Will of John Williams Duplin Co., NC Duplin County, North Carolina 16 June 1790 –July Term 1790 In the name of God & Jesus Christ Amen. The Sixtenth Day of June in the year
of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred & ninety------------
I John Williams of the County of Duplin & State of No Carolina & being at
preasant in a Good State of health and Sound mind & Memory Thanks Be to God
for the Same. Therefore Calling unto mind the Mortality of my Body & knowing
that it is appropriate for all men once to Die, Therefore I Do mank and ordain
This my Last Will & Testament that is to Say principally & first of all I give
and Recomend my Soul into the Hand of God that gave it, & for my Body I Do
Recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian & Decent manner at the
Descression of my Executors, Nothing Doubting but at the general Resurrection
that I shall Become the Same again by the mighty power of God. & as touching
Such would by Estate when with it hath pleased God to Bless me with in this
Life I give dispose of the Same in the following Manner & form that is to say…………
Imprimis} I leave unto my well Beloved wife Presella Williams During her
natural life the manor plantation whereon I now live also the use and benefit
of five Negroes Slaves as follows to wit Moll Santee Charles Jack & Jinnea
to work and labor on the plantation if they prove Ordaly and submittive &
if not, any one or more of them to be hired out for the term of one year
& the profits to enable my wife to Raise and School my Children as this
my will Shall hereafter Direct & it is my will & Desire Likewise that
my wife Shall have the use and Benefit of my Negra woman Called Ratch until
my son John is twenty-one years old & likewise to have the use and benefit
of three horses or mares Six Cows and Calves five Steares five Sows & pigs
& all the Sheep & Geese & fore feather Beds & furniture all the plantation
tools that is on the plantation & Twenty five pounds in money which is to
enable her to Raise my Children & to give my youngest Son fore years
Schooling & My Three Youngest Daughters Two years Schooling Each & at the
Death of my wife then the aforesaid negroes Moll Santee Charles Jack &
Jinnea with the increase & all the Remainder part of the Stock & Utentials
to be Sold & the money arising therefrom to Be Equally Divided Between
my two youngest Children Equal Shares & Share alike not excluding them
forom their other leagises--------------------------------------------
Item } I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Easther Quinn one Negro girl
Called m & her futer increase to her and her heirs forever
Item } I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Zilpha Williams one Negroe
Slave Called Arthur and Eighty pounds in money also five Cows and
Calves one Feather Bed and one furniture to her and her heirs for Ever
Item } I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Jurasa Williams two negroe
Slaves Called Little Dinah & Toney with the futor increase of the
Female Slave & fifteen pounds money to her and her heirs
Lawfully Begotten forever
Item } I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Prudence Williams Two
Negroes Slaves Hannah & Major with the futor increase of the female
Slave to her and her heirs lawfully Begotten for Ever
Item } I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Seaney Williams two
Negroe Slaves Called Frank & Luce with the futor increase of the
female Slave to her and her heirs Lawfully Begotten forever
Item } I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Patience Williams Two
Negroe Slaves called Cheals and Lonnon with the futor
Increase of the female Slave to hers and her heirs Lawfully
Begotten for Ever
Item } I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Jacob Williams The Land &
plantation where Thomas Quinn Now Lives and all the Land
Belonging to The Same with all all and every part and percil
Of Land that I at this time posses in Onslow County together
with all the plantation tools also the Blacksmith tools and one
Negroe woman Called Rose & her futor increase & one
Negroe man Called Abraham and one Negroe Boy Called Tom
Six Cows & Calves and One young mare saddle & bridle &
my will and Desire is that my Son Jacob Should have the
use of Six Negroes six months Gim Cesar Bob Tone Charles
& Jack for to Build a Mill & finish of Complett and also I give
and Bequeath my Negroe man Dick for his trouble and Expence
all which is to him and his heirs Lawfully Begotten forever
Item } I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Lewis Williams all and Every
Part & percil of land that I possess at this time in Wake County
Also the land and plantation that I perchased forom Lott Gregory
together with three Negroe Slaves Called Jim Amey & Ginna
with the increase of the female Slaves five Cows & Calves One
young horse and Mare Bridle and Saddle and a Suit of Apparel
to the price of ten pounds to him and his heirs Lawfully Begotten
for Ever
Item } I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Jesse Williams the Manor
Plantation that I Now Live on after his mothers Death with all the
Land that I at this time possess in Duplin County Only what part I have
Already given and the part & percels that I Bough of Lutson Stroud
and Richard Prescoat as I Shall hereafter Bequeath together with all
the plantation tools thereon that Decease of his mother also two
negroe Slaves Called Bob & Nathan one young horse or Mare Bridle
and Saddle and a suit of Apparel to the amount of ten pound price
to him and his heirs Lawfully Begotten for Ever
Item } I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Fountain Williams all & Every
part & parcel of Land that I at this time possess in Jones County
together with all the plantation tools thereunto Belonging also two
negroe Slaves Called Cesar & Big Dinah and with the increase
of the female slave One young Horse or Mare Saddle & Bridle
and a suit of apparrel to the amount of ten pounds price to him
and his heirs Lawfully Begotten for Ever
Item } I Give and Bequeath unto my Son John Williams all & Every part
& parcel of Land that I Bought of Lutson Stroud and Richard Prescoat
also Two Negroe Slaves Called Ratch & George with the futor
increase of the female Slave and one young horse or Mare
Saddle & Bridle to him and his heirs Lawfully Begotten for Ever
Item } I Give and Bequeath unto my son in law William Heath one Negroe
Slave Called Catoe to him and his heirs for Ever
Item } Then emediately after my Decease & Retirement I Divine that all
My Just Debts & Funeraral Expenses may Be Satisfied and paid
off , and the Remaining part of my personal Estate to be Sold of &
the Money to Be Equally Divided Between my Five Sons Equal
Share & Share alike including the Same with their other Leageses
Here Before mentioned it Being to them & their heirs Lawfully
Begotten for Ever also I further Bequeath & Desire that if any of my
Daughters Should Die without isshue that their Leageses may Be
Equally Divided Between the Other Daughters Equal Share & Share
alike to them and their heirs Lawfully Begotten forever and that
the sons have no part nor parcel with them Also it is my Desire that if
any of my Sons Die without issue that all their Leageses may Be
Equally Divided Between the Other Sons Share & Share alike to
them & their heirs Lawfully Begotten forever and that the Daughters
have no part nor Share thereof
Lastly } I Constitute Denominate & appoint my Beloved Son Jacob Williams
With my Brother in Law Archelus Barns to Be my Executor to this
my last Will & testament Revoaking all other will or wills
Testament or Testament wills & Leageses Bequeath Excutor By me
In any way Before this time Name Will & Bequeath Ratifying &
Confirming this and no Other to Be my Last will & testament in
witness whereof I have here Set my hand & fixed my Seal the Day
and year above written Signed Sealed & published }
pronounced & Declared By the Sr John Williams }
as his Last will & Testament in preasents of us the }
William Hubbard SMillar Thos. Shelton STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DUPLIN COUNTY Then was the written Will of John Williams proved in
Open Court in Due form of Law by the Oath of
William Hubbard and Thomas Shelton two of the
subscribing Witnesses thereto; And at the same
time Jacob Williams & Archelaus Barnes the
Executors named in the said Will Qualified as
Executors thereto seconding to Law. Ordered
that letters issue accordingly.
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