Pasquotank County NcArchives Wills.....Barcock, William 1731
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Written: 1731

Will of William Barcock

Contributed by: Judy Merrell Brickhouse 

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
WILLIAM BARCOCK
March 5, 1730-1

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Probate of Wills

In the name of God Amen the fifth day of March 1730/1. I WILLIAM BARCOCK of 
the precenct of Pasquotank in the province of North Carolina Planter, being 
very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto 
God, therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it 
is appointed for all men once to dye do make and ordain this my Last Will and 
Testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my 
Soul into the hand of God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth 
to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors 
nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same 
again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly estate where 
with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give & demise and dispose 
of the same in the following manner and form.

   Imprimis. I give and bequeath unto my Son THOMAS one hundred acres of land 
to be layed of at ye esterd end of my island to him and his heirs and assignes 
for ever.

   Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son WILLIAM a two year old hefer is be 
delivered to him with in six months after my desese and ye first foll that the 
black mare hath or bringeth I like ways give unto my Son WILLIAM.

   Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son DANIEL One Hundred acres of land 
laying and joyning on my Son THOMASES hundred before menchened and a three 
year old hefer to be delivered to him when at ye full age of twenty one years.

   Item. I give unto my Son PETER One Hundred acres of land joyning on my Son 
DAN’L. hundred called Popler Pare of Palinstine millstones and a three year 
old hefer and a gun to be delivered when of full age of twenty one years.

   Item. I give unto my Son JOHN One hundred acres of land called the Bectree 
Neck and a three year old hefer when at the full age of twenty one years.

   Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son JOSEPH the plantation I now live on 
containing One hundred and fourty acres of land to him and his heirs and 
assignes for ever and a sorel mare and a two year old hefer and my hunting gun.

   Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son LUKE a two year old hefer.

   Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter ANN a three year old hefer to be 
delivered unto hir when at the full age of sixteen years and my iron skilet

   Imprimis. I give and bequeath to JANE my dearly beloved Wife all my 
houshold goods and stock debts and moveable effects together with hir lifetime 
on ye plantation whare on I now live (which I have bequeathed to my Son JOSEPH 
after the deces of my Wife) and I do like ways make and appoint my loveing 
Wife my Sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament and I do here by 
utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments 
wills legacies and bequeths and Executors by me in any ways before made willed 
and bequeathed. Ratifing and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will 
and Testament. In witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal the 
day and year 
above writen.

                                           The mark of
                                       WILLIAM “wb” BARCOCK


Signed sealed published 
Pronounced and declared by
The said WILLIAM BARCOCK as his 
Last Will and Testament in the
Presence of us the subscribers

JAMES FORBES
His mark

REBECA FORBES
Her “R” mark

JOHN BELL

Pasquotank July 1731
The within Will was proved in open Court by JAMES FORBES and REBECA F
ORBES Evedence there to  

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