Pitt County NcArchives Wills.....Watkins, William 1773
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Source: N C Wills & Inventories - Grimes
Written: 1773

               WILLIAM WATKINS' WILL. 

In the name of God Amen. I, William Watkins, of Pitt 
County, in the Province of North Carolina, Planter, being in 
a Week low State of health & calling to mind the uncertainty 
of this life, Do therefore make this my last Will & Testament, 
Revokeing & disannulling All other & former Wills by me here- 
tofore made; And first, I Recommend my Soul into the hands 
of Almighty God that gave it me, hopeing through the Merrits 
of Jesus Christ to Obtain everlasting Salvation; And my Body 
I desire to be buried in a Christian like manner; And as to my 
Worldly Estate, I dispose of it in manner & form following, 
to wit: 

I give & bequeath unto my beloved Wife, Christian Watkins, 
& to my two Sons, John Watkins & William Watkins, & to my 
four Sons in Law, Francis Buck, James Cason, William Or- 
mond, & James Jones, all my Ready money that I leave at 
the time of my Death, to be Equally divided betwean them, 
Share & Share alike. 

And, Whereas, I have Some time ago made & Executed in 
an open & lawful manner. Deeds of Gifts to my Sons & Sons 
in Law, for my Land & Plantation & all my Negroes & my 
Still & Worm, which was then immediately before the Execu- 
tion of the said Deeds, my Right & Property, & which was 
done Agreeable to & by & with the free & mutual Consent & 
Agreement of my aforesaid Wife, & Sons, & Sons in Law, And 
my said Wife, as I married her a Poor Woman without any 
Estate at all, at the same time Agreed & Concluded to Re- 
nounce & quit all manner of Wright or Dower in, or to, the 
said Land & Plantation in two of the aforesaid Deeds men- 
tioned, either in law in equity, or any other ways howseover, 
on Condition that I would leave her at the time of my Death 
the one third part of all my Personal Estate, except the Ne- 
gros, the Still, & the Worme; Therefore, I do hereby Give & 
bequeath in behalf of the said Agreement as also for the love 
that I bear unto my said Wife, Christian Watkins, to her & 
her heirs for ever, The one third part of all my personall Es- 
tate, of all kinds whatsoever, except the Ready money al- 
ready Given, (and) 

And, I do hereby Give & bequeath unto my said Sons in 
law, Francis Buck, & James Cason, the other two thirds of all 
my personal Estate of all kinds whatsoever (except the ready 
money already given), to be equally divided between them. 
Share & Share alike. And the reason why I Give no more 
to my Sons, John & William Watkins, and to my Sons in Law, 
William Ormond & James Jones, is because I have heretofore 
provided for them in the before mentioned Deeds of Gifts. 

I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Sarah Buck, one 
Shilling, lawful money of Great Britain. 

I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Elisabeth, one Shilling. 

I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Ann, one Shilling. 

I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Rachael, one Shilling, 
And the Reason is because I have provided for them in the 
name of their Husbands in the aforesaid Deeds of Gifts. 

Lastly, I appoint my beloved Wife & my Son in Law, 
James Cason, Executrix & Executor of this my last Will & 
Testament. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto put my hand & 
Seal, this Ninth day of November, Anno Domini, 177 L 

Wm. Watkins (Seal) 

Signed, Sealed, published & 
declared by the Testator to be 
his last Will & Testament in the 
presence of us: 

Catherine — Crofton. 
      her mark. 

John Salter. 
Randel McDaniel. 

The within last Will and Testament of William Watkins was proved 
Before me, this fourteenth day of October, 1773, by the Oath of John Salter 
one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto, who swore that he was present 
and did see the said Testator, sign, seal, publish and declare the same to 
be and contain his last Will and Testament; and that at the time thereof 
he was of sound and disposing Mind & Memory. 

And James Cason, the Eexcutor therein named, having taken the Oaths 
of Executors and qualified as the Law directs, It is Ordered that Letters 
Testamentary be granted thereon accordingly. Jo. Martin. 

Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of 
State. 


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