In The Name of God Amen.
I
John
Simons of
Chowan
Precinct in North Carolina being sick and week in Body but of perfect
mind & memory thanks be to God Do make and ordain this to be my last Will and
Testament Impremis I will that all my just
Debts be well and Truly paid and Satisfied within
convenient times by my Executor hereafter mentioned.
Item ~ I Give and Bequeath unto
my
Son John the Tract of Land whereon I now dwell for him to Receive at the age
of Twenty one Years Old but it is well he shall make Sale of it if it is his
desire until he is Twenty five Years old.
Item ~ I Give unto
my
Son Argill a piece of Land upon the head of my Line containing Fifty Acres
more or lefs~ known by the name of
Hopkinses
Folly.
Item ~ I Give unto my Two Sons all the rest of my moveable
Estate to be Equally divided between them it is also my Will that if either of
my Two Sons should dye before they come to age the other shall inherit. It is
also (my) Will that my Two Sons shall be put ? ? at Eleven years old and
there kept Two Year and their Schooling and the charge that may Accrew must be
Reducted out of the Estate. I also desire you my Executors that you would Sell
all my horses horsekind Bridles and Saddles at a Publick Outery only a Dark Bay
mare and Colt I would have lett run upon the Childrens Risque and I would have
the money to be Turned into Pewter Brafs or Iron also make publick Sale of Two
Beds and their Furniture and all my wearing Cloaths and the money to be put to
the same use And I desire that the Plantation shall be Rented and Improvements
made with orchards and other conveniences belonging to a Plantation and the
Cattle at the Exers Pleasure not moving of the Plantation and the Male of the
Cattle to be Sold at their Descretion at about Six or Seven years old and the
hoggs to be killed the First Season and the money to be Disposed as
aforementioned Also I make nominate and appoint my Trusty Friend
Frances
Beesley & Edward Standing to be my Two law full Executors & after my
childrens schooling that my Trusty Friend Francis Beasley may take them & bring
them up to the Carpenters Trade.
As Witnefs my hand Seal this
2 day of June 1731.
John
Simons Seal
James
Beasley
Fran H
Harrison
Transcribed by Marla Walker Beasley. No part of these records may be
used for any commercial purposes. However, please feel free to copy any of this
material for your own personal use and family research. If you find anything in
these records that pertains to your families, I would strongly suggest that you
look at the original will found at the North Carolina Archives on your own to
check for errors or possibly other additional and helpful information. Thank
you!
