Perquimans County NcArchives Wills.....Warren, Abraham 1740
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Source: N C Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1740

                 ABRAHAM WARREN'S WILL. 

In the name of God amen, the 26 Day of Octobr., 1739. 
I, Abraham Warrin, of ye Provence of North Carohna, in the 
County of Perquimanes, Planter, being vary Sick and weak in 
Body, but of Perfect mide and memory, thanks be given unto 
God therefore, Calhng unto mide ye mortaUty of my Body, 
and Knowing yt It is appointed for all men Once To Dye, do 
make and Ordaine this my Last will and testament, yt is to 
say, Principally, and first of all, I give and Recommend my 
Soule into ye Hands of God yt Gave It; and my Body I Recom- 
mend to ye Earth to be buryed in a Decent and Chrisan mannar 
at ye Discretion of my Exesetricks, nothing Doubting but at 
ye General Resurrection I Shall reseive ye Same Again by the 
Almighty Power of God: and as touching Such worldly Es- 
teate wharewith It hath Pleased God to Bless me in this Life, 
I Give, Demise and Dispose of ye Same in ye following manner 
and form: 

Imprimis, I Give and Bequeath to my well beloved wife, 
Sarah Warrin, my Rideing Hors, bridle and Saddle, and three 
Cows and a bull Stag, ye names of ye Cows are as followeth, 
winter, red head and pinck; also, I give unto my wife, Sarah 
Warrin, Six three yeare Old Stares and all my Stock of Hoogs, 
als, all my Eiarn tools: yet It is true Intent and meaning of 
this My Last will and testament yt my wife, Sarah Warrin, 
Pay out of my Stock of hoogs, what hoogs I Oeth to Sarah 
Sutten and Suseanah Sutten; also, to pay what Pork I Oeth to 
Jeames Sumner. 

Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Son, Henery Warrin, my 
Plantation and tract of Land I now Live on; also my Little 
gunn, and Stone Colte. 

Item, I give unto my five Children now Born my Rideing 
mare and my young mare at ye Sound Side, them and there 
Increce, To be Equally Devided betwen my five Children. 

Item I give unto John Chesson and Jeames Chesson three 
Pound in Provence bills to be paid them when they Com of 
age: 

Item, I give unto Christopher Denman twenty Shillings, in 
Provence bills. 

Lastly, after all my Just Depts are paid, I Give all ye rest 
of my Estate to be Equally Devided betwen my Wife and 
Children; also, It is ye true intent and meaning of ys my Last 
will and testament, yt If my Wife be now with Child, yt ye 
Childe have an Equal part of my Estate with ye rest of my of 
my Children; also I Doo Constute and ordain my well beloved 
wife, Sarah Warrin, and my trusty frind, Richard Skinner, 
Senr., my Sole Exsetrick and Executor of ys my Last will and 
testament: and I Doo Likewise give and request My trusty 
and well beloved frind, John Stepney, to be an adviseer and 
a trustee to my wife and Children. And I Do heareby utterly 
Disallow, revoke and Disanul, all and Every other formar 
testaments, wills, bequests, And Executors, by me in any ways 
named. Willed, and Bequeathed; Ratifying and Confirming this, 
and No other, to be my Last will and testament. 

in witness whareof I have heare unto set my hand and Seal 
the Day and yeare above Written. 

       his 
Abraham A Warrin (Seal) 
      mark 

Signed, Sealed, Published, Pro- 
nounced and Declared, By the 
Said Abraham Warrin, as his 
Last Will and testament in the 
Presence of us the Subscribers: 

    his 
John X Creese, Juret. 
   mark 

    her 
Mary X Creese. 
   Mark 

John Stepney, Juret. 

Perquimons County ss. July Court, 1740. 

Present His Majestys Justices: 

Came before them in open Court John Creasey and John Stepney, and 
made oath on the holy EvangeUsts that they saw Abraham Warren Sign, 
seal & pubhsh the above as his last will & Testament, and that he was of 
sound & disposing mind & Memory at that time; & that these deponants 
Subscribed as Witnesses thereto; at the Same time Sarah Warren took 
the Oath appointed by Law to be taken by Executors. 

Test. James Craven, Clr. Cur. 

Sarah Warren Quallified as Exx. 

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