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Will of Elizabeth Speir, 1773
From the Secretary of State Papers, NC Archives. Contributed by Roger
Kammerer and Elizabeth Ross. Published in the Pitt County
Genealogical Quarterly, Nov. 1977, Vol. IV, No. 4; Pitt County Family
Researchers, Inc., Greenville, NC. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/>
In the name of God Amen I Elizabeth Speir of the province of No Carolina &
County of Pitt Being being very Sick & weak of Body But of Sound & perfect
mind & memory Blessed be God for it Do this Twenty ninth Day of October &
in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy three make &
ordain This my Last will & Tastament In manner & form following,
Item I give to & Nephew Joseph Warren Junr Son of my brother Joseph Warren
Two Negro men one Called old Tom & the other Called young Tom to him his
Heirs & assignes
Item I give to my Nephew Mary Meessel [Mizzelle] Three Negros--Loucy David
& Patt to her & her Heirs & asignes & my Riding Horse & Sadle
Item I give to my Nephew William Smydick [Smithwick] Son of Mary Smydick
Two Cows & Calves Two Sows & Shates one Bed & furniture I further Desire
that His mother Shall have the use of the Cattle & Bed & furniture as Long
as She Lives
Item I give to John Smydick Son of Ormond Smydick Two Cows & Calves
Item I give to Famaler Smydick Daughter of David Smydick Two Cows & Calves
Item I give to Leza Warren Daughter of Edward one Cow & Calfe
Item I give to Mary Meessel Daughter of Mark Meesel one mair Called Jean
one Bed & furniture
Item I give to my Nephew Elizabeth Warren Daughter of Joseph Warren one
Bed & Furniture
Item I give to Samuel Smydick Son of Mary Smydick one mair Called Juel
and one Bed & furniture & all my Cattle that is not already Given to be
Equally Devided Between him and his Brother Edward Smydick I also Give to
above Named Famaler Smydick one Bed & furniture
Item I give to James Scott Brother of Mathew Scott Deceased one mair
Called Pol & one Silver Watch if he Comes for them & if he Should Never
Come for them that my Nephew Mary Meessel & her Son William Meessel Shall
have the Said mair & watch
Item I give all the Remainder of my Estate Both with in Doors & without To
Mary Meessel Daughter of Marke Meesel & Elizabeth Warren Daughter of Joseph
Warren Junr. to be Equally Devided between them I also Give to my Nephew
William Smythick one mair Called Pegion & one new gun
My Will & Desire is that young Tom my Negro fellow keeps for his one [own]
Use one Black Horse Called Boling & one gun & that my Negro David has for
his one [own] use one gun & one Horse Colt Called Cracking
My will & Desire is that all my Hoggs & Corn be Sold to the best advantage
& the money so arising after my Debts is paid to be Equally Devided Between
Mark Meessels Children & Joseph Warren Junr. Children William Smydick &
Famalar Smydick & that money & what I shall have by me to be Carefully put
________ [? illeg. word] Intrest tell [till] the Children Comes to age to
Act for them Selves
I heareby apoint my Nephews Marke Meesel & Joseph Warren Junr. Executors
of this my Last will & Tastament In witness Whearof I have hereunto Set my
hand & Seal the Day & Year above Written acknowledged pronounced &
Decleared to be my Last will & Tastament Dissalowing & revokeing all other
wills by me maid
Signed Sealed & Acknowledged
in the presents of Elizabeth Sper
Geo Evans
John Hardee
Major Harris
The within last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Sper was proved before me
this Twenty third day of March 1774. by the Oath of Major Harris one of the
Subscribing Witnesses thereto, who Swore that he saw the Testator Sign Seal
Publish and declare the same to be and contain her last Will and Testament
and that at the time thereof she was of sound disposing mind and memory.
Mark Meesel and Joseph Warren Junr. the Executors therein named took the
Oaths appointed for their Qualification. Ordered that Letters Testamentary
issue thereon accordingly.
Jo. Martin
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