Perquimans County NcArchives Wills.....Riddick, Joseph 1759 ************************************************ 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 26, 2010, 7:53 pm Source: N C Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1759 JOSEPH RIDDICK'S WILL. NORTH CAROLINA. SS. IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Joseph Riddick, of the County of Perquimons, In the Province of North Carolina, planter, being at this time In a weak and Low Condition, but of Sound mind and memory, blessed be the Almighty God for the Same, but Duly Considering the Incertain State of this mortal Life, and being Desirous of Setling and Disposing this, my temporal Estate, which it hath pleased God to bless me with, I hereby make and Declare this present Writing to be my.Last will and testament which is In manner following: Imprimis, I will, order and apoint, that ll my funeral Charges and Expences, together with my Just Debts be truly paid and Satisfied by my Executors hereafter Named, and that the Same be Deducted out of my Estate which I shall Leave behind me at my Decease. Item, I Leave to my Loving wife, Hanah Riddick, the use of my whom plantation, During her life, with the use and work of two Negros, Named will and Luce, and also, my Riding horse, bridle and Sadie. Item, I Give, Devise and bequeath unto my Son, Joseph Riddick, the Same plantation, with all the Lands aJoyning to it, which I bought of Thomas Ward, to him and his heirs for ever, and it is my will and Desire that my Wife, hanah Riddick, Do not Debar my Son, Joseph Riddick, from Selling and living on Some part of the plantation and land when he Comes of Lawfull age, without any hinderance or molestation of his mother. Item, I Give, Devise and bequeath unto my Son, Kadak Riddick, all the tract of land and plantation Which I bought of William Rountree, and moses fields and James Price, to him and his heirs for Ever; and also, I give and bequeath unto my Son, Kadak Riddick, my plantation and all the Lands which I bought of William moor and William Wilson, that Lyes In Balahack, to him and his heirs for Ever. Item, I Give, Devise and bequeath unto my son, Isaac Riddick, all the tracts of Lands and plantation Which I bought of John Barclif and George Shell, that Lyes over little River upon deep Creek, to him and his heirs for Ever; and also, the Sum of twenty pounds, Virginia money, and all the Stock of Cattle that belongs to the plantation, to him and his heirs for Ever. Item, I Give, devise and bequeath unto my Daughter, mary Riddick, the Sum of twenty pounds, virginia money, to her and her heirs for Ever. and It is my Will and Desire that all the Rest or Residue of my Estate, of what Nature or kind Soever, Shall be Equelly Devided amongst my Wife and Children, Viz: Kadak Riddick, and Joseph Riddick, and Isaac Riddick, and Mary Riddick, to them and their heirs for Ever; and If In Case Either of my afore Named Children Should Dye without Isue, it is my will and Desire that all their part or Share of my Estate, then be Equelly Devided amongst the Survivors, to them and their heirs for Ever, and it is my will and Desire that the same two Negros, Named Will and Luce, which I have Left my wife, Hanah Riddick, the use of, after her Death, them and their Increase to be Equelly Devided amongst my four Children, or the Survivors of them, to them and their heirs for Ever. and Lastly, I Do hereby Nominate, make and apoint my Loving Wife, Hanah Riddick, and my Son, Kadak Riddick, and my Brother, Robert Riddick, my Sole Executrix and Execu- ters of this my Last will and testament, Desiring them to Se the Same fully Executed and performed. In witness Whereof, I the said Joseph Riddick the testator have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal, this twentyeth Day of September, In the year of our Lord God, one thousand, Seven hundred and fifty Nine. JOSEPH RIDDICK (Seal) Signed and Sealed, Published and Declared to be the Last Will and Testament of the Testator In the Presents of Us: JOSEPH PERRY, Jurt. BENJAMIN PERRY, Jurt. JOB RIDDICK. PERQMS COUNTY. October Court, Ann Dom., 1759. Present His Majestys Justices. This that Joseph Perry & Benj. Perry, two of the subscribing Evidences to the within will, appd. in Court and made Oath on the holy Evangelist that they were present & saw Joseph Riddick sign, seale, publish & declare the within to be and contain his Last will and Testament, & that the Joseph Riddick was then & at that time, of Sound & Disposing Memory, then allso appd. Hannah Riddick, as Exix. in Court and took the Exor's. Oath in Due form of Law. Ordered that the Honl. Richd. Spaight, Esqr., Secty. of this Province, have Notice thereof thet Lerrs. Testamenty Issue thereon as the Law Directs, &c. Test. Muss HARVEY, Clk: Cr. Copied from Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/perquimans/wills/riddick1577wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 5.4 Kb