1800) The Last will & testamnet of William Thomas (80
In the name of God Amen
I William Thomas of Richmond County in the State of North Carolina being of sound mind & memory (but considering the mortality of mankind) Do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following (Viz) In primis I give & bequeath to my sons William Thomas Nathan Thomas John Thomas & George Thomas, all my wearing apparel with all my books my Bible & testament excepted & my Orrary to be equally divided among them. Item I give & bequeath to my wife & my five youngest children Easter, Jane & Martha Samuel & Robert as also to my daughter Mary Everette all the profits of my Griss Mill for eight years after my death share & share alike each & every one being at equal expense in repairs & charges of all kinds whatever & at the expiration of Sd time I give & bequeath my sd mill with all the profits arrisen therefrom to my wife during her natural life life and likewise to my five youngest children above mentioned. Item I give & bequeath to my son Stephen Thomas and my two daughters Elizabeth Ratliff & Sarah Moorman two hundred acres of land in Motgomery County on Hamers Creek left by will by John Roe to my wife Rachek to be equally devided amongst them. Iten I give and bequeath my dwelling plantation with all the remainders of my real personal estate to be equally divided between my wife & my five youngest children Easter Jane Martha Samuel & Robert share & share alike my wife to have her part laid off __ to land including my dwelling house at the discretion of a majority of my executors my five youngest children to have their equal parts laid off when the oldest child comes of age but not to receive their equal part till they severally come of age. and also I will that my wife should occupy & enjoy all & every part of my five childrens last mentioned portion to enable her to shool & clothe & raise Sd children and when they arrive to age to deliver up to my Sd children the equal parts as above mentioned-- and Lastly I constitute & appoint Wm Thoms Junr MAthew Covington Rachel Thomas Executors of this my last will & testament Evoking all others heretofore made, signed, sealed & delivered in the presence of the subscribing witnesses & at the testators request.
Joseph Roe
Mathew Covington
Benjamin Covington
Wm Thomas
No Carolina, Richmond County October Session 1800.
Then the written last wil and testament of Wm Thomas was proved in open court by the oaths of Mathew Covington Benjamin Covington and John Roe. Ordered to be recorded
Test Eli Terry Clk
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