Shirley Whatley - Last Will 1778
The Will of Shirley Whatley, December 19, 1778
Dept. Archives & History BUTE COUNTY WILLS, VOL. III, p. 43
Raleigh, North Carolina
RECORDED WARREN COUNTY, N. C. Feb. 1783
Written 12-19-1778
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. This Nineteenth day of December in the Year of Our Lord Christ One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight, I, SHIRLEY WHATLEY of the County of Bute and Province of North Carolina being of sound mind, memory and understanding, Praised by God for the same, and knowing the uncertainty of this transitory Life, and that it is appointed for all men once to die, and that it pleases God that we must leave this World, I am willing through the Merits of Christ Jesus to submit to the Almighty's divine Will and Pleasure hoping that I may attain to that happiness that God has appointed for all true believers, and that I rely my whole dependence, and for as much God has endowed me with some Worldy Estate, I do hereby dispose of it in manner and form following, (to wit) that after my just debts and Funeral Expenses are paid, and I hope and trust in my Executors herein after mentioned that they see my Body decently interred, and that they be allowed for the same. IMPRIS.
I lend to my well beloved WIFE, REBECCA the third part of the Land whereon I now live, and three Negroes, viz: Jacob, Philis and Anthony, and also all my Household Utensils, four cows and calves, one horse and one mare, six head of sheep, two sows and pigs during her life or widowhood, and after her Decease or Widowhood, I Give the aforesaid Bequeath'd Estate, the three negroes to my SON, WILLIS they and their increase forever, the Goods and Chattles before mentioned, and all the moveable Goods and Chattles belonging to my Estate, I Give my SON, ORNAN and my SON WHARTON, to be sold at auction to the highest bidder, and to be equally divided between my two sons Ornan and Wharton.
I likewise Give to my son Wharton one Negro girl named Fanny, and likewise to my son Ornan, I Give one Negro fellow named Glocester, after my decease.
ITEM. I Give and Bequeath to my DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, MARY WHATLEY the two-thirds of Land whereon I now live, to be sold to the highest bidder for ready money to be contributed to the use of her and the support of her and her children and observe that this two-thirds of the Land to be executed after my decease and after my wife's decease the other third of the Land to be sold to the highest bidder and to be rendered to the said Mary and her children to their use and behoof, and to Observe more particularly that there's a reserve that Money shall be raised out of the Price of said land, for the further securing and clearing out of the Land Office all lawful right and Title for securing all the Land that my son WILSON WHATLEY has surveyed in the State of Georgia Government, in the New Purchase to be acted and done at the discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned without fraud, after my decease.
ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my SON, MICHAEL WHATLEY, Five Negroes (viz) York, Amy, Harry, Sally, and Milley, they and their Increase forever, after my decease.
ITEM. I Give and bequeath to all each and every of the REST OF MY CHILDREN, Five Shillings, after my decease.
LASTLY. I do nominate constitute and Appoint my beloved wife, Rebecca, my son Willis and my son Ornan to be Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hoping that they will Execute and Perform this my Last Will and Testament as my trust is reposed in them.
In Witness hereof I hereunto set and Put my hand and Seal to my Last Will and Testament the Day and Year observed.
SHURLEY WHATLEY (SEAL)
Witnesses:
Danl Potter;
John Lanier;
Mary Lanier
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