North Carolina ss

To His Excell'cy Arthur D____ his Majestys Captain General & Commander
in Chief in and over the sd. Province and to the Hon'ble Members of the
Council Constituting the Court of Chancery in the said Province.

The Humble Petition Stephen WILLIAMS Sheweth That your Petitioners Father 
Anthony WILLIAMS departed this Life Sometime in or ab't the year 1752 but 
before his death Made and published his last Will and Testament in Writing 
and thereby among other Bequests did give and bequeath unto his Son Benjamin 
WILLIAMS and his Daughters Phereby WILLIAMS Hester WILLIAMS Civility WILLIAMS 
to the Amount of upwards of Two Hundred pounds Proclamation Money and of His 
said Will did appoint Job BROOKS and William MEARES his Ex'rs w's S'd Job 
BROOKS proved S'd Will and took upon him the Burthen & Execution thereof & 
soon after Intermarried w'th y'r Petitioners Mother the Widow of the s'd
Anthony WILLIAMS.

Your Petitioner further Sheweth that at a County Court held at Turky Branch
in & for Duplin County y'r Petitioner was appointed Guardian to the s'd Benj'n
Pheriby Hester & Civility WILLIAMS who are Minors under the Age of Twenty
one years.

That the s'd Job BROOKS is going to Quit this Province as y'r Petitioner is
Credibly Informed and verily be__  and has Still in his hands in the Amount
of upwards of One hundred  pounds Proc. Money of the Effects of y'r Petitoners 
Father bequeathed to his s'd Brothers & Sisters Y'r Petitoner therefore prays 
your Excell'cy & Hon'rs to Grant unto your Petitoner his Majestys Writ of our 
Exeat Province to be Directed to the Sheriff of Onslow County against the s'd 
Job BROOKS and y'r Pet'r will Pray.

The Wit____ Stephen WILLIAMS Came this day before me & Made Oath that the
Within Petition is True to the best of Depon'ts Knowledge and Belief.
Stephen WILLIAMS
Sworn before me the 22'd day of Oct'r 1757.
Set a Writ of no exeat issue
Arthur DOBBS.





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