Tyrrell County NcArchives Wills.....Downing, William 1749 ************************************************ 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: Mary Maarbjerg http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00026.html#0006256 September 5, 2008, 6:07 pm Source: Nc Archives Written: 1749 Will of William Downing 1748 Located in the NC State Archives Transcribed by M. Maarbjerg In the name of God Amen I William Downing of Tyrrel County in the Province of North Carolina being very Sick and weak in body but of Sound & perfect mind & memory praise be given to almighty God therefore Do make and ordain this my last will & Testament. First of all I recommend my soul into the hands of God that Gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executors Hereafter named and as touching such worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life I give and Dispose of the Same in the following Manner. Item. I give & bequeath to my Beloved Wife Ann one Negro woman Named Moll together with her increase which may hereafter be born of her During her Natural Life & after the Deceas of my wife I Give & bequeath the said Negro woman & her increase as aforesaid to my Children to be Equally Divided between my Daughters Mary & Elizabeth and my son Henry. Item. I Give and Bequeath to my said wife Ann one Black mare called Phenix. Item. I Give and Bequeath to my said Daughter Mary one Negrow woman Named Edee & her Increase to her heirs for Ever. Item. I Give and Bequeath to my said Daughter Elizabeth one Negrow Girl named Patience and one Negrow boy named Tom to her heirs for Ever. Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son Henry Downing and his Heirs for Ever one Negro Girl Named Phillis & one Negro boy Named Squire. Item. I Give & Bequeath to my said Son Henry the Plantation where I now Dwell togeather with all the Land thereto Belonging with my Tract of Land Called the Island Right across the Mill Pond against the Plantation where I now dwell Containing by Deed Twenty Nine Acres to him and Heirs for Ever. Item. I Give and Bequeath to my wife Ann During her Widdowhood the use & Occupation of my said Plantation & houses whereon I now Dwell togeather with the use of my horses & Utensals proper & Useful for farming without any ..... or Intruption provided that the said Horses or Utensals may be spared from towing on my Saw Mill. Item. I will that my Executors use & Imploy my Saw Mill and the Apurtunances thereunto belonging and my Negroes Denas, Philander & Jack for & toward the Discharge of a Debt Due by my Deceased father to Samuel Hearing woolen Draper in London in Old England untill the Said Debt Shall be Discharged that Executors have free Liberty to Cutt what Quantity of pines or other Timber Trees for Repairing the Said Mill & Sawing of Planks board Scantling to Discharge the Debt before said & no ways to be Interrupted in the said work. Item. I Give and Bequeath my Saw Mill and Denas, Phillander & Jack after the Said Debt is Discharged & payed to my son Henry & his Heirs for Ever. Item. I give & bequeath that part of my Household Goods which shall or may Remain after my Just Debts shall be paid out of said Goods to be Equally Divided between my said wife Ann & my Children afor mentioned. Item. I give & bequeath all my Black Cattle Hoggs & Sheep to be Equally Divided between my Wife Ann & my Daughters Mary & Elizabeth & Son Henry. Item. I Give my horse to John Hughs & his Heirs for Ever. Lastly I Nominate & appoint Stevens Lee of Tyrell County, Esq. & Call John Barrow of Beuford County Executors of this my last will & Testament & hereby Revoking & Making Void all & Every other & Former Wills & Testaments by me heretofore made In Testimoney whereof I hereunto Sett my hand & Seal this Twenty Fourth Day of February 1748. W. Downing Signed Sealed and Delivered in Presence of: Jacob Blount James Jones Mary Jones North Carolina Tyrrel County At a Court of ... Please being opened and held at the Court House in said County the Seventh Day of March anno Domini 1749. The Last Will and Testament of William Downing Des'd being Exhibited into Court was Proved by the Oath of Jacob Blount & James Jones Subscribing Evidences thereto and on the Motion of one of the Executors therein mentioned, to wit Jno. Barrow Esq. who Qualified as Executor to said, prayed to have an order for Letters Testimenteray there upon Granted and ordered that the ..... Notice thereof that Letters may Issue Accordingly. Test. Evan Jones, Clerk Letters issued September 1749 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/tyrrell/wills/downing633nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb