SWAIN, JOHN
State of North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Date 3 May 1790
In the name of God amen: The third day of May one thousand seven hundred and ninety I John Swain of Scupperlong Planter being sick and poorly but in perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for the same calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give 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 decent and Christian like manner at the discretion 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 wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner.
Imprimis - Also I constitute ordain and appoint my son Nathaniel Swain my Executor also my son in law Joseph Analy Executor with him.
Item - I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Jeremiah Swain fifty acres of land it being one half of the land that was once Joseph Whidbes it being the land bought at vendue it being the South West end of the said land lying on the south of Alagator Creek to him and his heirs forever.
Item - I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Nathaniel Swain fifty acres of land it being the other half of the land and Plantation that was once Joseph Whidbes lying on the South side of Little Alagator Creek to him and his heirs forever, also one feather bed and furniture thereunto belonging to him and his heirs forever -
Item - I give and bequeath to my son James Swain sixty acres of land lying on the East side of the Spring Branch to him and his heirs forever one feather bed and furniture thereunto belonging.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son George Swain one cow and calf to him and his heirs forever.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son John Swain one cow and calf to him and his heirs.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son Spencer Swain one cow and calf to him and his heirs.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son Joshua Swain sixty acres of land lying on the West side of my Great Ditch the course of the said ditch to James Swain line to him and his heirs forever also one cow and calf to him and his heirs.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son Jesse Swain one cow and calf to him and his heirs.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son Timothy Swain sixty acres of land it be the Plantation and house whereon I now live lying between the great Ditch and the Spring Branch running up the side Branch to the back line Also one cow and calf to him and his heirs forever.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son Titus Swain one cow and calf to him and his heirs.
Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Swain one feather bed and furniture thereunto belonging also one three year old heifer to her and her heirs.
Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Joanna Swain one feather bed and furniture thereunto belonging to her and her heirs.
Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Betsey Swain one feather bed and furniture and curtains thereunto belonging to her and her heirs.
Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Swain one feather bed and furniture thereunto belonging to her and her heirs.
Item - I leave one hundred ares of land to be sold to pay my debts which is known by the name of the Mark Maples.
Item - My Will is to be understood so that I leave all other my movables Estate is to be sold and the money and all my negroes to be equally divided amongst my children which have no land which is to them as follows Mary Angaly Ann Swain Betsey Swain, Sarah Swain George Swain John Swain Spencer Swain Jesse Swain Titus Swain.
Lastly - My Executors pay my funeral charges and all other lawfull debts and do hereby utterly disallow revoke and make void all and every other former Wills Testaments and bequeath whatsoever by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I the said John Swain have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written,
Signed Sealed Pronounced and Declared
by the said John Swain in the presence of.
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