Pasquotank County NcArchives Wills.....Bailey, David October 6, 1745 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nola Duffy nduffy@patch.net August 24, 2008, 7:49 am Source: Grimes Nc Wills Written: October 6, 1745 DAVID BAILEY'S WILL. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. This sixth day of October, Anno Dom. 1745. I, David Bailey, of Pasquotank County, in the Province of No. Carolina, Esqr., being not well in health, but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be given to God there fore, calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make & ordain this, as my last will & Testament, That is to say: Principally & first of all, I recommend my soul into ye hands of God that gave it, &c., and my Body to the ground, to be buried at the Discretion of my Exs. hereafter named. And as touching such worldy Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give demise & bestow ye same, in manner & form following: Impr. I give & bequeath to my well beloved Wife, Thamar Bailey, all the Cattle up Pasquotank River, that I had by her; and also, all other Goods & Effects that were properly her own before our intermariage, also the sum of four hundred pounds Current paper money, to be paid to her by my Exs. hereafter named. It. I give & order that my negro fellow Andrew, be sold at a public Venclue, to help raise the afsd. money; & that my wife be i. debar'd the liberty of bidding for him (if she see Cause.) It. I Give & bequeath to my well beloved Daughter, Elizabeth Bryant, one negro wench named joney, also one Dutch Linnen wheel. It. I give & bequeath to my well beloved son, Joseph Bailey, the Plantation whereon he now dwells, together with all the land thereunto belonging, to him & his Heirs for ever; also four steers runing on ye sd. Land. It. I give & bequeath my negro fellow called Jones, to my son, Joseph Bailey, also my negro wench called Moll; also my negro boy called Luke; also the one half of my Whip-saw; also one Steel-Trap; also one Corn Mill; also one Walnut oval Table besides what he has recvd. before. It. I give & bequeath to my well beloved son, Benjamin Bailey, one negro boy called Mosee; also Two yoke of Oxen; also my old Flat; also all the Steers clown ye River that shall be in being at my death. It. I give & bequeath to my well beloved son, Benjamin Bailey, ye Land & Plantation I bought of Ebenezer Hall, containing Two Hundred & six acres, lying in this County, to him & his Heirs for Ever. It. I give to my Daughter, Sarah Snowdon, the use & service of my negro wench called Ruth, during my ad. Daughter's life, and after her decease I give and bequeath the sd. negro wench called Ruth, and all her increase, to the Heirs lawfully begotten of my sd. Daughter Sarah's body; also three Ews & Lambs. It. I Give & Bequeath to my well beloved son, Robert Bailey, my Land & Plantation, the Folly, to him & his heirs for Ever; also one negro boy called James; also the one half of my negro Girl Called Doll; also one feather Bed & furniture, wch is now down ye River; also one black mare, wch I Bought of Joseph Lowry, branded With E. L., Two Cows & Calves wch is down ye River; also one Case of Bottles; also the half of the new Schooner; also the half of my whip saw, one Steel Trap; one very large Iron Pot, one iron pot Trammel. It. I give & bequeath to my well beloved Son, Simon Bailey, my plantation & Land Called Piney Point, lying at Core Sound, contianing Three hunched acres p. Patent, to him & his Heirs for Ever; also all my Cattle upon that Plantation of the Plan- tation mark, being a swallow fork in ye right Ear, the left Ear off; also one negro fellow called Mustipher; also the other half of my negro wench called Doll; also my Will & order is, That the increase of the sd. negro Doll, pass, the first child to my son, Robert, the next to my son, Simon, & so on, and if there be an odd one, the same to be Equally divided between them; also one bed & furniture, wch is in my Room at my son, Joseph Bailey's; also Two Cows & Calves, one young mare branded with D. B. & called Wren; also one small Trunk, & fifteen pounds in Gold & Silver in it of Virginia Currency; also all ye Hives of Bees on ye plantation abovesd; also Two Cows & Calves. It. I give & Bequeath to my Daughter, Tamar Bailey, the work & service of my negro Wench called Hannah, during my sd. daughter's life, and after her decease, I give & bequeath my sd. negro Hannah, and all her increase, to the Heirs lawfully begotten of my sd. Daughter's body; also one bed & furniture, wch is down the River; also one young Mare called no-fail; one Trunk, one white Chest, one Case of Bottles, one Looking Glass, one Box-iron Heaters, Three Pewter Dishes, one set of Tea ware; also one Dutch Linnen Wheel, also one Woolen Wheel made at Core Sound; also Two Cows & Calves, one iron pot that I bought of Sarah Snowdon; one iron pot Trammel; also one young Horse called Button. It. I give & bequeath to my second Wife's Daughter, Miriam Overman, one negro Girl called Hagar & her increase, to her & the Heirs of her body. It. I give & bequeath to my second Wife's son, David Wallis, the work & service of a young negro Boy of mine, called Jeffrey, towards his maintaining & bringing up, till he shall arrive to ye age of Twenty one years; but if the sd. David Wallis, shall happen to die before he Shall attain to that age, then the sd. negro Jeffrey, to return to me & my heirs; but if the sd. David Wallis shall live to the full age of Twenty one years, then the sd. negro Jeffrey is to be his for Ever. It. I give & bequeath to my sons, Joseph Bailey, Robert Bailey, & my son in law, Simon Bryant, all my neat Cattle Sheep marked with a swallow fork in ye right Ear, the left Ear off; also all my Horses and Mares branded with D. B., wch are running upon the banks at Core Sound, Equally among them; also all the neat cattle upon Hunting Quarter, belonging to me, marked with a Poplar Leaf in ye left Ear. & a Crop & a slit in ye right. It. I will, bequeath & strictly order, That all the rest & residue of my personal Estate, not mentioned in this will, and wch shall be found in this County, and within the Lord Carteret's line, be sold at publick Vendue to the highest bidder, and the monies thereby arising (my Wife's Legacy first dis- charged), to be Equally divided between my Children, Viz : Elizabeth Bryant, Joseph Bailey, Benjamin Bailey, Sarah Snowdon, Robert Bailey, Tamar Bailey & Simon Bailey; also for my Exs. to take care of my son, Simon Bailey & bring him up. It. I nominate, constitute and appoint my son Joseph Bailey, and my son in law, Simon Bryant, Co-Executors of this my last Will & Testament, to see the same perform'd to the utmost of their power, utterly revoking, disannulling & making void all former or other Wills, Testaments, Legacies and bequests, formerly by me in any wise made, willed or be- queathed. Ratifying & confirming this & no other, as my last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto put my hand & Seal, the Day & year first afore written. DAVID BAILEY (Seal). Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced & declared by ye Sd. David Bailey, as his last Will & Testament, in presence of us the Subscribers: THOS. WEEKES, Jurat, PATRICK BAILEY, Jurat, JOHN BAILEY. No. CAROLINA. March the 29th., 1746. Thomas Weeks & Patrick Bailey, Two of the Subscribing evidences to the Within Will appeared before me and made Oath on the Holy Evangelists, that they were present & Saw David Bailey, Sign, Seal, Publish and Declare the within to be & Contain his last Will and Testament; and that the said David Bailey was then, and at that time of Sound & disposing Memory; and that they also See John Bailey, the Other Subscribing Evidence sign his Name thereto at the Same time. Then also appeared Simon Bryan & Joseph Bailey and took the Oath by Law appointed to be taken by Exrs. ENOCH HALL, C. J. 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