Will Book B, Page 38
p. 11 Will of Ann Standley, deceased
In the name of God, Amen. I, Ann Standley of the county of Bertie, and province of North Carolina, calling to mind the Bertie, and province of North Carolina, calling to mind the mortality of my body, and yet it is appointed for all women once to die, I do make this my last will and testament as followeth. First of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and as to the worldly estate that it hath pleased God to give to me. I give and bequeath in manner and form following. I give and bequeath unto my sister Elizabeth Jernigan, ten pounds proclamation money. But secondly, I leave my three negroes, Pegg, Mingo and Nannie, with all my household goods and chattles, to be equally divided with all my household goods and chattles, to be equally divided between Martin Gardner and John Gardner, and James Gardner, my brothers and sisters Anne Sparkman and Jane Pervishow. It is the true intent and meaning of this my last will and testament, so as to bring any suit in the law or take any of the good by me left to another, that such person so offending shall forfeit all their part of my estate and be cut off with one shilling sterling, and therefore shall have been void, and theirs shall be divided among my other brothers and sisters by Joseph Holland and John Gardner, whom I do constitute, appoint and empower to be my true and lawful Executors of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow and disannull all and every other former will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this seventeenth day of June in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and twenty-five, and in the fifteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign King George the Third.
Test:
Benjamin Carter
James Gardner
Samuel Gardner
Ann (x) Standley
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Will Book A, Page 28
Will of Henry Cobb, deceased
In the name of God, Amen, September the 29th 1763. I, Henry Cobb of North Carolina in the county of Bertie, planter, being very sick and weak of body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, 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 a decent 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 by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me, I give and dispose of in the following manner and form. First, I will and desire that all my just debts be paid. Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my dear and loving wife Mary Cobb, the land and plantation whereon I now dwell; likewise all my stock of cattle, hogs, and horses, and sheep, except one mare, and all my moveables and household furniture, during her life, and after her decease, and household furniture, during her life, and after her decease, the said plantation I give to my son John Cobb; and as for the moveables after my wife’s decease, I will that they be equally divided among all my children. Item, I give and bequeath to my son James Cobb, the land and plantation which I lately bought of William Cullefer, he helping to pay for it. I likewise give him that mare above excepted, she being a mare known by my loving wife my sole Executrix of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannull all and every other testament, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day above written.
Test:
William Hardy, Son of Samuel
Mary (X) Vanaford
Abraham (X) Morris
Henry (x) Cobb