PITT COUNTY, NC - Will - Elizabeth Speir, 1773. ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Elizabeth Ross Oct. 1999 ========================================================================== Will of Elizabeth Speir, 1773 From the Secretary of State Papers, NC Archives. Contributed by Roger Kammerer and Elizabeth Ross. Published in the Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly, Nov. 1977, Vol. IV, No. 4; Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc., Greenville, NC. In the name of God Amen I Elizabeth Speir of the province of No Carolina & County of Pitt Being being very Sick & weak of Body But of Sound & perfect mind & memory Blessed be God for it Do this Twenty ninth Day of October & in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy three make & ordain This my Last will & Tastament In manner & form following, Item I give to & Nephew Joseph Warren Junr Son of my brother Joseph Warren Two Negro men one Called old Tom & the other Called young Tom to him his Heirs & assignes Item I give to my Nephew Mary Meessel [Mizzelle] Three Negros--Loucy David & Patt to her & her Heirs & asignes & my Riding Horse & Sadle Item I give to my Nephew William Smydick [Smithwick] Son of Mary Smydick Two Cows & Calves Two Sows & Shates one Bed & furniture I further Desire that His mother Shall have the use of the Cattle & Bed & furniture as Long as She Lives Item I give to John Smydick Son of Ormond Smydick Two Cows & Calves Item I give to Famaler Smydick Daughter of David Smydick Two Cows & Calves Item I give to Leza Warren Daughter of Edward one Cow & Calfe Item I give to Mary Meessel Daughter of Mark Meesel one mair Called Jean one Bed & furniture Item I give to my Nephew Elizabeth Warren Daughter of Joseph Warren one Bed & Furniture Item I give to Samuel Smydick Son of Mary Smydick one mair Called Juel and one Bed & furniture & all my Cattle that is not already Given to be Equally Devided Between him and his Brother Edward Smydick I also Give to above Named Famaler Smydick one Bed & furniture Item I give to James Scott Brother of Mathew Scott Deceased one mair Called Pol & one Silver Watch if he Comes for them & if he Should Never Come for them that my Nephew Mary Meessel & her Son William Meessel Shall have the Said mair & watch Item I give all the Remainder of my Estate Both with in Doors & without To Mary Meessel Daughter of Marke Meesel & Elizabeth Warren Daughter of Joseph Warren Junr. to be Equally Devided between them I also Give to my Nephew William Smythick one mair Called Pegion & one new gun My Will & Desire is that young Tom my Negro fellow keeps for his one [own] Use one Black Horse Called Boling & one gun & that my Negro David has for his one [own] use one gun & one Horse Colt Called Cracking My will & Desire is that all my Hoggs & Corn be Sold to the best advantage & the money so arising after my Debts is paid to be Equally Devided Between Mark Meessels Children & Joseph Warren Junr. Children William Smydick & Famalar Smydick & that money & what I shall have by me to be Carefully put ________ [? illeg. word] Intrest tell [till] the Children Comes to age to Act for them Selves I heareby apoint my Nephews Marke Meesel & Joseph Warren Junr. Executors of this my Last will & Tastament In witness Whearof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the Day & Year above Written acknowledged pronounced & Decleared to be my Last will & Tastament Dissalowing & revokeing all other wills by me maid Signed Sealed & Acknowledged in the presents of Elizabeth Sper Geo Evans John Hardee Major Harris The within last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Sper was proved before me this Twenty third day of March 1774. by the Oath of Major Harris one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto, who Swore that he saw the Testator Sign Seal Publish and declare the same to be and contain her last Will and Testament and that at the time thereof she was of sound disposing mind and memory. Mark Meesel and Joseph Warren Junr. the Executors therein named took the Oaths appointed for their Qualification. Ordered that Letters Testamentary issue thereon accordingly. Jo. Martin ---End---