IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the 2d. Day of Feb'y, Anno, 1724/5. I, William Williams, of Currituc
precinct, In the County of Albemarle, and In the province of North Carolina,
Being Very Sick and weak of Body, But of Sound and perfect mind and Memory,
praise Be therefore given to almighty God for it, and 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 present Last Will and Testament, In Manner and form
following: That is to say, first and principale of all, I Give and Recommend my
Soul In to the hands of almight God That gave it hopping through my Blessed
Saviours Death and passion to have full and free pardon of all my sins which I
have Committed In this wicked world; and my Body I Commit to the Ground to Be
Buried In Such Decent Christian manner as my Ex'rs hereafter named Shall Think
fitt: and as for all Such Worldly Estate as In hath pleased almighty to Bless me
in this Life, I give and Dispose thereof as followeth:
First, I will that all my Debts Be paid and Discharged.
Imprimis, I give and Bequeath unto My Son, Thomas Williams, That Tract of
Land where I formerly Lived Up Tulls Creek, to him and his heirs for Ever: and
also, one Negro Garle I give unto my Sd. Son, Thomas, Called Sew
and all her Increase, to him and his heirs and assigns for Ever; and also, my
Will and Desire is that my wife Mary Williams, have the profit, Use and
possison of the plantation I now Live on During her Widowood, only the New
ground, Item, I except for my Son, Stephen Williams, and one of
the houses to Dwell in; and after my Wife, Mary Williams, marries,
my will and Desire is, that she have one third of the plantation aforesaid, and
other Two Thirds to my son, Stephen, and after my sd. Wife's Decst.
Item, I give and Bequeath all my plantation and Land Belonging to It That I now
Live on at the moth of Tull's Creek, Exc'pt part of the Island Called
In-the-Woods, at the head Line, Joyning to the Land I bought of Mr. William
Swann, to him and his heirs and assigns for Ever; and if my Son, Stephen,
Should Die without Isue, then to fall to my Son, Tulle Williams;
and also, I give to my Sd. Son, Stephen, one Negro woman Call'd Bess
and all her Increase, to him and his heirs and assigns for Ever, only excepting
to my wife her Service During her widowood; and further, my will is that my Son,
Stephen, have the Sorrell horse cal'd whipster.
Item, I give and Bequeath to my son, Tulle Williams, Two hundred and
Ninty Seven akers of Land that I Bought of Mr. William Swann; and the
part of That Island Excepted In the Land given to my Son, Stephen, to him
and his heirs for Ever; and if my Son, Tulle, Should die without Isue, to
fall to my Son, Stephen, him and his heirs for Ever; and also, my will
is, That my Son, Tulle Williams hath one Negro woman cal'd Sylvia
and al her Increase, only wife to have her in possion During her Widowood, Tell
my Son, Tulle Williams Comes to the age of one and Twenty Years, Then to
him and heirs and assigns for Ever: But if my wife shoul Die or marie, Then, my
will is That my Son, Tulle, Should medeaintly take her Into his own
possison, and all her Increase for Ever; and also, I give to my Sd. Son,
Tulle, one young Rone mare Coalt, with a Stare in her face and all her
Increase, to him and his Heirs for Ever.
Item, I give and Bequeath to my Three Sons, Thomas, Stephen and Tulle one
hundred and fifty akers of timber Land Lying up Tuls Creek cal'd Long Leet, to
Be Eaquailly Devided amongst them.
Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Jane Brent, the Use of
My Negro Garle Cal'd Molle, and the Use of al her Increase, During her
Natural Life, only, I Except the first Child the Sd. Negro Garle Brings, for
My Grand Son,
Johathan Brent, and his heirs for Ever; and after my Daughter,
Jane Brents decs. I give and Bequeath to my grand Daughter, Mary Brent, the Sd. Negro Garle, and al the Rest of her Increase, to her and
her heirs for Ever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Abigale Philips, one Negro
Boy, cald Jack, and to the heirs Lawfully Begotten of her Body, Body; and
for want of Such heirs to fall to Tulle Williams and his heirs for Ever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my Two Sons, Stephen and Tulle, one hundred
accores of marsh Lying In the Island Cal'd Gibeses Island, to them and
their heirs for Ever.
Item, I give and Bequeath to my Loving Wife, Mary Williams, one Negro Man
cal'd Glasso, to her and her heirs for Ever, and also the horse cal'd
Dick & al my parsonalle Estate, During her Widowood, only, I Except five pounds
to pay for my son Tulle's Schooling one year; and further, my Will and
Desier is, That if my wife, Mary, should marrie or Die that Then, my Two
Sons, Stephen and Tulle, Should Each of them, have one Cow and Each two
Yeows, a peace, out of my Estate, and Then to be Eaqually Devided amongst them
all; and also, I will that a True Inventory of al my Estate, persionalle and
that None be Imbasaled. and also I make, ordaine and appoint my Loving wife,
Mary Williams, True, Sole and Lawfull Exetrix with my Son, Tulle, of
this my Last Will and Testam't.
As witness my hand and Seale, this 2d. Day of feb'y, Anno Domini,
1724/5.
William
Williams (Seal)
Signed, Sealed and Delivered In the pres. of:
William Davis
Charles [C] Brent
Robert Ervin
L'res. Granted 7 Jan'ry, 1725
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