In The Name of God Amen.

I Mary JENNIS of the prse^t of Currytuck County of Albemarle And province of N^o Carolina Widdow Being weak & Infirme of Body but of perfect & Sound Memory thanks be Given to God for It & Being hourly In Expectation of my Last & great Change Do ordain & Appoint This my Last will & Testament & hereby Revoaking all other will or wills by me Made heretofore & this My Last Will & Test In Manner & form following Viz

Imp^rs  I Give & Commend my Soul to God that gave it me hoping Through y^e merrits & mediation of my Sovour To find plentious redemption & my Body to y^e Earth to be Decently Buried at y^e Desrection of my Execu^tr hereafter Named.

Item  I Give & Bequeath to my Son John RELF one Shilling to be paid after my Deceas by my Execu^r after Named.

Item  I Give & Bequeath to my Son In Law John NORTON And his Heirs for Ever All my Whole Estate both Real & personall after the above Legecy of one Shill^g be paid And it is the true Intent & meaning of this my Last Will & Test^t that my Son [sic]  Jn^o NORTON As afore S^d for Divers Reasons me hereunto moveing As also for Takeing Care of & Looking after me In my Old Age & have as afore S^d my whole Estate both Real & personall to him & his heirs for Ever.  And I Do also Appoint & it is my true Intent & meaning That my S^d Son [sic] Jn^o NORTON be & is hereby whole & Sole Execu^tr of this my Last will & Testament revoaking Disanulling as Afore S^d All other will or wills & Test & this my Last &c.  As Wittness my hand & Seal this Seventh Day of Decem^br Anno Dom: 1725.
     /s/ Mary JENNINS    Seal

Signed Sealed publish^d pronounced & Declar^d by y^e S^d Mary JENNINS As her Last Will And Testa^t In presence of Us
    David LINSEY
    Henry SMITH
    John MARTYN 

   

Currotuck prec^t Court}
    The w^th in will was prov^d in Open Court y^e 7^th day of Octo^br 1729
Test J. MARTYN  Clk Cor^t

[On the back of the will is written: Mary JENINGS Will; Lres granted 10 Ap^l 1730; RFDS]

[Source: North Carolina State Archives - MARS ID: 12.96.1.1122 (folder)]

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