Wayne County, NC - Will & Estate Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Kawamoto NC Archives Will of William Whitfield - 1816 In the name of God Amen I William Whitfield Senr. Of the State of North Carolina and County of Wayne, calling to mind the uncertainty of life and being weak of body but of sound mind and memory do make and ordain my last will and testament in manner and form as follows viz 1st I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sally B. Whitfield, the following Negroe slaves viz. Old Sambo and wife Sarah, Old Jenny, Juno Jim Hurst, little Bill, Pork and his wife Hannah, old Hagar and her son Clem, one half of my household and kitchen furniture, one half of my plantation tools and farming utensils, five cows and calves, her choice, one riding chair and harness her choice, four head of horses her choice Twenty head of sheep one fourth part of my hogs and chop to her heirs and assigns forever 2nd I lend unto my said wife Sally during her natural life that part of the land and plantation whereon I now live including all buildings on the South side of Neuse river beginning on the river at the mouth of the Branby Cooks House and running south to the hill of the pine woods on the edge of the marsh in a westernly direction to Powell run thence down the run to the river and down the river to the beginning - containing 400 acres 3rd All the property of every kind or denomination whatsoever that I have heretofore at anytime given or delivered to my children Mary Killibrew, William Whitfield, Joseph Whitfield, Elizabeth Hethly, Bryan Whitfield, Needham Whitfield, Rachel Hursh (afterwards, Neville) Lewis Whitfield and Sarah Collier, I hereby confirm the right and title of the same to them their heirs or assigns forever I also give them one dollar apiece 4th I give and bequeath unto my son William Whitfield thirty dollars, to him his heirs or assigns forever. 5th I give and bequeath to my mother in law Sarah Hatch forty dollars 6th I give and bequeath unto my son Charles Whitfield all the land, on the south side of Goshen which I purchased of Andrew Hursh and John Ruby whereon said Hurst formerly lived containing 800 acres more or less together with Negroe, Old Bill and wife Mint and her five children, Rachel Thomas, Binah Isaac & Amy and a Negro boy Luke Together with one horse saddle and bridle ___ called his, One feather bed and furniture Three cows and calves, twenty barrels of corn and four sows & pigs to him his heirs or assigns forever 7th I lend unto my daughter Lucy (being non compos mentis) all the interest of my funds or stock in the Bank of Newbern during her natural life 8th I give and bequeath unto daughters Harriet and Narcissa all the lands I bought of John Hines, Benjamin Hatch and 20 acres property adjoining thereto also that I bought of Benjamin Sasser in Wayne containing 350 acres, more or less also my land on the waters of the North East purchased of Samuel Herring whereon Hardy Reaves and Houston now lives also 120 acres near Mrs. Crows received out of the John Beck deed to me when I gave a deed to my son Hatch for the balances to them their heirs or assigns forever 9th I give to my three daughters Lucy, Harriet and Narcissa to be divided among them share and share alike the following Negroes viz. little Sambo, Rose and her children, Tom, Lewis, Jenny, Handy and Rose, Suckey and her children, Harriet, Hetty, Harry, Bryan and Chloe girls Matilda Peggy and her child Mary Penny Shade and Amos with all their future increase from this day to then their heirs or assigns forever. And if either of my said daughters should die underage unmarried or without issue, I gave the share of the one or more so dying to the survivor or survivors their heirs or assigns forever 10th I give unto my daughters Harriet and Narcissa one horse saddle and bridle and one feather bed and furniture each of good quality 11th I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Collier one Negro girl Phillis to her heirs or assigns forever 12th I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph Whitfield two hundred and fifty dollars to him his heirs or assigns forever 13th I give to my son Hatch Whitfield Negro Briston, Emperor, Polly and child, Lewis and Sophia and confirm the title to all the property I have heretofore put into his possession 14th I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Whitfield all the land bought of the Executor of Needham Whitfield, dec. called the Forehand place containing 450 acres more or less and all the land on the North East bought of Joseph Whitfield and Timothy Graddy containing 1200 acres more or less to him his heirs or assigns forever 15th All the rest of my land in whatever place they may be situated including the dower of my wife (after her decease) I give and bequeath to my sons, Samuel, Edmund, John, Lewis Burdet, Francis and George to them their heirs or assigns forever 16th The use of my bank stock loaned to my daughter Lucy after her death I give the whole of stock to my daughters Harriet and Narcissa to them their heirs or assigns forever 17th If either of my said sons mentioned in the fifteen clause of this will should die under age or without issue I give the share or shares to the one or more so dying to the survivors or survivor of them and their heirs or assigns forever 18th All the rest and residue of my estate of what nature or kind soever (after paying my just debts) not disposed of otherwise in this will I give and bequeath to my sons Edmund, John, Lewis, Burdet, Francis and George Whitfield to them their heirs or assigns forever. And my will is that if either of my said sons should die under age or without issue the share or shares of the one or more so dying shall be divided to and among the surviving sons mentioned by name in this last devise and in no case of death among them shall the children not mentioned in this clause come in for a share 19th My will and desire is that my Executors have power to keep the family white & black and stock without a separation, tend the land and work the mills, rent out such land or retain such as they please for the common benefit, raising and supporting in the same manner as if the head of it had not been taken away and to make sale of such of the perishable property when and how they please, I also constitute and appoint them guardians to my daughter Lucy Lastly, I hereby constitute and appoint my two sons Samuel and Benjamin Whitfield Executors of this my last will and testament ratifying and confirming this and no other to be the same, revoking all other purporting to such In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of November (1816) one thousand and eight hundred and sixteen. Allen Whitfield Graddy Herring Wm. Whitfield {Seal} Jacob Herring John Robert Copy Test. P. Hooks, Clk Wayne County February Ten 1817 This was the last will and testament being duly proved in Office Court by the oath of Allen Whitfield a Subscribing Witness and at the same time Benjamin Whitfield and Samuel Whitfield as Executors mentioned in said Will appeared in open court and was duly qualified as Executors to said will and ___ letters of testamentary ___. P. Hooks, Clk. ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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