Edgecombe County, NC; Will of Thomas Booth, Sr., 1777/1786 (also of Amelia County VA)

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Edgecombe Co North Carolina
Record F Wills Book C 1785-1796
Page 37

Will of Thomas Booth Senior

In the name of God,  Amen, I Thomas Booth Senior of the County of
Edgecombe being of sound and
perfect memory, thanks be given to almighty God for the same, do make
this my Last Will &
Testament in manner and form following:  To Wit first and principally I
Recommend my Soul into the
hand of God that gave it hoping thru the merits of my blessed Savior,
Jesus Christ, to obtain full
Remission of my Sins and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at
the discretion of my
Executors hereafter Named.

First I will that my just Debts and funeral Expenses Shall be paid.

Item I Give and bequeath to my Son John Ten pounds Current money of
Virginia to be paid out of
my Estate.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Son James One Hundred and twenty five
acres of the land I  Now Live
on to be Run off of the upper part, also one Negro Girl named Debs(?) To
him and his Heirs forever, also
one feather bed and furniture.

Item I Give and bequeath to my son Benjamin the Land he now Lives upon
Containing fifty acres
More or
less Lying on the South Side of Tar River, also one Negro man named dick
to him and his Heirs
forever also a bay horse called Norman.

Item I give and bequeath to my son Robert my bay Mare also a Cow and
Calf to him & his heirs.

And my desire is that my Loving Wife should hold the plantation whereon
I now Live & also my
Negro man hamton and my Negro Girl Cloe also my gray horse also my black
Mare and my Stock
of Cattle and my Stock of hogs and my household furniture all but What
is before given away and during her
Natural Life and after her decease, I give and bequeath to my son Robert
my plantation and Remainder
of the Land supposed  to be One Hundred & Twenty five acres more or less
also one Entry of
Land on Tar River supposed to be fifty acres more or less, also my negro
man hamton to him & his
heirs for ever.

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter hannah one Negro girl named Cloe
and during her Natural
life & to her heir or Heirs if she hath any of the Issue of her own
body,  if not
my Will is that the said Cloe and her increase Shall be equally divided
amongst James, Benjamin &
Robert.

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter,  Dorcus one negro boy named
Mose and during her Natural
life & to her heir or heirs if she hath any of the Issue of her own
body,  if
not my will is that the said Mose shall be equally Divided between
James,  Benjamin & Robert.  Also my
will is that if John Mitchell discharges the bond that I passed to
Coloniel Henry Irwin for the hirer of his
negro man Jim for him then my will is that my daughter Dorcus shall
share equally with James,
Benjamin, Robert & my daughter Hannah, but if the said Mitchell doth not
discharge that bond,
without any costs to my Estate, then he nor his wife shall have no part
nor claim in the remainder part
of my estate that I leave to be divided equally amongst them, and my
will is that my Estate be not
brought to an appraisemen. I also constitute my sons James and Benjamin
my whole and sole
Executors of this my last will & Testament, In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
seal this nineteenth day of May anno dominy 1777


Thomas Booth

Signed Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
Beverley Belcher
James Booth
Benjamin Booth

Edgecombe County November Court 1786
The within will was  produced in Court proved by the Oath of Beverly
Belcher. The Exeors were at the same time Qualified and the will ordered
to be recorded.
Test
Edward Hall CC