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PHELPS, BENJAMIN
State of North
Carolina
Tyrrell County
Book 2, page 52
Dated 25 November 1807
In the name of God amen: This twenty
fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred &
seven I Benjamin Phelps Planter of Tyrell County being sick and weak in
body but of a sound memory thanks be to God calling to mind the uncertainty of
this life and all flesh must yield unto death when it do please God to call do
make and ordain s my last will and testament in manner and form following. First
of all I recommend my soul to Alimighty God that give it and my body to be
buried in a Christian like manner by my executors hereafter named when its
please God to call and my temporal estate that it hath been pleased God to give
me I give and dispose of in the following manner Viz:
I give and bequeath unto my well beloved
wife Elizabeth Phelps her heirs and assigns forever one mare and side
saddle one cart all my corn all my hogs and all my cattle two head of sheep one
woolen wheel one linen wheel. I do by these presents empower my wife
Elizabeth Phelps to sell all the lands whereon I now live containing
seventy five acres be the same more or less and after she has secured the
payment for the same I do by these presents authorise my beloved wife to execute
to the said purchaser a good warrantee deed for the same and do farther by these
presents oblige my sd. heirs to abide by such sale and the money arising from
such sale, I do further empower my wife to purchase and lay out for lands in the
county of Washington & the land when purchased the deed she is to take to my
heirs and my said wife is to have the use of said land when purchased during her
natural life for the purpose of raising my children and after her death the sd.
land to be equally divided among my children Polly Nancy Debora Pennaniah
& Betsey Phelps to them and their heirs forever.
I give unto my beloved daughter Mary
Phelps one bed and furniture one bible to her and her heirs forever
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I give and bequeath unto Nancy
Phelps one bed & furniture I give and bequeath unto my well beloved
daughter Debora Phelps one bed and furniture. I give and bequeath unto my
beloved daughter Penniah Phelps one bed and furniture I give and bequeath
my beloved daughter Betsey Phelps one bed and furniture, all the
remaining part of my estate I give unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Phelps
her heirs and assigns forever. I do by these presents appoint Elizabeth
Phelps Executrix of this my last will and Testament in witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date first written.
Benjamin (his -x-
mark) Phelps (Seal)
Signed Sealed in the presence of
us
Urijah Phelps
Robert Wynne
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