Richmond County NcArchives Wills.....Thomas, Philemon 1797
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Source: From North Carolina State Archives, C.r. 082.801.12, Richmond Co. Wills, Philemon Thomas, 1797:
Written: 1797

	“I, PHILEMON THOMAS, of the County of Richmond in North Carolina, being 
weak in body but of sound mind, do make and ordain this as my last will and 
testament with respect to such worldly goods as it hath pleased God to bless me 
with. That is to say:”

“1st, I leave to my wife ELIZABETH during her natural life, my dwelling house 
and plantation on the south side of Cartledge Creek, with the third part of my 
land adjoining thereto.”

	“2nd. All my other lands, I will to be equally divided between my five 
children: Elijah, Eli, James, Nathan and ELIZABETH, to them and their heirs and 
assigns forever, and after my wife’s death, I will that the plantation and 
lands before given to her during her lifetime be equally divided between my 
five said children in the same way as my other lands are.”

	“3rd. I give and bequeath unto my son, Elijah, when he shall arrive at 
the age of twenty-one years, one negro woman named Luce.”

	“4th. I give and bequeath unto my son Eli, when he shall arrive at the 
age of twenty-one years, one negro man named Harry.”

	“5th. I give and bequeath unto my son James, one negro man named Jack, 
when my said son James shall arrive to the age of twenty-one years.”

	“6th. I give and bequeath to my son Nathan, when at the age of twenty-
one years, one negro boy named Tony. My negro boy named Ned I leave to wife 
during her natural life, and after her death, I give him to my daughter, 
ELIZABETH. But if my wife should think it more for the interest of herself and 
of my said daughter, ELIZABETH for to exchange the said boy Ned for a female 
slave, then in that case, I hereby give her full power so to do, and the female 
slave so exchanged for to go and descend in the same way as Ned is before 
mentioned to go and descend.”

	“7th. For the support and education of my small children, I will the 
use and profit of my aforementioned negroes until my aforementioned sons arrive 
to the age of twenty-one years, to which the said negros are respectively 
willed together with such other part of my personal property as my Executrix 
and Executors hereafter named shall judge necessary for the support and 
education of my said small children.”

	“8th. To my wife, I will one third of the residue of my personal 
property forever, and the other two thirds to be equally divided between my 
five said children: Elijah, Eli, James, Nathan and ELIZABETH (my other children 
having already received their part of my estate.) [These other children were 
from a previous marriage, wife unknown.]

	9th. And I do hereby ordain and appoint my beloved wife Executrix, and 
my son William and my son Nathan as executors to this, my last will and 
testament. Witness my hand and seal this twenty-first day of March, 1797.

Signed sealed and published and					his
declared to be the last will of the			PHILEMON  x  THOMAS
testator in presence of us,					mark

Kenneth McKenzie
Nathan (his mark) Hennington
Sarah (her mark) Thomas

North Carolina, Richmond Co, July Sessions 1797- Then the last will and 
testament of PHILEMON THOMAS was duly proved in open court by the oath of 
Kenneth McKenzie, subscribing witness there.

Ted Robinson, DC	Terry Clk


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