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(Ordered by Alma Roark Johnson from NC State Archives 12/28/94)
Secretary of State Wills 1663 to 1789, S.S. 845
John Filliaw, 1748
WILL of JOHN FILLYAW, 1748
In the name of God, Amen, I JOHN FILLYAW of Craven County of North Carolina, being weake in bodey butt of sound and perfect mind & memory thenkes be to God for itt Therefore knowing the unsartitey of thisz Life &the Cartinty of Death Doe therefore make this my Lastt Will & Testamentt Revoking & disanulling all former & other Wills by heare a fore maid I Doe ordain this to be my Lastt Will and Testamentt in maner and forme folowing firstt I Resign my soull to God thatt gave it & my bodey to the Earth frome Whence it was taken hoping for a Joyfull Resurection att the Last day through the merets and satisfaxion of Jasus Christt my mostt blesed saucoiur? and Redemour has Touching the Wordl... Estate it hath pleased the allmightey God to bestow upon me I give devise and bequeau(?)e in maner and forme foling
Itim I give and bequaue unto my son JOHN FILLYAW all the Chatell of his owne mark which is a Crop & under Ceall? & slitt in Each Eare Likewise a two year old mair Branded one the Leftt Butock with this Brand 3F Likewise my plantation thatt I now Dewoll one with one hundred & fifty Acors of Landd belonging to it after the Deseas of my well belovid Wife JANE FILLYAW
Itom I give & bequeane untto my Dafter ANN FILLYAW all the Chatoll of this Brand AF one the right Butock Lisewise a Brown mair Brandd with this Brand O one the Butock Likewise one Living(Lining?) Wheall
Itom I give & bequeane unto my Dafter PRISILLAR FILLYAW one Cow & Calf & A mair Coltt & Lining Wheall
Itom I give & Bequeane to my son JOSEPH FILLYAW Two Cowes & Calves & a Two year old Hifer & a mair fold the firstt after this Day
Itim I give & bequeane my Dafter MARY MAGDLIN? FILLYAW one Cow & yarling
Itom I Give & bequeane to my Dafter RACHELL FILLYAW one Cow & Calf
Itom I Give & bequeane to my Dafter JANE FILLYAW one Two year old Hefer
Ittim I Give & bequeane to my son JAMES FILLYAW one yearling Halfer
Itim I give unto my well beloved Wife JANE FILLYAW all & singler all my Goods + Chatells after my Debets & Legeses being payd and I Do Apointt my sd Loving Wife JANE FILLYAW to be my sold Executrs of this my Lastt Will and Testimentt in Witnes where of I have hear unto sett my hand and seall this thirty firstt day of Augustt 1747
JOHN FILLYAW his mark
Sined sealled & Delivered
in the presents of us
ALEXSANDER A. BLACKSHARE his mark
no Shriess?
WOLF
WM GRAY
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North Carolina
Craven County
At Court begun & held at New Bern for the County afs. the 15th day of March Anno Dom. 1747
Present his Maty's Justices- Then was the within? Will of JOHN FILLIAW exhibited in Court & proved by the Oaths of ALEXANDER BLACKSHIRE, J. NICHOLAS WOLFE concurring. Evidences thereto, according to Law. And JEAN FILLIAW Executrix to the said Will appeared at the same time & took the Oath appointed by Law for her Qualification.
Ordered that the Secretary have Notice thereof that Srs. Testamentary issue accordingly.
Just. Jno. RICE ....
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Alma's Summary of JOHN FILLYAW will, Craven Co NC, signed Aug 1747
wife: ANN
sons: JOHN (his will above), JOSEPH, JAMES
daughters: PRISCILLAR, ANN, MARY MAGDLIN, RACHELL, JANE
witnesses: Alexander BLACKSHARE, J. Nicholas WOLFE, William GRAY
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