IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the fifteenth Day of January, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand, Seven hundred & thirty three. I, William Cartright, of
North Carolina, In the County allbramall, in the precinct of pasquotank,
planter, being Sick and weak, But of perfect sence and memory, thanks be to God
therefore, Calling to mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is
apointed for all men Once to Dey, do make and ordaine this my Last will and
Testament, that is to say: principally and first of all, I give and ReCommend my
soule Into the hand of God that Gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth to
be buried In Decent and Cristone maner at the discrision of my Executricks,
nothing Doubting but at the Generill Resurrection I shall Reseive the Same aGain
by the allmighty power of God; and touching Such worldley Estate where with it
hath pleased God to Bless me with In this Life, I Give and Demis and dispose of
the Same, in the following maner and forme:
Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my Son, Thomas Cartright, the sum of tenn
shillings six pence.
Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my Son, Robert Cartright, a small of land
a Joyninn unto his Land.
Item. I Give and Bequeath unto Oen Rese, Teen Shillings.
Item. I Give and Bequeth unto my son, Joseph Cartright, my plantation
whare I now I Dwell, after the desess of my wife, Sarah Cartright, begin att my Sons,
Robert's
line, up as fare as the pigg pens, and my will is that neither he
nor his mother molest one and other Dureing hir natrell Life and after hir
Desese then my plantation to fall to him and his heirs Lawfully Begotten of his
bodey for Ever.
Item. I Give and Bequeth unto my Daughter, Hannah Cartright, all the
Remaner part of the Land Belongin to my plantation patern, that Is above the
pigpens and to his heirs for ever.
Item. I Give and Bequith unto my Daughter, Tamer Cartright, a tract of
land called the Little For ajoining Oen Rese and to his heirs for Ever.
Item. I give and Bequeth unto my two Sons, Caleb Cartright, and David
Cartwright, my tract of Land Cominley Called Sandey run to be Eakqeley
Devided betwene them and to their heirs for Ever; But In case Either of my two
Sons Should Dey without heirs, then my will is that the longest Liver to porses
the hole tract of Land Called Sandy run.
Item. I give and bequeth unto my son, Joseph Cartright, my hunting gun.
Item. I give and bequeth unto my son, Caleb Cartright my new gun.
Item. I give and bequeth unto my son, David Cartwright, my two letle
Guns.
Item. I Give and bequeth unto my Daughter, hannah Cartright, one young
Black Mare Called rose, and my will Is that the first horse Colt she brings for
my Son Joseph, and the first mare colt for my Daughter, tamer.
Item. I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Cartright, to my son John
Cartwright Desesed, one two year old heffer.
Item. I give and Bequeth to my Loving and lafull wife, Sarah Cartright,
all the rest of my personell Estate, During her widowhood, but in Case the
should marry, then att the Day of marig, all the Rest of my Goods and Chatles to
be Eakqley Devided amongst my five Children, Joseph Cartright, Caleb
Cartright, hanah Cartright, David Cartright, Tamar Cartright.
Item. I Give and Bequeth unto my Daughter, hanah Cartright, one likely
Cow and Calfe, to have the sam Cow and Calfe this Insewing Spring after the Date
hereof.
Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my two Sons, Caleb Cartright and David
Cartright, one negrow man, If your mother Continues a widow she shall have
the use of him Dureing the natrell Days of hir life, but If she shall marey,
then the said negrow to be between Caleb Cartright and David Cartright,
And the said David Cartright to have his Labour three Months, and
Caleb Cartright to have his labour one month and so to Continew as Long as
he shall Live.
Item. I Give and Bequeath unto Oen Rese, a Serten tract of
land Containing one hundred and Eighty akers of Land, begining att a Beach one
the west Side of a Branch Called anauerell Branch, and from thence Runing
verioas Corses to the (to the) horn Beame to the Lithe fork swamp, soever the
swamp to a mayple which is over Deviding line, which said tract of Land I now
live one, to him and his heirs for Ever.
Item. I give and Bequeath unto Elizabeth Cartright, Daughter to John
Cartright, Desesed, fortey akers of Land lying one the South side of the
Creeke swamp Known and Calld. by the name of maverts, which Said land I Give for
more or Less, to hir and hir heirs for Ever.
Leaving my loving wife, Sarah Cartright, hole and Sole Executricks of
this my Last will and testament, and after hir Deses, the Rest of my Estate to
be Eaquelly Devided amongst my five Children.
William [x] Cartright (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, published & Delivered in the presents of us:
Edward E. [x] Whorten
John [x] Richardson
James Greaves
NORTH CAROLINA. - PASQUOTANK PREC'T.
At a Court held for the sd. precinct, at the court house in Broomfield, the
10th Day of aprill, ano. Domi., 1734, Present His Majesties Justices:
These may Certifie that Edward Wharton & John Richardson, two of the
Subscribing Evidences to the within Will, appeared in Open Court and made Oath
on the Holy Evengilist, that they were present & saw William Cartwright Sign,
Seal & declaire the within to be & Contain his last will and Testament, & that
the Sd. Wm. Cartwright, was then and at that time of sound & Disposing
memory; and that they also saw James Greaves, the other Subscribing Evidence
Sign his name thereto at the Same time.
Then also appeared Sarah Cartwright, Extrix. in Open Court & took the
Exctors. Oath in due form of Law.
Ordered that the Secretary have notice thereof that letters test'ry Issue
thereon as the Law Directs.
By Order,
Jos: Anderson, Cler: Cur:
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