Spruill, Jesse - 1804 - Tyrrell Co., NC - Wills Submitted by Teresa Kelley takelley@erols.com SPRUILL FAMILY WILLS JESSE SPRUILL December 9, 1804 In the name of god amen the ninth day of December in the year of our lord 1804, I JESSE SPRUILL of Tyrrell County and State of North Carolina planter being sick but of sound disposing mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in form following IMPRIMIS I ??? my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid out of my Estate ITEM THEN I lend to my beloved wife ELIZABETH SPRUILL the use of my house and one third part of my lands during her natural life or widowhood and if she will relinquish her third part of my land in the body that it may be sold as hereafter directed in that case. I give her my young horse & oxen named Darling but if the ??? give up ??? then part of the sd body land when required by my friend CHARLES SPRUILL. I desire that the said above mentioned horse and oxen be sold by the sd CHARLES SPRUILL and the money arising therefrom to be divided between my son SHADRICK and daughter ROSEANNA SPRUILL when they arrive to twenty one years old. ITEM I give and bequeath to my friend ANN OBRIAN one cow named Cherry & her heffer one spotted sow & six piggs one black barnow? with a long tale at the Outer pen one Ewe choice of my ??? to her & her heirs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath to my wifes daughter ELENORE one silver dollar. ITEM I give and bequeath to my son SHADRICK SPRUILL all my money notes and ??? to be paid to him when he arrives to twenty one years old. I also give him my small gunn all my wearing apparrell & my chest to him and his assigns forever. ITEM I give my lands in the body that was deeded to me by my father to be sold at the discretion of my friend CHARLES SPRUILL and the money arrising therefrom to be paid by him to my beloved son SHADRICK SPRUILL when he arrives to twenty one years old. I also leave the two thirds of my manner plantation & land to the discretion of my friend CHARLES SPRUILL to be sold in the same manner as the above mentioned land in the body or rented out during the life or widowhood of my wife and at her death or marriage the whole to be sold and the money arrising to be paid to my beloved son SHADRICK when he arrives to twenty one years old. And I hereby impower the said CHARLES SPRUILL to convey by deed all my lands to whoever may first have the same as fully and effectually as I could do in my life time. ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved wife ELIZABETH one third part of my stock and other movable property not before given ITEM I will and desire that all the remaining part of my Estate to be sold by my friend CHARLES SPRUILL and the money arrising therefrom to be equally divided between my two children SHADRICK and ROSEANNA when they arrive to twenty one years old and it is my will and desire that my friend CHARLES SPRUILL have the whole care command and management of my two children SHADRICK and ROSEANNA and there property until they arrive to the age of twenty one years and that no guardian or other person they may choose shall have power to take the command of the sd SHADRICK and ROSEANNA or their property out of the power of the sd CHARLES SPRUILL without his own consent. In case either of my two children SHADRICK or ROSEANNA should die without heir of their bodies lawfully begotten it is my will that the surviving one shall have all my property and if they should both die without heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten it is my will that there property shall be equally divided to ANN OBRIANS three children when they arrive to twenty one years old and should my friend CHARLES SPRUILL die or refuse to act as he is hereby impowered I have the whole grant that I have impowered him with to my nephew and friend NATHAN SPRUILL except the guardianship of my two children and I hereby leave the said CHARLES SPRUILL and NATHAN SPRUILL the sole Executors of this my last will and testament revoking all former wills or gifts by me before made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written entered the word SPRUILL before signed JESSE (his X mark) SPRUILL Signed sealed and pronounced by the Executor to be his last will and testament in the presence of us JEREMIAH GYLES JOHN DAVENPORT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely 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 presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist.