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PHELPS, JOHN
State of North
Carolina
Tyrrell County
Book 1, page 102
Dated 13 March 1778
In the name of God amen: I John
Phelps of the County and State aforesaid being thro the aboundant mercy and
goodness of God tho week in body yet of sound and perfect understanding and
memory do constitute this my last Will & Testament and desire it may be
received by all as such first I must humbly bequeath my soul to God my Maker
beseeching his most gracious acceptance of it through the all suffiscient merits
and mediation of my most compassionate Redeemer Jesus Christ who gave himself to
be an atonement for my sins and is able to save to the uttermost all that come
unto God by him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them and who I
trust will not reject me a returning penitent sinner when I come to him for
mercy in this hope and confidence I render up my soul with comfort humbly
beseeching the most blessed and glorious Trinity one God most holy most
mercifull and gracious to prepare me for the time of my disolution and then to
take me to himself into that peace and rest and incomparable falicity which he
has prepared for all that love and fear his holy name Amen blessed be God I give
my body to the Earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of Resurrection
from thence at the last day, as for my burial I desire it may be decent without
pomp or state at the direction of my Executors hereafter named who I doubt not
will manage it with all requisite prudence as to my worldly Estate I will and
posotively order that all my debts be paid first I lend to my wife Jonna
Phelps my house and plantation whereon I live with the land belonging to the
same during her life or widowhood and then I give and bequeath to my son
Benjamin Phelps my house and plantation with fifty acres of land more or
less to him and his heirs and assigns forever and I desire that if my son
Benjamin Phelps should mary in my wifes life time or widowhood that he
should have the use of one half the plantation and lands aforesaid -
I give and bequeath to my son Edmond
Phelps two hundred acres of land more or less on Second Creek known cridicks
and part of the Island to him and his heirs and assigns forever I give and
bequeath to my son John Phelps five pounds ten shillings lawfull money of
this state and three head of hogs -
I give and bequeath to my daughter
Susanna Parsons one pound five shillings lawfull money of this state
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I give and bequeath to my son Joseph
Phelps two hundred acres of land more or less on Second Creek joyning the
lines of Solomon Hassell and Edmond Phelps to him and his heirs
and assigns forever-
I give and bequeath to my son Urjiah
Phelps fifty acres of land more or less including the Tarhill Ridge joyning
a deviding line between the said land and John Tarkinton to him and his
heirs and assigns forever -
I give and bequeath to my daughter
Jonna Phelps one feather bed and furniture one chest one pot and one tea
kettle one yearling heafer -
I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin
Phelps one hand mill -
I give and bequeath to my son Joseph
Phelps one hunting gun one sow and ten young hogs one pot-
I give and bequeath to my son Urjiah
Phelps one hunting Gun and one sow with seven young hogs I give and bequeath
to my son Edmond Phelps one breeding mare with fould and the fould she
now goes with I give to my son Joseph Phelps -
I give and bequeath to my wife Jonna
Phelps all and singular the remaining part of my Estate to raise my small
children on during her life or widowhood and afterward, what is remaining to be
equally divided amongst my three youngest children Urjiah Jonna &
Benjamin to be divided by three free holders of this County and I do
appoint my wife Jonna Phelps Executrix and my son Edmond Phelps
Executor of this my last Will & Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal this thirtieth day of March and in the year of our Lord
1778.
John (his -x- mark)
Phelps (Seal)
Signed Sealed and delivered in
the presence of us
Peter Wynn
Godfry Phelps
John Phelps
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