Wayne County, NC - Will of Needham Whitfield - 1812 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (There are parts of the pages missing so this will is not in its entirety) In the name of God amen I Needham Whitfield of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory and knowing that man must die, do Constitute and make this Instrument of writing to contain my last will and testament and do desire that it may be received by all as such I give my Soul to God with a full hope of his acceptance, as to my body to be buried in a decent manner without pomp, as a full assurance of its Resurrection to be recruited with my soul to Glory. And as to my worldly Goods that God hath been pleased to bless me with I will and positively order to be distributed in the following Manner I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Penelope Whitfield ____ and Butterworths Concordance, all the Negroes ___ living and including those that have been born ___ which Negroes that were given her by her ___ Col William Bush named Dick George Phillis ___ and Tom and their future increase all my ___ the part of all my stock of horses, cattle, hogs ___ household and kitchen furniture, plantation, tools ___ of every kind whatever and one riding chair ___ unto my beloved wife Penelope Whitfield during her ___ six hundred and forty acres of land including ___ my two negroes named Harry and Milly and ___ and my own and her likenesses ___ unto my daughter Rachel Bryan during her natural ___ benefits and profits of seven hundred and fifteen ___ Duplin County on the north east cape fear ___ lives and wherein old Tony now lives page 2 ___ Hagar, and their future increase and at the death of my daughter Rachel Bryan, I give and bequeath unto her children that she now has or may have the same Lands Negroes and increase that I have lent unto my daughter Rachel Bryan to be equally divided between them, to them their heirs or assigns forever and all the other property that I have ___ daughter Rachel Bryan in possession I give to her her heirs or assigns for ever Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lucy Martin one half of the sales of my lands in Lenoir County that lies on the waters of Trent river, and the following Negroes named Sampson Prince Clarry Nancy and her child Mayo and __ increase, and all other things that I have put her ___ to her, her heirs or assigns forever Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sally ___ following Negroes named Duke, Lyddah and ___ Item, I give and bequeath unto my son William Whitfield two Negroes named Simon and Pleasant ___ and their increase and all other things that ___ him in possession of except a Negro boy named ___ his heirs or assigns for ever Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Needham Whitfield ___ Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hep___ one horse or mare her choice Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Edmond ___ hundred dollars and one colt named Timothy ___ Item, I give and bequeath unto my two daughters ___ and Betsy Whitfield the following ___ between them their heirs or assigns for ever but be it known that those Negroes are to remain in common stock as to their services in the same manner and to answer the same purpose with other Negroes mentioned in this will and that their services be for the support of my younger children and not to be divided until either my daughter Edith or Betsy becomes of age or marries Item, I give and bequeath unto my two sons Gains Whitfield and Boaz Whitfield after the loan to by beloved wife Penelope Whitfield my two Negros named Harry and Milly and their increase and my own and their mothers likenesses to be equally divided between them to them their heirs or assigns forever Item, It is my will and desire and do positively order that all my lands in Wayne Duplin Lenoir Jones Carteret and Montgomery counties State of North Carolina be sold by equal annual statements for three years one third to be paid yearly and ___ my wife after her widdowhood also the profits from my lands that I have given Col Alexander ___ as a power of attorney to sell for me in the State of Mississipi and that all the apparatus belonging to my mill and ___ houses be sold with the same oxen and grain accepted, and that all the remainder part of my estate not mentioned in this will be sold at one year credit my Negroes hired out the Blacksmiths tools with the Blacksmith and the moneys arising therefrom to pay my debts and support my children under age until they become of age or married and that my two youngest daughters be schooled untill they are sixteen years of age and ___ applied to a Professionsal or Machanical Calling under the care of men of good characters Item, I give and bequeath unto my following children Needham Whitfield Hephzibah Whitfield Edmond Whitfield Edith Whitfield Betsey Whitfield Gains Whitfield and Boaz Whitfield after paying my debts all the remainder of the profits arising from ___ my estate and debts ___ to be equally divided between them to them their heirs or assigns forever and the monies owing therefrom to be laid out in lands for them in the Mississippi Territory Item, I give and bequeath unto my following children Hephzibah Whitfield Edmond Whitfield Edith Whitfield Betsey Whitfield Gains Whitfield and Boaz Whitfield all the remainder of my Negroes and their increase not given in this will. Edith Whitfield and Betsey Whitfield to have one half of a share each in consequence of their having other Negroes left them and the others have one share each to them their heirs or assigns forever and that they take shares by lot as they become of age or are married and they have one bed and furniture compleat to each child furnished them and all other necessary expences to be supplied to the younger children under age as they may ___ without division or accountability from them or either of them Item, And as I heretofore given lands to my daughter Sally Hatch and son William Whitfield, and ___ my sons William Whitfield and Needham Whitfield ___ of gifts. I do hereby make the same good and valid to all ___ and persons Item, and it is my disire that Penelope Croom and Polly Bush in consideration of services by them rendered my family that they pay no bord for the time they have lived with my ___ and I do hereby appoint my beloved sons William Whitfield Needham Whitfield and Edmond Whitfield Executors to this my last will and testament giving them, or any one or ___ of them full powers, to Execute Deeds of Conveyences for or anything or things else necessary to be done agreeable to the aforesaid will and testament and do hereby make void other wills by me heretofore made in witness whereof I the said Needham Whitfield the testator have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 20th day of March 1812 Signed Sealed and acknowledged by the testator in presence of us James Grimsley Needham Whitfield {Seal} John Presise William (his mark) Mozell __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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