In the name of God amen: I, Robert Jones of Tyrell County do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth. Calling to mind the shortness of life and the certainty of dath do recommend my soul to God that gave it me and body to the earth from whence it was taken to be buried in a Christian like manner as to my worldly goods wherewith God has blest me with I dispose of in manner as folleweth ---

The plantation whereon I now live on I leave to my widdow Sarah Jones her life time and at her death to be divided between my daughter Tabatha Jones the division to be run North and South Tabatha to have the Eastward end my land ---

I give my son Isaac Jones one one hundred acres of land lying in the Westerden Ridges and thirty acres of Juniper Swamp entered by the name of the Ratter trees, I do give my negro Sut to my widdow Sarah Jones her natural life and then to her daughter Sarah Jones I give the above mentioned property to Isaac Jones and Tabatha Jones and Poole Jones and my daughter Sarah Jones after my widdows deces to him and their heirs and assigns forever, and I give my daughter Sarah Jones one feather bed and furniture after my widdows life time excepted out of it I give to Sallie Daughter Jones then her heirs and assigns forever, I leave one young mare by the name of Fly I leave for my executors to sell to pay my honest debts and my desire is for my administrator to collect my debts due me pay my honest debts, all the rest of my property I give my widdow Sarah Jones her natural life and then to be equally divided between my son Isaac Jones and my daughter Tabatha Jones and my son Poole Jones and my daughter Sara Jones to him and their heirs and assigns forever ---

Furthermore I leave my wife Sarah Jones and Willm. Liverman of Wm. My executors this my last Will and Testament and Joseph White my trustee to see this my Will executed November the ninth day one thousand eight hundred and two.

Robert (his -x- mark) Jones (Seal)

Sealed and Signed in
presence of us

Thomas Liverman
Uzzial Brickhouse
Timothy Jones

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Gordon L. Basnight