Perquimans County NcArchives Wills.....Weeks, Thomas 1763 ************************************************ 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 September 5, 2010, 7:58 am Source: N C Archives Written: 1763 Will of Thomas Weeks Ref: NC State Dept. of Archives and History, Book C. p. 28] Thomas Weeks of Said County & Providence, Gentleman - being weak in body...to my beloved wife Elizabeth - during her natural life - one third part of my upriver land unless she would be content to take less. I give to my said wife a Negro wench called Violet and after my sd wifes decease I give the said negro Violet equally between my two sons James and Wilson. Also to my wife my best bed & furniture. I give, devise & bequeath my upriver land containing 931 acres equally to & amongst my sons John Weeks, Thomas Weeks, Benjamin Weeks, Samuel Weeks, James Weeks & Wilson Weeks one share - and in case any of them should have made any improvements in my lifetime I keep the same as I see fit. to my grandaughter Sarah Roberts - 50 acres of land I bought of Thomas Knowles. to my two eldest sons John & William Weeks - the sum of 20 shillings Procolmation money, they having received their part already. to my dau. in law Laurania Barclift - 3 lbs Proc. money. to my wife - the service of my negro Sambo, during her life, then to son Thomas Weeks. to my five sons, Thomas, Benjamin, Samuel, James & Willson - all the residue of my personal estate after all debts are paid and my wife to take one seventh part of the cattle. to my five sons - one bed & furniture each. Appoint my wife Elizabeth Executrix of that part of my estate that concerns them. My two sons Thomas & Benjamin Executors of the rest of my said will and my son John the Trustee. This second day of November 1762. Teste: Robert Cox, Thomas Weeks Joshua Morris Benjamin Roberts Proved April Court, 1763 by Robert Cox & Benjamin Roberts. Thomas & Benjamin Weeks qualified as Executors. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/perquimans/wills/weeks1626wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb