SoS_Will_Books_40_009

By the governor & Lords Deptes with the rest of the [torn]
of state To all persons Greeting In our Lord God everlasting
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wheras itt sufficiently apears to us That John Norris of this County deceased
makeing no will, & William Simpson of the sd County apearing before the justic[torn]
of the Lds proprietors peace att Carterett precinct Court, held the 15th of january last
past; pretending himselfe to bee the greatest Creditor to the sd deceased & desiring on [torn]
for administracon on all & every the sd deceaseds estate, which was accordingly [illegible]
wee do therfore in observant to the aforesd order of Court, hereby impower [illegible]
Willm Simpson to administer on all and every the estate both reall & personall of
sd John Norris deceased, & out of the same to satisfie & pay all his just debts [as]
farr forth as the sd estate which shall come to his hands, possession or know[knowledge]
apraised according to Law, to return into the Secretaries' office, & therof to [torn]
comptable att any time when legally required, hee haveing given in securitie [torn]
Tho: Finckley - and himselfe for his so doing, Given under our hands, and ye sea[seals]
of the collony this 5th day of February Ano. Domi 1679
John Jenkins
Richd Foster
Jno Willoughby
Willm Crawford
Robt Holden

Know all Men by these presents That wee Willm Simpson and Tho: Finc[torn]
both of the County of Albemarle in the province of Carolina planters
bind our selves & either of us joyntly or severally our heirs, Execut[torn]
Administrators to pay or cause to bee well & truely pd unto his Excell[torn]
the pallatine & the rest of the true & absolute Lords & proprietors [torn]
aforesd province of Carolina , or to their heirs & successors the full and [torn]
sume of twenty thousand pounds of good sound Merchantable Tobo. [tobacco] & [torn]
to containe the same; payable upon forfeiture of the condicon herein[torn]
annexed, In witness wherof wee have hereunto sett our hands and [torn]
the twenty fourth day of February 1680/79./

The condicon of this obligacon is such That wheras the above bounden Willm S[torn]
haveing received letters of Administracon upon the estate of Jno. Norris deceased [torn]
shall well & truely perform what therein hee is enjoyned , according to the te[torn]
sd Commission, & shall save & keep the Court harmless & indempnified from
every person or persons that may or shall lay claim to, or pretend interest in [torn]
estate of the sd John Norris deceased, duely executeing & truely performing ye [torn]
of an Administrator to all intents & purposes as therin to him the sd Willm Simps[torn]
granted, that then this present obligacon to bee void & of no effect, Or else to st[torn]
and bee in full Force and vertue:/.
William Simpson
Tho: Finckley

Sealed signed & delivered
in the presenc of
Raphe Coates
John Wolfenden