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PHELPS, JOSEPH Senr.
State of
North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Book 1, page 160
Dated 21 July 1787
In the name of God amen: July the twenty
first day in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven I
Joseph Phelps Senr. of the County of Tyrrell and State of North Carolina
Planter being weak in body but of sound mind and perfect memory thanks be given
to Almighty God for the same do make and ordain this to be my last Will and
Testament in manner and form following that is to say I recommend my soul into
the hands of God that gave it me and my body I leave to the Earth to be buried
in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors hereafter
mentioned and as touching such worldly Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to
bless me with in this world I leave and demise the following manner and
form.
Imprinis - I give will and bequeath unto
my beloved wife Ann Phelps one bed and furniturean to her and her heirs
and assigns.
Item - I lend unto my beloved wife Ann
Phelps my manner Plantation with one hundred acres of land be the same more
or less belonging to the same as long as she remains a widow, I also lend her
the use of all my moveable Estate to raise and school my small children upon her
natural life or widowhood and after that to be equally divided between my
beloved children Joseph Phelps Benjamin Phelps Simeon Phelps Hannah Phelps
Ann Phelps Rachel Phelps, Amelia Phelps and Jasper Phelps if
all living at the time of division and if any of them decease without heir
lawfully begotten of their bodys, to be equally divided between them
living.
Item - I give will and bequeath unto my
beloved son Joseph Phelps fifty acres of land be the same more or less
joining Jacob Davenports line to the Southward, and seventy five acres or
land out of the west end of my patent that joins John Cliftons land to
him his heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give will and bequeath unto my
beloved son Benjamin Phelps one hundred and fifty acres be the same more
or less beginning on the Westward line of the new entry towards Robert
Cliftons near the thoroughfare then running South 58D E. to the line between
me and Josiah Phelps Senr. then binding that and the other back line
round to the Westward to Nathan Batemans line then along is line and my
own to the first station to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give will and bequeath unto my
beloved son Simeon Phelps sixty five acres of land more or less lying to
the Northward of Joshua Tarkintons old patent at the lake and West of the
old road also fifty acres of land be the same more or less - Beginning at a red
oak on Bull Savanna then running the Savanna to the middle of the Tavern Branch
then along the middle of said Branch to the back line of Phelpes old
patent the along said line to a Maple then along a line of marked trees to the
first station to him his heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give will and bequeath to my
beloved son Jasper Phelps one hundred acres of land that my Plantation is
upon be the same more or less also fifty acres of land that is in a new entry
joining my Plantation land to the Westward of said Plantation to him his heirs
and assigns forever.
Lastly - I nominate constitute and
appoint my beloved wife Ann Phelps Executrix of this my last Will and
Testament and Joseph Phelps my beloved son Executor of this my last Will
and Testament revoking and disannulling all other wills by heretofore made
allowing this only to be my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal day and date.
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced
and Declared by the said Joseph
Phelps
as his last Will and
Testament in presence of
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