Wayne County, NC - Will of Thomas Boyte, 1817 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Name of God Amen I THOMAS BOYTE of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina being Weak of Body But of Sound and perfect mind and memory bless Be God Do this 15th day February one thousand Eight hundred and Sixteen do make and ordain this My Last Will and Testament in manner and form As followes to wit IMPREMISE my will and Desire is that all my jest Dets (just debts) be paid by Exectors Heareafter named Second my will is my beloved Son HENRY BOYTE the land and other things that I have given him to be his part and my beloved Son ELISHA BOYTE the Land and other Things that I have given him to be his part also I give to my beloved Son HOWELL BOYTE all the Land on the North Side of the Rode that goes to Waynsboroug of a pattin of sixty Acres Also my Lot in Waynsborough Also I give to my be- loved Son THOMAS BOYTE the young gray mare bridel and sadel and one Bed and furnituer when he marries or gits ____ Also I give to my beloved Son WILLIAM BOYTE my Strap Coalte bridel and Sadel one bed and Furnatuer Also one Negrow gal by the name of Delce not to be taken from his Mother during hir natural Life without hir Consent Also I give to my beloved Son PATRICK BOYTE All the rest of my Land that I have not given away after the Deth of my beloved wife Also one negrow Woman by the name of Cheara and one negrow Boy by the name of Tona not to taken from his mother during hir naturl life Also I give to my beloved Daughtar SELA HOWELL five dollars besides what she has had Also I give to my beloved Daughtar ANN SASSAR twenty five Shillings besides what She has had Also my beloving Daughtar NANSA HOWELL what She has had to be hir part as yet Also my beloving Daughtar PATTA BOYTE What She has had to be hir part as yet Also my beloved Daugtar EQUILLA LANGSTON five Dollars besides what She has had Also my beloving Daughtar BEKKA BOYTE one bed and furniture when She Marries or Comes of age Also I give to my Beloved Daughtar ELIZABETH BOYTE one bed and Furnature Also one Negrow gal by the name of Juda not to be taken from hir mother During hir natarl Life without hie Consent Also I give to my beloving wife ELIZABETH BOYTE All my Property my land pursnal that I have not given Away During hie natarl Life and after hir Deth to my Son PATTRACK (PATRICK) all but one Negrow gall by the name of Rose and one Negrow gall By the Name of Julaan and their increes And after the Deth of my beloved wife the Negrow gales Rose and Julaan to be and their increes To be vallad (valued) and some of the ares (heirs) take them and if not Sel them to the hiests (highest) biddar and the money Equil Devided between ANN SASSAR, NANECA HOWELL and PATTA BOYTE and my son THOMAS BOYTE, ELEZ BEKKE BOYTE and Wm. LANGSTON Son of ELIJAH LANGSTON and EQULLA his wife I nominate and Appoint my Worthy Frinds ISAAC HANDLY and CLUDEOUS S. HAMBELTON Exeutors of this my Last Will and Test- ament rattifying and Confirming This and this only to be my Last Will and Testament in witness Whereof I the S'D THOMAS BOYTE have hearunto Set my Hand and Seal the Day and Date above mentioned Sealed and published pronounced And Delivred by the Testutor to be THOMAS (X) BOYTE Seal and Containes his Last Will and Testament in the presants of us who are in the of Each other URIAH LANGSTON JOHN HOWELL THOMAS BOYTE Probate February 1817 NC State Archives Raleigh, North Carolina CR 103.801 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Ginn - judy_ginn@aol.com ______________________________________________________________________