ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Thomas Walton, 15 Jan 1804
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen:  I Thomas Walton of the county of Onslow & state of
North Carolina, being sick of body but perfect mind and memory and knowing
that all men has once to die I do recommend my soult to God hoe gaive it and
my body to the earth to be buried in a chirstian like manner at the descretion
of my executors hereafter nominated and as for worldly goods it has been
pleased God to give me, I dispose of in the following manner, that is to say
first of all my will and desire is that as much of my pershiable property be
sold as will pay all my just debts such as can be best spared.

ITEM: I first of all I lend unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Walton all my
household furniture of every kind all my plantation tools of every kind all my
stock of cattle and all my stock of hogs, my mare & cart also.  I lend unto my
wife Elizabeth Walton one canoe all the above named property of every kind I
lend unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Walton during her natural life after my
debts are paid out of them to inabel her to raise my small children, I also
lend my beloved wife Elizabeth Walton the use of all the upper part of my
plantation during her natural life beginning in the east line of my land in
such a part that running a due west course the Mulberry tree at the grave yard
may be in the dividng line and from the Mulberry tree run a due west course to
my westmost line of my lands the use of all my lands from said line I lend
unto wife Elizabeth Walton during her natural life to enable her to keep my
smaller children together and raise them on and at my wife's death my will and
desire is that all my perishable estate that is then remaining of every kind
be sold and equally divided between my daughters that is then living.

ITEM: I lend unto my son Amos Walton the use of the lower part of my
plantation from the Mulberry tree at the graveyard and as that line running a
west course as heretofore mentioned from that line to the sound to his use
until the death of my beloved wife Elizabeth Walton and at her death my will
and desire is that all my lands be equally divided between all my sons then
living which lands I give unto them their heirs and assigns forever.

And lastly I nominate John Fullwood my brother James Walton and my son Amos
Walton to be my executors to this my last will and testament utterly revoking
and disannulling all other will or will s whatever acknowledgeing this to be
my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
fixed my seal this the 15th day of January 1804.

Thomas Walton (seal)

Signed sealed in the present sof us:
John Mason  (proved by this
Sarah (her X mark) Barlow
Margaret (her X mark) Mason

Onslow County in court April term 1804, the within will of Thomas Walton was 
proved in open court & ames Walton one of the executors qualified.
Nath Loomis, C.C.


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