Wayne County, NC - Will of John Applewhite, Sr., 1815 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Executor's Copy of the Will of John Applewhite (1813), 1815 Call Number: 400.1.1.46 Source/Donor: Johnston, Hugh B., Jr. -- Gift This is a xerox of the executor's copy of the will of John Applewhite, Wayne County, dated July 22, 1813 and proved May Court 1815. The original document is in the possession of Robert Reid Handley, Camarillo, California. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will of John Applewhite, Sr. In the name of God Amen. I John Applewhite Sr. of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina, being sick and weak of body, but of a sound mind and memory, blessed by almighty God calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed unto men once to die, and for the latter settling of my worldly estate, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following as [viz] Item] I lend my beloved wife Elizabeth my plantations with all the lands on the south side of the Slough during her natural life, and after her decease I give and bequeath to my son Isaac, all my home plantation lands to him his heirs and assigns forever Item] I give and bequeath to my son Elisha, all the land I bought of John Thompson, after the death of my wife to him his heirs or assigns forever Item] I lend my wife ten negroes during her natural life; Feruba, Rhoda, Sarah, Mike, Toby, Bright, Anica, Avey, Tabitha, Jacob, all my stock of every kind with my farming tools, household and kitchen furniture, during her natural life Item] I give and bequeath to my son John after the death of my wife, two negroes, Mike and Toby Item] I lend my daughter Martha Handley during her natural life, five negroes after the death of my wife and after the death of my daughter, I give and bequeath them to her heirs lawfully begotten of her body named Sarah, Edney, Frank, Esther & Nancy with their increase forever Item] I give and bequeath to my son Elisha four negroes at my death, [name missing], Reuben, Chana, Fortin, and after the death of my wife three more, Jacob, Anica, Avey and their increase Item] I give and bequeath to my son Isaac four negroes at my death, Beedy, Lewis, Offy, Wealthy, and after the death of my wife three more named Feruba, Bright, & Tabitha, and their increase. I desire that my two sons Elisha & Isaac have my negro girl with her increase named Rhoda, after the death of my wife Item] I lend my granddaughter Elizabeth Worrell one negro girl named Mereca during her natural life, and after her death to her heirs lawfully begotten of her body with her increase I give and bequeath forever It is my will and desire if I do not sell two negroes named Jinna and Litha in the time of my life, that after my decease the heirs of my daughter Martha Handley lawfully begotten of her body have them with their increase to (them) their heirs or assigns forever After the death of (my wife it is my will) that all the property lent her except (about four words missing) to be sold and the money equally divided (between my four) children hereafter named, John, Martha, Elisha and Isaac Lastly I nominate and appoint my two sons, Isaac and Elisha Applewhite sole Executors to this my last will and testament revoking and disannuling all other will or wills made by me heretfore Ratifying this and this only to be my last will and testament, whereunto I the testator have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 22nd day of July 1813 Signed sealed and published } John (his x mark) Applewhite {Seal} in presents of us who in the } presents of each other } Witness } Interlined before asined J. Howell } Test Jno. Howell J. Dunn } State of North Carolina } Wayne County } Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions } May Term 1815. Then was the above will proved by the aoth [sic] of John Howell, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto by the same in open Court, and ordered the same to be recorded J.M. I do certify the above to be a true copy of the original filed in my office (and given) under my hand on the 7th of July A.D. 1815 H.H.P. John McKinne Clk Copy of John Applewhite dec'd - Will ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Frank Hooks Thompson ___________________________________________________________________