1799 Will of John Cook of Duplin County State of North Carolina Duplin County July Term 1799 Then was the within will proved in open Court by the oath of Aaron Williams and Lewis Smith two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and at the same time James Blanton one of the Exrs. named in said will came before the Court and qualified as exr. according to law - ordered that letters issue accordingly. Test. (Signed) Wm. Dickson, CC //Text of Will// State of North Carolina Duplin County In the name of God Amen, I John Cook of the county and state aforesaid being of sound mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit: First I commit my soul to God that gave it hoping through the mercy of God my blessed redeemer to receive pardon for all my sins and my body I commit to the earth from whence it came to be buried at the discretion of my Exrs. and as touching such worldly goods as it has pleased god to bless me with, I give and dispose of in the following manner to wit: 1st I give to my beloved son Reuben Cook one small feather bed & my guns. next I give to my daughter Fereby Blanton all the cattle & sheap(sic) with their increase that I lent to James Blanton and one pewter dish, two baisons (sic) and two plates and one feather bed and furniture one box iron and heaters two iron pots and one tea pot and one milk pot & half a dozen of tea spoons one cutting axe one iron wedge one half a doz. tea cups and saucers one pail and one piggin ten chairs and one table and one chest to her and her heirs forever and also two cows and yearlings and their increase to her and her heirs forever. Next I give to my son Jesse Cook one pewter dish and two plaets (sic) and two dollars {to him}and his heirs forever. Next I give to my son Thos. Cook all my carpenter tools and one pewter bason (sic), and my mare bridle and saddle her first colt to be his son Thomas Cook. Next I give to my son Nathan Cook all my Coopers tools & two small hoes and one sifter and one cow & her heifer yearling known by the name of the red cow to him and his heirs. Next, I give to my son John Cook one shilling sterling for his part of my estate. Next I give to my daughter Sarah Martin one shilling sterling for her part of my estate. Next I give to the heirs of my son William Cook decd. one shilling sterling for their part of my estate. Next I give to my daughter Amy *Pipen one shilling sterling for her part of my estate. Next I give to the heirs of my daughter Elizabeth Newton decd. one shilling sterling for their part of my estate. Next I give to my daughter Mary Martin one shilling for her part of my estate. And for the exrs of this my last will and testament I constitute and appoint my son Thomas Cook & James Blanton Exrs to this my last will and testament. In witness their (sic) I the said John Cook has (sic) set my hand and seal this the 3rd day of March 1799. Signed sealed published and declared by the said John Cook as his last will and testament In the presence of us: (Signed) Aaron Williams (Signed) Federick Cook (Signed) Lewis (X, his mark) Smith (Signed) John Cook (seal) //End of text of document// //Source: N. C. State Archives, Wills of Duplin County, microfilm roll C.035 80001, pp. 85, 86.
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