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Colony of North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Dated 1 November 1751
In the name of God Amen. November the first Day One Thousand Seven Hundred & fifty one. I Thomas Lee of Tyrrel County in the province of North Carolina Yeaman being being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given to Almighty God; therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body & the uncertainity of this life and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye do make & ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally & first of all I give & recommend my Soul into the hands of God taht give it; and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent and Christian burial at the discreation of my Executors; nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God; and as touching such worldly Estate ..........(line unreadable)............
Item(?) - I give & bequeath Elizabeth ..... beloved wife one Negro man named Ben one Negroe woman named Amy & one Negro named Ambros Son of said Amy; together with my new riding horse
Item - I give and bequeath to my said wife the fifth part of all my personal Estate.
Item - I give and bequeath the residue and remaining part of my personal Estate to be Equally divided among my four children to wit, Isaac, Mary, Frances & Thomas but in case my said wife shal bring forth another child or children by me begotten then & in such case such child or children to be co-sharers & equal with my said four children in the aforesd. remaining part of my personal Estate;
Item - I give and bequeath to my eldest son, to wit, Isaac afore mentioned all my land lying on the south east side of Connbee Creek in said county exclusive of the parcel of land called Brits & Savorey's together with my plantation lying on the West side of _____(?) Creek known & called by the name of my Cow-pens land the land thereto be___ ..........(line unreadable)................ above mentioned my parcel of land lying on the south east Connbee Creek aforesd. Known by the name Brits & Savorey's together with half of the uper tract of land which is jointly between me & my newphew Stevens Lee to him the said Francis and his heirs forever;
Item - I give and bequeath to my youngest son Thomas aboves the plantation whereon I now dwel together with all my lands lying between Connbee Creek and Morratock River and also the parcel of land to me belonging and lying on the west side Welsh's Creek below Josh Hudson's to him the said Thomas and his heirs forever;
And I constitute make & ordain my trusty & beloved friends Francis Brice Esqr. of Duplin County, Capt. William Mackey & Stevens Lee of Tyrrel County abovesd my full Executors of this my last will & Testament; And I do hereby disalow, revoke & disanul all & every other or former Wills Testaments by me named made ____(?) Or bequeathed ratifying & confirming this & no other ............... Whereas I have hereunto set my hand and seal .................
Thomas Lee
Signed Sealed pronounced
and declared by the said
Thomas Lee as his last
Will & Testament in the presence of
John Nicholls
William Bennet
James Rhoads
North Carolina
Tyrrel County
Present his majesty's justices
These may certify that William Benet one of the subscribing eveidences to the within Will appeared in open Court and make oath on the hily Evangelist of Almighty God that he was present and saw Thomas Lee Deceased sign and Publish and declare the within writing to be and contain his last Will and Testament and that he ws then and at that time of sound and disposing memory and that he saw John Nichols and James Rhoades the other two subscribing evidences sign his name thereto at the same time.
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