Wayne County NcArchives Wills.....Yelverton, John May 2, 1795
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Source: Nc State Archives - Orginal
Written: May 2, 1795
Recorded: October 1795

John Yelverton Will dated 2 May 1795  [original spelling and punctuation 
maintained] copied by and from the NC State Archives

In the name of God Amen  I John Yelventon of Wayne County & State of No 
Carolina being of Sound & parfect mind and memory, blessed to God, do this 
second Day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and 
Ninty five make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner 
following that is to Say --------------
I Lend to my beloved Wife Elisabeth Yelventon during her natril Life or 
widowhood all my Estate that I am in possession of at this time and after 
the Dearth or marrage of my wife I give and Devise in manner and form 
following  
Item I give and bequeath to my Eldest Son Noah Yelventon four Negros by 
the name of Samuel Abram Soloman & Elias also one Fether Bed & firniture 
one Whip saw and Half my Still 
Item I Give and bequeth to my Son Hardy Yelventon four negros by the name of 
Dick Judah Jacob & Litha and ther increase also one fether bedd & firniture 
and my Desk and the other Half of my Still-------------------------
Item I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Martha Woodard one Negro woman named 
Anne She & her increase and Twenty Shillings-----------------
Item I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Elisabeth Donning one negro womant by 
the name of Selah [S lah] She and her increase and Twenty Shillings----------
Item I give [rest of line unreadable as it is the last line of the paper 
is  torn] 

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[top line torn] Children [L]ancy] when eleven & Martha 
Powell Ten pounds a peace to be raised out of my Estate----
Item I give and bequeath unto my Gran son Isham Revelle Ten Shillings-------
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Gran Daughter Anney Alford Ten Shillings------
and the remander part of my Estate I Leave to be Devided betwen my four 
Children that is to say Noah Hardy Martha & Elisabeth Eiquelly by my Exceutors
I also appoint Benjamin Fort & my Wife and my Two Sons Noah & Hardy Yelventon
my only & Sole Executors of this my Last will and testament and I do here by
utterly disallow revoake and disannull all and every other former testament 
will and legaceses bequests and Executors by me in any wife before this time 
named willed and bequeathed ratifying and Confirming this & no other to be 
my last will and testament In Witness there of I have here unto set my Hand 
and Seal the Day of Year a bove written --------------
Signed Sealed Published & Declard by the sd John Yelventon as his Last will
and Testament In the presence of us the Subscribing witnesses that is to say
John Blont + The Ex all If [unreadable]    his
Richard Brasewell +  the woman       John   X   Yelventon {Seald}
    his                                   mark
Jesse X Braswell
    mark

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John Yelventon
Will

Recorded Oct Term 1795

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