PERSON COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Robert Bumpass, 1777
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Will of Robert Bumpas

In the name of God Amen, the third day of our Lord one
thousand seaven hundred and seaventy seaven I Robert Bumpas
of Orange County and Province of North Carolina being weak
and sick of boddey but of perfect mind and memory thanks be
to allmighty God for his mercies and therefore calling to
mind the mortallity of my boddey and knowing that it is
appointed to all men once to die do make and ordain this my
last will and teatament Principly and first of all I Give
and Recommend my Precious and immortal soul into the hands
of God who gave it to me and as for my bodey I Recommend it
to the earth, to be buried in a Deasent and Christian like
maner and at the Descression of my Executors, whome here
after I shall appoint.  Nothing Doubting but at the Gereral
Resurrection I shall tceive the same again by the mighty
power of God and as touching my worldly Estate wherewith it
has pleased God in this Life to Bless me with after my Just
Debts and Funeral Expenses are paid I Give Devise and
Dispose of in manner and form as followeth.  Item I lend
unto my well beloved wife Sarah Bumpas the Land and
Plantation and all my Negroes together with my Stock and
house hold furniture with my Crop and working tools Diring
her Natural Life or Widowhood but at the death or marriage
of my wife Sarah Bumpas that all my lands and Negroes with
all the Rest of my Estate may be sold for Readye money
Equally divided between my well beloved Son and Daughters
that is to say my son John Bumpas & my Daughter LUCY VANHOOK
and my Daughters Elisabeth Davey & Agnes Prattand Winifred
Kizort & Martha Wilson to them and their heirs forever. Item
I make and ordain my trew and trusty friends soul executors
of this my last will and testament in Witness whereof I have
here unto set my hand and seal the Day and year first above
written.

Signed Seal and Delivred
Robert Bumpas(Seal)
in the Presence of us
William Pratt      Jurat
Jame Daveys       Jurat
Agnes Pratt       mark

Caswell County June Court 1777
The execution ofof the abovr Will &
Testament was proved in Open Court
by the Oaths of William Pratt &
James Davey two of Subscribing
Witnessess &c.
Test W.W. Moore  C.C.