In the name of God amen I Ephram Sawyer of the county of Tyrrel Farmer being infirm in body but in a low state of health do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in form following That is to say I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be decently interred at the descretion of my Executors and touching such worldly Estate which it hath pleased God to bless me with I Will and bequeath in the following manner and form - - -

Item - I bequeath unto my son Josiah Sawyer seventy acres of land which I now live on in the said county aforesaid one hand mill one gun two heifers four year old next spring and all my Plantation tools one small dish and two three quart basons two pewter plates

Item - I give unto my eldest daughter Kesiah Sawyer one bed & furniture belonging to it half a dozen pewter plates two pewter basons one three quart one & the other a quart bason one flat iron two chairs two cows and cows yearlings

Item - I give unto my next eldest daughter Sarah Sawyer one new bed & furniture belonging to it, half a dozen new pewter plates two three pint basons nine pewter spoons one flat iron two chairs two cows & one heifer yearling.

Item - I give unto Frances Sawyer my dearly beloved wife ten stocks of bees & their increase & what houseold goods that ant mention her life time and then at her deceased to be divided between the three small children equally, by her freely to be possessed with & enjoyed. I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every former testaments & wills by me in any ways before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29 day of November 1789.

Ephram (his -x- mark) Sawyer (Seal)

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Josiah Simmons
Samuel (his -x- mark) Simmons
Peter (his -x- mark) Sawyer

Tyrrell County April Term 1790
Personally appeared Josiah Simmons and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he saw and heard Ephraim Sawyer above named, sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the above instrument of writing to be his last will & testament and at that time he was of sound, disposing mind and memory, and at the same time he saw Samuel Simmons and Peter Sawyer subscribing witnesses, sign their name thereunto and further saith not
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