Perquimans County NcArchives Wills.....Watkins, Thomas 1754 ************************************************ 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 September 18, 2011, 6:42 pm Source: N C Wills & Inventories - Grimes Written: 1754 THOMAS WATKINS' WILL. North Carolina. In the Name of god Amen. I, Thomas Watkins, of the County of Perquimans, Being of sound mind and memory, thanks be given to god for the same, and Calling to 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 Recomend my soul to god that gave it, and my Body to be Buried in a Decent Christain Manner at the Discretion of my Executors; and for what Temporall Estate it hath Pleased god to Bestow upon me, after all my Just Debts is Paid, I give and Bequeath the use as folioweth: Imprimis, I give to my Friend, John Whedbee, all the Ditch- ing that I Cutt for him, and An four Pound, Seven Shillings, and Six Pence, Virginia money, to him and his Heirs. Item, I give to Richard Whidbee all the Ditching I Cut for him. Item, I give to John Morris all my wearing Close. Item, I give all the Remaining Part of my Personall Estate to Samuel Newbey, being near Little River Bridge in Pasquo- tank County, and I hereby Nominate, Constitute and apoint my loving friend, John Whidbey my Executor of this my last Will and Testament, Holden for Firm this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. in Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 3rd Day of January 1740(?) his Thomas X Watkins (Seal) mark Signed, Sealed, Pronounced and Declared by the said Thomas Watkins as his Last Will and Testament In Presence of: William Foster, Jurt. PoTSEFULL Pierce. Mary Whedbee. Jurt. North Carolina, Perqm. County. Janury Coui-t Anno Dom. 1754. Present his Majesty's Justices: Then was the within Will proved in open Court by the Oaths of Willm . Foster & Mary Whedbee in due Form of Law, at the Same Time John Whedbee, Exor, to the within Will was duly Qualified by taking the Oath by Law appointed. Ordered that Letters Testamentary Issue thereon as the Law directs. Test. Edmund Hatch. Cler. Cur. Recorded in Will Book 6, page 225. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/perquimans/wills/watkins1982gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb