Tyrrell County NcArchives Wills.....Jones, James 1750
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Source: Nc Wills & Estates - Grimes
Written: 1750

                 JAMES JONES' WILL.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, James Jones, of the Province 
of North Carolina and in the County of Tyrrell, Cooper, being 
at Present in sound Mind and memory, thanks be given to 
God for it, and caleing to mind the mortality of my Body and 
Knowing that it is appoynted for all men once to Die, Do make 
and ordain this my last will and Testament, that is to say: 
Principaly and first of all, I give and Recomend my soul into 
the Hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I Recom-
mend to the Earth to be Bureyid at the Discretion of my 
Executors, Nowthing Doubting but at the general Resurrec-
tion, I shall Receve the same again by the mighty Power of 
God; and as Touching Such worldly Estate, wherewith it 
hath Pleased God to Bless mee in this Life, I give and Dis-
pose of in the Form and Manner Following:

Imprams., I give and bequeath to my Loveing wife, Mary 
Jones, Dureing her Naturall Life, one Hundred and Fifty 
Acres of Land, Including my uper Plantation.
Item, after the Death of my said Wife, my Will and Desire 
is, that the said one Hundred and fifty Acres of Land, in-
cluding my Said uper Plantation, be my Son, James Jones, 
to him and his heirs for Ever; and in Case my Son, James, 
should Die in his menority, then my Will and Desyer is, that 
the sd. upper Plantation, with one Hundred and fifty acres 
of Land, be my Son, Traley Jones, to him and his heirs for 
Ever.

Item, I give and bequeath to my son, Benjamin Jones, one 
hundred and fifty acres of Land, being the Remaining Part of 
the Land belonging to my sd. uper Plantation, to him and his 
Heirs for Ever: and in Case my son Benjamin should die in 
his Menority, then the sd. Hundred and fifty Acres of Land 
to be my Son, Traley Jones, and his Heirs for ever.

Item, I give and Bequeath to my Daughter, Mary Drapir, 
one young Mare.

Item, I give and Bequeath my Personal Estate to my Sever- 
all Children hereafter mentioned, only, my wife to have the 
use thereof Dureing her Life; and in Case she mary again, then 
to have the use of my sd. Personall Estate During her Wido-
Hood. my Said Personall Estate I Desyer should be Equally 
Devided Betwen my Children after the Death or Marage of 
my said Wife, To wit: Evan Jones, James Jones, Traley Jones 
and Benjm. Jones, and Ann Jones and Elizabeth Jones.

Item, I give to John Ray the Liberty Dureing his Life and 
his Wifes WidoHood, the Privilege of Dewlling on Part of my 
Land Called the folley.

I do herby appoint and constitute my Loveing Wife, Mary 
Jones, Exectrx. Together With my Two Sons, Evan and James
Jones, Hole and soul Executors of this my Last Will and 
Testement, and I Do hereby utterly Disalow, Revoke and 
Disanull all and Every other former Testaments, Wills, Legaces 
and Bequests and Executors by mee in any Ways before 
Named, Willed and Bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming 
this and No other to be my Last Will and Testament.

In Witness whareof, I Have hereunto Set my hand and 
Seal this third Day of August, in the year of our Lord, one 
thousand, Seven Hundred and fifty.

                                   JAMES JONES. (Seal)

Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the Presence of us:

     JOHN RAY.
             his
     WILLIAM MC HOWARD, Jurat, 
             mark
     ELIZABETH && HOWARD.
            her Mark

JAMES JONES Qual'd E'xer.

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