Wayne County NcArchives Wills.....Yelverton, Elizabeth July 6, 1803
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Source: Nc State Archives
Written: July 6, 1803
Recorded: May 6, 1818

Elizabeth Yelverton will dated 6 July 1803 copied from the NC State Archives.  
Spelling and punctuation retained.  Will in landscape format.

Elizabeth Yelventon 

In the name of God Amen the 6th day of July in the year of our Lord 1803 I 
Elizebeth Yelventon of the State of North Carolina and County of Wayne being 
in Good health and perfect mind and memory Thanks be Given unto God for the 
same and Calling to mind the mortallity of my body and knowing That it is 
appointed for all woman once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and
Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and Recommend my 
sole into the hands of God that Gave it and for my body I recommend it to 
the Earth to be buried in a christian like And decent manner at the descretion 
of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resarrection I Shall 
receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worly
Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I Give devise 
and dispose of the same in manner and form following that is to say in the 
first place I Give and bequeath one negro woman by The name of Rachal to my 
three Children thats now living and to my son Noah Yelventons [xres ?], and 
what money and notes to be equally devided as the negro
I also apoint my son Hardy Yelventon and Joseph Downer my only and Sole 
Executors of this my last will and testament and I do here by utterly 
disallow revoke And disannul all and every other former testament will and 
legaces bequeats and Executors By me in any way before this time named willed 
and bequeathed ratifying and comfirming This and no other to be my last will 
and testament In Witness where of I have here unto set my hand an seal this 
day and year above written.
Signed sealed published & declard by the Sd Elizebeth Yelventon as her last 
will and Testament In the presents of us the subscribers that is to say----
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[ ]est George Forrest                             mark
Etheldred Yelverton                     Elizebeth  +  Yelventon {Seal}
                                                  Her
Wayne County May Term 1818
This was the writtin Will of Elizabeth Yelventon
Duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of Ethe d
Yelventon a Subscribing witness thereto and at
the same time Hardy Yelvington  Qual d. as
Excor. - only------
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Elizabeth Yelvinton
Will
Red d
May 6, 1818

Additional Comments:
Yelverton, Yelvington, Yelventon

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