Perquimans County NcArchives Wills.....Norfleet, Mary 1742
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Source: Nc Archives
Written: 1742

Will of Mary (wife of James) Norfleet
12 October 1742
Located in the NC State Archives
Transcribed by M. Maarbjerg

In the Name of God Amen.

This October the Twelfth Day in the year of our Lord Seventeen Hundred and 
forty Two I Mary Norfleet of Perq. County in North Carolina Being Sick and 
weak of Body but of Sound Mind and of a good Disposing Memory praise be to 
Almighty God for the Same. And Calling to Remembrance the uncertainty of this 
Transitory life and that it is appointed for all People to Submit unto Death 
when it shall please God to Call, Doe make this my Last Will and Testament in 
manner and form following. First and principally being sorry from the bottom 
of my heart for all my Sins hoping for pardon for the same in and through the 
Merits of my ever Blessed Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ I give and bequeath 
my Soul to God who gave it me and my Body to the Earth from whence it was 
taken to be buried after a Decent and Christian like manner At the discretion 
of my Executors hereafter named, and Touching such worldly Estate as it hath 
pleased God of his good gifts and Great Mercies to bestow unto me I give 
devise and dispose thereof in manner and form following. It is my will and 
desire that such Debts and Duties as I am Equity or Good Confirmer Doe now to 
any person whatsoever be truly and honestly satisfied and paid within 
convenient time after my Death by my Executors hereafter named.

Item - I give unto my Daughter Margaret Norfleet my Negro wench named Betty 
and her Increase I say to my Daughter Margaret Norfleet and her heirs for Ever.

Item - I give unto my Daughter Phelisha Norfleet my Negro boy Cofer I say to 
my Daughter Phelisha Norfleet and her heirs for Ever.

Item - I give to my Daughter Phelisha Norfleet one feather Bed and the 
furniture Belonging to it and a Grid iron and allso a black kid & two year old 
Heifer I say to my daughter Phelisha Norfleet and her heirs for Ever.

Item - I give to my Daughter Margaret Norfleet one iron pot that holds about 
Six or Seven gallons and one iron Spitt and allso a Two Year old heifer and my 
horse bridell and Saddell I say to my daughter Margaret Norfleet and her heirs 
for Ever. But my will and desire is that if Either of my Daughters Margaret or 
Phelisha should Die before they Come of Age or marry then my Desire is that 
the other shall have the Before Mentioned Legacies.

Item - I nominate and appoint my daughter Phelisha Norfleet and my friend 
James Sumner to be my Executors of this my Last will and Testiment in 
testimony whereof I hereunto Sett my hand and fix my Seal the day and year 
first above Written.

Mary Norfleet (her mark)
Signed and Sealed and by the Testator published 
and Declared to be her Last will and Testament
in presence of us:

Joseph Riddick
James Gordon
George Gordon Jun'r

North Carolina
Perquimans County

At a Court held for the Said County at the Court house on Phelps Point on the 
third Monday in Jan'y anno Domini 1742

Present His Majesty's Justices(?) ...... may Certify that George Gordon Jun'r 
of the subscribing Evidence to the within Will appeared in .... Court and he 
hath on the Holy Evangelist sworn that he was present and saw Mary Norfleet 
sign, seal, publish & declare the within to be contain her last will and 
testament that the said Mary Norfleet was then at that time of Sound and 
Disposing Memory & that he also see John (sic) Redick & John (sic) Gordon the 
other Subscribing Evidences Sign their Names thereto at the same time. Then 
also appeared James Sumner Esq. Executor in Open Court and took the Ex'rs oath 
in due form of Law. Ordered that the Hon'ble Nath'l Rue(?) Esq. Secretary of 
this Province have Notice thereof that Letters Testamentary issue thereon as 
the Law Directs.

Test.  Edmund Halek(?), Clerk

Letters recorded March 10, 1742  


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