furniture, to her and her heirs forever.
ITEM: Also I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Catta Spicer, six 
Negroes named Antony, Leah, Sarah & Mansfield, Mitchell & Huldy, one young 
mare Cats Filly, one feather bed and furniture, to her & her heirs forever.
ITEM: Also, I give and bequeath to my son Elzey Spicer the following lands, 
one tract adjoining the place where I now live lying to the eastward of it, 
one hundred and fifty acres by estimation, joining Realses land now Danson and 
half of Ashes Island to be laid off from the east end and (torn out) all of my 
part of the land that belonged to Elzey Spicer, decd, one Negro fellow named 
Sitteo, Negro named Orris and her child Tamer and Old Gabe, one mare called 
Nance, one feather bed & furniture, to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I also give and bequeath unto my son Zephaniah Spicer the plantation 
where I now live after the decease or marriage of my wife, the one half of 
Ashes Island to be laid off from the west end, Negro named John, young Daniel, 
Ephraim, Bitty, and Cato after the death of my mother, one feather bed and 
furniture, one horse colt that is Nance's, to him and his heirs forever.

I also give that unto my seven children five sons & two daughters, John 
Spicer, James Spicer, Jeremiah Spicer, Elzey Spicer & Zepheneah Spicer, Millie 
Spicer & Catta Spicer all my lands on the banks that I bought of Jesse Clegg 
to be equally divided between them, to them and their heirs forever.

I also give unto my five sons John Spicer, James Spicer, Jeremiah Spicer, Elza 
Spicer, & Zephenah Spicer all the remaining piny lands that has not been given 
heretofore, to be equally divided between them, all my stock of cattle that 
has not been given away I leave to be equally divided between my children & 
leave one horse called Champen and the remaining part of my stock of sheep to 
be sold, if there is more money wanting, one Negro fellow named Mace to be 
sold, but if there is no money wanting to discharge debts, I lend the Negro 
fellow Mace to my wife during her life or widowhood, also I lend her one mare 
called Cate, and all my tools during her life or widowhood and at her death, 
to be equally divided between all my children.  I leave all the Negroes to 
continue on the plantation till next Christmas to finish my crop of corn & 
turpentine.

I do hereby revoke and utterly disannul every other former will and testament, 
ratifying this to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal this 22nd day of June one thousand eight 
hundred, and lastly I nominate and appoint my son John Spicer and John 
Fullwood my executors to this my last will and testament.

John Spicer (seal)

Signed sealed and acknowledged by the said John Spicer to be his last will and 
testament, signed and sealed in the presence of us:
John Collier
E. M. Dxly (?)
Sally Taylor

ONSLOW COUNTY: July Term 1800, the will of Col. John Spicer (Sr.) was proved 
by the oath of John Collier, a subscribing witness thereto, and the executors 
therein named qualified thereto.
Nath Loomis, C.C.