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John Williams, Jr., Last Will & Testament

• WILL OF JOHN WILLIAMS

Bertie County March 13, 1746

In the name of God Amen: the Thirteenth Day of March 1746 I John Williams of the County of Bertie Planter being Very Sick and weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God: Therefore Calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing it is appointed all men once to Dye do Make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in desent Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching Such worldly Estate where with it has pleased God to bless me to this Life I give dismis and dispose of the in the same in the following manner and form Impriovis

I give and bequeath to Anne my dearly beloved wife her Choice of my Bed and one Rug and a pair of blankits and a pair of Sheets an six Cows & Calves and four Shears one ___ one two year old one three year old & one four year old ___ Sows & pigs twelve burrows Six two year old and six one year old four Cows and Lambs one iron pot & a frying pan two Puter dishes and one puter bason three puter plates and Six puter spoons

Item I give to my well beloved son Theophilus Williams my Negro fellow Jack only reserving his labour to my well beloved wife During her Widerhood then to him and his heirs for ever

Item I give to my well beloved Daughter Anne Herring my Negro fellow primus only reserving his labour to my well beloved wife During her widerwhood

Item I give To my well beloved son Isaac Williams_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Item I give to my well beloved Daughter Sara Castelaw one Common prayer Book

Item I give to my well Beloved Daughter Mary Herring one Common prayer Book

Item I give to my well beloved Son Arthur Williams his heirs or or asigns my maner plantation with all my other Lands joining there to him his heirs and or asigns only reserving the half of it with timbers and all conveniences fencing & firewood to my well Beloved wife during her during her life and after her deseas to him and his heirs

Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife two horses

Item I give to my well beloved Son Arthur Williams one Negro Wench Jene and all her increase only reserving the use of one Negro wench Named Grace for my well beloved wife During her widerhood

Item I give to my son Arthur one Still and one large iron pot Reserving the use of them for her own Nessary use during her widerhood then to my son Arthur, I give all my Books one Cass and bottels and my My Grist

Item I give to my well beloved gran Son John Williams one iron pot & one gist that was my fathers

Item I give to my well beloved Granchildren Farabe Williams Ezekell Williams Jerusha Williams Barbera Williams twenty five pounds Virgene Currance to be equally divided among the four when they reach the age of eighteen

Item I leave one tract of land Lying one the Round pecosen to be Sold to the best advantage at the Discration of my Executors and the money to be Refundin to the Estate and after all my debts being paid and all charges being and ___ ___

I leave all the rest of my household good monies and Chatels to be Equilly Divided amongst my Children I likewise constitute make and order Arthur Williams and Theophilus Williams & Anne Williams my wife my Sole Executors of this my last will and testament, all and Singular and doo here by utterly disallow Revoke and Disannual all and every other former testaments Wills Legacess and Bequests and Executors by me in any wise before Named willed and bequeathed ____ confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament in witness where of I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Day and Year Above Written.

John Williams

Signed Sealed published

Pronounced & Declared

by the said John Williams

as his last Will and Testament

in the presence of us the Subscribers

William Byrd

John Moore

Thomas Castellaw Jurant

Bertie County __ October Court 1757

The before Written Will was Exibited __ by Arthur Williams one of the Exor therefore and Proved by the oath of William Byrd one of the Suscribing Witness's hereto and at the same time the same Exor Quallifyed according to Law which was ordered to be Certifye

Test Benj Wyns Clerk of Court

Bertie County January Court, 1758.