Pasquotank County NcArchives Wills.....Delamare, Stephen 1732 ************************************************ 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: Bob Stokley scvlifer@inteliport.com July 5, 2010, 7:56 am Source: Nc Archives Written: 1732 WILL OF STEPHEN DELAMARE (1707-1732) 2 October 1732 Pascotanke Precinct From: NC State Department of Archives and History, North Carolina Wills 1663-1789 - Vol. VIII, p 31 No : Carolina Ss In the name of God Amen I Stephen Delamare of Pascotanke precinct in Albemarle County & province aforesd being sick & weak of body yett (blessed be almighty God) of Sound & perfect mind and memory and knowing that it appointed for all men to dye in order to the Settling of my Temporall affairs do make this my last will & testemt Revoaking Disalowing and makeing voide all other and any former will or wills & Testaments by me heretofore made & publish this to be my only last first & principall I will that all my Just Debts wch in Right or Conscence I owe to any person be well & truly paid by my Exetrix hereafter named and my body to be Decently buryed in a Christian like manner and after such Charge deducted & paid I give & dispose of ye remaining part of my Estate in manner following (that is to say) I give and devise and bequeath unto my nephew Joseph Stockley son of my sister Ann Stockley widdow the plantation whereon I now live ye wch I bought of John McKeell Containing by Estimation Two Hundred Seventy four acres be it more or less: unto him the said Joseph Stockley his hsyrs & assignies forever Item: I give and bequeath unto my Cozon Edward Mayo the use Labour & Service of my Negro man Abraham for & dureing the space of seven years next Ensueing my death & if the said Negro shall then be liveing at the end of ye Seven Years I give and bequeath him ye said Negro unto my nephew Isaac Stockley ye eldest Som of my sister Ann Stockley & to his disposall forever after Item: I Give and bequeath to my Sister Ann Stockley widdow the use labour & Service of my Negro man Arron for & dureing the Term & time of Seven years next Ensueing my death & after the said seven years is Expired & the said Negro Arron be then liveing my Desire & will is that he shall be free, & att his own Dispossall in recompanse for his good and faithful service to me heretofore X - see below Item: I give and bequeath: unto my brother ffrancis delamare on Young Maire if he shall Come & Demand the same and all the Rest of my Estate of what kind or Nature soever it be whether Reall or personall I Give Devise and bequeath unto my Loving Sister Anne Stockley her heyrs and assignies forever whome I do hereby Nominate & appoint my whole & sole Executrix to this my last will & Testament and in Wittness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & seal this Second day of Oct: Anno Dem 1732 X - Item: I Give and bequeath to my Sister Ann Stockley my Doeskin? and all the rest of my household goods & I give and bequeath tomy Neace Mary Stockley the Daughter of my sister Anne Stockley Excepting one bed & its furniture to which I give tto my Nephew Isaac Stockley aforesaid Item: I give unto my Cozen Edward Mayo all my wareing Cloths Excepting one yellow broad cloth Coat a pr of Leather britches & a pr of yearne Stockings wch I give to my Negro Arron. (this item out of place, should be below the first X) Signed Sealed published & Declared y the said Stephen Delamare as his last will & Testamt in presence of Steph Delamare (wax seal) Harral Bly, Samuel Reding, Jno Palin proved Pascotank Prect. Court Oct 1732 - the above will was proved in open Courtby ye oaths of Harrall Bly From the John A. Clark, Jr. Collection No. 427, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. For research and study only. NOTE: Stephen Delamare was the great uncle of Sarah Stokeley of the Davis- Stokely line. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/pasquotank/wills/delamare1535wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb