Wayne County NcArchives Wills.....Musgrave, Thomas 1794 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Harmon trekkergen@gmail.com August 28, 2015, 9:57 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1794 WILL OF THOMAS MUSGRAVE In the name of God Amen, the ninth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four I Thomas Mustgrave of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound mind and memory and bringing to mind the uncertainty of this life and that it is appointed unto all men once to die do make and constitute this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) First and principally of all I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of God who gave it me and my body I recommend to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter by me mentioned and as for my worldly goods with which it hath pleased almighty God to bless me with I give and devise in manner and form following (To witt) ITEM: My will and desire is that so much of the perishable part of my estate be sold by my executors and not by the sheriff as will pay my just debts. ITEM: My will and desire is that all my lands which I have not divided away heretofore be equally divided betwixt my sons (To witt) Robert and Joshua except so much adjoining my mansion house as shall be sufficient to maintain my wife Christian for her life time which lands I give to the aforesaid Esras Robert and Joshua to them and their heirs forever. ITEM: My will and desire further is that all my personal estate be equally divided betwixt my wife Christian Mustgrave, my sons (To witt) Thomas Mustgrave, Micajah Mustgrave, Esras Mustgrave, Robert Mustgrave, and Joshua Mustgrave and my daughters, Elizabeth Mustgrave and Sally Mustgrave which said personal property I give to the aforesaid Christian Mustgrave, Thomas Mustgrave, Micajah Mustgrave, Esras Mustgrave, Robert Mustgrave, Joshua Mustgrave, Elizabeth Mustgrave and Sally Mustgrave to them and their heirs forever and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my loving friend Uriah Bass and my beloved son Thomas Mustgrave executors of this my Last Will and Testament, revoking and disallowing all and every other will or wills or testaments by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this to be my Last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixt my seal the day and year above written. Signed sealed publish and Thomas (X – his mark) Musgrave (SEAL) Declared in presence of Caleb Musgrave John Musgrave File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wayne/wills/musgrave870nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb