ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Thomas Wilson, 20 Feb 1802
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen:  I, Thomas Wilson of the County of Cartritt
(Carteret) and State of North Carolina, being very sick but of perfect mind
and memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same, calling to mind the
mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all flesh one day to die do
make constitute and appoint this my last will and testament in the manner and
form as followeth first and principally I commit my body to the earth to be
buried in a decent Christina like manner at the descretion of my executors and
I commit my soul into the hands of the Almighty God hoping at the general
resurrection to receive the same.

ITEM: I give unto my loving wife Judah Wilson one feather bed and furniture,
one chest, half dozen of pewter plates, one puter dish, one puter basin, one
iron pot, half dozen of table spoons, half dozen of knives and forkes, one
fryint pan and griddle, one pair of fire tongs and shovel, one set of cps and
saucers, half dozen of earthen plates, one linnin wheel, one wollen wheel
ditto, one lamb and gease twoslay, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, two
ewes, sheep, one manon ax, one pot trammel, one weding hoe, one sugar dish,
one coffee pot, one cream pot, three earther bowels, one pine table, two flat
back chairs spools, reals winding blades and warping bars to her and her heirs
forever.

ITEM: I give unto my daughter Nancy Wilson one feather bed and furniture, one
small round mahogany table, three flat back chairs one Windsor chair one large
square mahogany table one iron pot one pair of fire dogs one half dozen silver
teaspoons one cow and calf, one fruit dish, one tinsor water bucket, one
washing tub half bushel and basket to the use as before mentioned that is to
my wife and my daughter Polley Wilson for the use of raising of my daughter
Nancy.

ITEM: All the property that is belonging to me that I have not given away, I
leave it to pay my debts and the remaining part after my debts is paid, I give
to my daughter Elizabeth Hill.

ITEM: I hereby appoint my son in law John Hill my executor to manage my estate
and to pay all my debts allowing this and no other to be my last will and
testament revoking all other wills by me made, in witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twentieth day of February one
thousand eight hundred and two.

Thomas (his X mark) Wilson (seal)

Signed in the presence:
David Russell
Isaac (his X mark) Hill

ONSLOW COUNTY: In court March term 1808, the within will was proved by the
oath of David Russell and John Hil the executors therein named qualified
thereto.
ATTEST: Nath Loomis, C.C.

In obedience unto a commission unto us directed from Onslow County Court
December term 1807, to take the deposition of David Russell respecting Thomas
Wilson decease will who after being duly sworn sayeth he saw said Thomas
Wilson signe and publish said will and has also have every reason to belive
that said Wilson was in his proper senses and he also saw Mr. Isaac Hill who
was the other witness signe the will at the same time given under our hands
and seal this the 9th day of January A.D. 1808.
J.W.T.Hill (seal)
Wm. Borden (seal)

NORTH CAROLINA:
ONSLOW COUNTY:  December term 1807, ordered by the court that a commission
issued to William Borden and John Hill, Esq., of Carteret County to take the
deposition of David Russell touching what he may know concerning the execution
of the will of Thomas Wilson, deceased and his examination returned valued up
with said will to next Onslow Court, December 15th 1807.
Test: Nath Loomis, C.C.


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