Tyrrell-Chowan County NcArchives Wills.....Rhodes Sr., William 1753
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Source: Nc Archives
Written: 1753

Will of William Rhoads Sr.
probated September 1753
Located in the NC State Archives
Transcribed by M. Maarbjerg

In the Name of God Amen the 20th day of August in the Year of our God 
Seventeen Hundred and Fifty Three I Williams Rhoads Senior of Terrill County & 
Province of North Carrolina planter being in a very weak and ... condition in 
body but in perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God for ye same and 
calling to mind that mortallity of my body and knowing that it is appointed 
for all men once to die I do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament. 
That is to say principally and first of all I give and Recommend my Soul into 
hands of God that gave it, and for my Body I Recommend to the Earth to be 
buried in a Christian manner at the Discretion of my Executors nothing 
Doubting that at the Generral Resurection I Shall Receive ye Same again by the 
mighty power of God that gave it & touching(?) the Worldly Estate wherewith it 
hath Pleased God to bless me with in this Life I give thanks(?) and Dispose(?) 
of the Same ............ following that is to say:

Imprimis:  I will and bequeath that all my Just Debts be lawfully paid out of 
my Personal Estate.

Item:  I give will and bequeath to my Dearly beloved Wife Elizabeth Rhoads the 
labour of two negroes York and Rose During her natural Life as also one third 
part of my household goods and the third part of my homestock of Cattell and 
Sheep and all my Stock of hogs During her natural Life as aforesaid.

Item:  I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son William Rhoads my manner 
plantation I now dwell on and the Land belonging to the Families heirs and ... 
forever the one-third part only Excepted to the use of my Beloved Wife During 
her natural Life.

Item:  I will and bequeath to my Son William Rhoads and my Son John Rhoads and 
my Daughter Margret Collins all other of my household goods to be Equally 
Divided in four parts, the fourth part to be paid to my Deceased Daughter 
Elizabeth Garretts son and daughter William Garrett and Sarah Garrett: and the 
other two thirds of my home stock of cattell after my wifes third be taken out 
to be divided between my son William Rhoads and my daughter Margrett Collins 
only my granddaughter Sarah Garrett to have a fourth part of it.

Item:  I give and bequeath to my beloved son John Rhoads my stock of cattell 
belonging to the pine ........ and at my wifes Death the Said Negroes to be 
returned to my Son William Rhoads and John Rhoads to wit - York & Rose and her 
Increase & the personal Estate Likewise.

Item:  I Constitute Make and Ordain my Beloved Sons my only and Sole Executors 
of this my Last Will and Testament and I doe hereby utterly Disalow Revoke and 
Disonull All and Every former Testaments Wills & Legacies Bequeaths by me in 
any Wise before named willed or bequeathed Confirming this and Noe other to be 
my Last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand the Day and Date above 
Whritting.

Signed Sealed Pronounced and Delivered by the said William Rhoads 
as his Last Will and Testament in presence of us: 
Wm Rhoads

Thomas Bedford,  John Browning (his mark), Christopher Buttery (his mark)

Tyrrel County   September Court 1753

     Then was the Within Will duly prov'd in open Court by the Oaths of Thomas 
Bedford and Jno. Browning two of the Evidences thereto and at the same time 
William Rhoads and John Rhoads was duly qualified thereto as Executors as the 
Law directs. Ordered they the Hon'ble Jas. Murray Esq ... have Notice that 
Letter Testamentary issue therein Accordingly.
                                         Teste:  Evan Jones


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