North Carolinah Tyrel County / SS

In the name of God amen: I John Marret of the aforesaid county and province planter being very sick & weak in body but of parfect mind and memory thanks be gaiven to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is apointed for all men once to die I do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principale and first of I gave 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 Christian desent manner at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but that at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and touching such worldly estate which it hath pleased God to blees me with in this life I gave and demise and depose of the same in the following manner & form.

Imprimis- I gave and bequeve unto my Ingr son Samuel Marret one shilling starling for his whole & soal part of my estate of inheritance.

Item- I give and bequeve unto my son John Marret one shilling starling for his whole & soul estate of inheritance.

Item- I give and bequeve unto my daughter Mary Stafford one shilling starling for her whole & sole estate of inheritance.

Item- I give and bequeve unto my daughter Ruth Hogg one shilling starling for her sole & whole estate of inheritance.

Item- I give and bequeve unto my son Hezekiah Marret one shilling starling for his whole & soul estate of inheritance.

Item- I give and bequeve unto my son Zachariah Marret one shilling starling for his whole & soul estate of inheritance.

Item- I give and bequeve unto my son Jesse Marret one shilling starling for his whole & soul estate of inheritance.

Item- I give and bequeve unto my son Isaac Marret one third part of all my parsonall estate and half of all my land that is at the northward that is to say all the lands in Maryland and in Kent County in Pensilvania to the said Isaac Marret to pay half my debts that I owe for his part to unto him & his heirs and assigns forever.

Item- I gave and bequeve unto my daughter Kizia Marret the third part off all an singular the third part of all my moveable estate free and clear of all incumbrances my sones Isaac Marrett and Jonathe Marret paying all my debts unto her and her heirs and assigns forever for her part.

Item- I give and bequeve unto my son Jonathan Marret one third part of all my parsonall estate he and his brother paying my debts that is to say Isaac Marret and Jonathan Marret pay all my debts that her sister Kizia Marret not to have any part of her third part dimished toward paying any part of my debts and likewise I give unto my son Jonathan Marret the half of all the lands that I have at the Northard that is to say all the lands I have in Dorchester County in Maryland and likewise the half of the lands I have in Kent County in Pensilvania the half of all the land called and known by the name of Good Luck containing two hundred and fifty acres and likewise a tract of land called & known by the name of Neighborly Kiness containing one hundred and fifty acres and likewise the half of all and seglar every part and parcel of land or lands and likewise all the rents that is due ever since I came from there and as I gave orders to sell some other lands when I came away the half of all the income of the rents and the half of all the money that is due by the sail of these lands if sold otherwise the half of the lands to be equally divided between the said Jonathan Marret & his brother Isaac Marret for his part unto him and his heirs and assigns forever.

I do hereby utterly disanul avouch and dissalow all & everey other will and testament anywise before this time named willed and bequeved will and do allow this and no other to be my last will and testament In witness whear-of I have hereunto set my hand & seal this day 15th of December Anno Dom 1770

Signed Sealed and Delivered
by John Marret as his last
Will and Testament in the
presents us the subscribers

John Marrett (Seald)

Elijha Staford (by mark)
Rollon Hogg (by mark)
Joseph Storey (by mark)
John Morrall

(Stephen Bradley in his "Tyrrell County North Carolina Wills 1729 - 1811" states that this will was "apparently probated May Term 1775.")