North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Book 1, page 22
Dated 22 August 1761
In the name of God amen: I Elias Legett of Tyrrel County in the Porvince of North Carolina being sick and week in body by of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed once for all to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament principally and first I recommend my soul into the hands of God Allmighty that giave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be decently buried at the duretion of my Executors.
Imprimus - I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Sarah a feather beed and furniture to the same belonging all the pewter to me belonging and an iron pot two whelles a pair of cards and one chest three choice cowes and calves and two year old stears if to be found after my decease and all my he hoggs that is about a year old at my decease.
Imprimus - Item - I give and bequeath unto my eldest son William Legett five shillings lawfull money of Great Britain to be used out of my Estate.
Imprimus - I give and bequeath unto my son Elias Legett one cow and calf besides his owne and all my wearing cloths and working tools.
Imprimis - I give and bequeath to my son Jeremiah Legget all the money that shall be raised by ye sale of my plantation and Riding Horse and my Bible.
Imprimis - I give and bequeath unto Mary Ann Harrison the daughter in law of Thomas Jones money sufficent to by two likly cows and calves if she or he certain Attorney comes in ye term of ten years if not to be equally divided amoungst my four daughters.
The remander of my Estate after my just debts and funeral charges is paid to be equally divided amoungst my four daughters and the Legacyes left to my three children now from home if he or they or any of them should not returne in ten years or lawfull Attorney in their behalf then his or their part to be equally divided between my three daughters now at home likewise my Will and Desire is that all the money that shall or may be reased out of my Estate my be put out to principal interest at the duretion of my brother James Legget whome I ordain and appoint my whole and lawfull Executor and furthermore that my daughter under age may be bound out at ye discreetion of my Executor till they are sixteen years of age and my son Jeremiah Legget should likewise be bound out his discretion till he twenty one years of age.
I therefore declare this to be my last Will and Testament revoaking all former Wills and Testaments before this Sealed with my seal and dated this 22d day of August 1761.
Elias (his -x- mark) Legget (Seal)
Test John Ross
William Ross
Hugh (his -x- mark) Ross
Recorded by Fr. Ward Clerk
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