Council Minutes, Wills, and Inventories, 1677-1701

1694 Wills

Albemarle Feb ye 18th 1693 In ye name of God amen I John Harison be ing now my ful memory doth bequeath my Soul to God & body to be buried in The Earth where my freinds pleaseth And for my temporall effects I bequeath to my Son Willm Harrison one hundred acres of land on ye west side of my plantacon more to ye sd Son one small pewter dish I doe give to my Son John Harrison fifty acres of land joyning upon his brother William more to ye sd John Harrison one Cow & heifer more to sd John one [moshel?] if ye sd John Harrison Goeth to ye age of 17 yeares he is to be at his liberty I give to my daughter Elizabeth one ten year old heifer I give to my Son Thomas one Cow calfe for ye remain of my estate I doe make my dear loving wife my Sole Executrix I doe owne this to be my last will & testamt given from under my hand & Seal ye day & date above menconed

John [his ^ marke] Harison

Sealed & Signd presents of us Geo. Fordice, John [his I M mark] Watkins Wm [his mark] Harison

Att acount. Holden for ye ps[???] of Chowan ye first Monday in April 1694 ye above written will was moved by ye oaths of Geo. Fordice John Watkins. Hendson Walker Clerk.

Albem[ar]le ss By the Honble ye Deputy Governor & Councell We being Certified that good & lawfull proofe hath been made the above written is the last Will and testamt of John Harrison late of this County deceased where of he hath appointed his wife [crossed out] full Exexutrix We doe hereby Authorise & impower his sd Wife Mary Harrison to upon all & singular ye personal estate goods Chattells and Creditts of the Sd John Harrison wherever in this Govermt to be found and the Same into her possession to take & thereof to dispose as by the sd Will is appointed Given under our hands & The Seal of the County Ye 12 day of July Ano Dmi 1694 Benj Laker Thomas Harry Dan.l Akenwell Seal: Tho.Pollock Francis Tomas

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In ye name of God amen ye 6th of May 1693. In ye name of God amen that I John Croslen of Albemarl being at this present Sick & weak in body but yet of s[ound] and perfect mind & memory praysed be to Almighty God and considering with my s[illegible] of this life and ye certainty of death all tho ye time & hour thereof be altogether uncertaine And to ye intent to be ye better prepared & setled in minde wherefore it shall please ye Lord to take me out of the transitory life And doe therefore [illegible] Gods permission make & declare this my present testamt wherein contained my last will in maner & forme following that is to say first and principallity I com[itt] ing my selfe unto ye hand of Almighty God my maker hopeing and trusting and through his mercys & ye pretious mercys of Jesus Christ his Son my only Saviour & redeemer to be Saved and to have free pardon of all my sins and [ever] lasting life my Kingdom of heaven and my body comitt to ye earth from w[hence] it came to be buried in decent maner according as to ye good discretion of my ex= ecutor here after named Shall seem fitt. And as touching all such Goods Chat[ells] Leases & personal estate which it hath pleased ye Lord to please imdue me with all that to me or Shall belong or appertaine at ye time of my decease I do will give & dispose of ye Same as followeth viz first I doe will and [begin crossed out] bequeath[end crossed out] give to my God daughter Constant Stiver one black two yeares Heifer [E??] the Cow called Gellion ^(her increase) and five unto my God daughter Constant halfe of plantacon ^([??] day of Maricia) and the other halfe to my loving wife during [crossed out] her life And af ter her decease then to fall to my God daughter Constant Stiver and her [missing edge] But without Issue then to Anne Stiver & if An dies without Issue then falls to[missing edge] next which is haner & her heires for ever. Item I give unto An Stiver one [missing edge] year old Heifer & her increase that come of ye Cow called lovely Item I Give [missing edge] Haner Stiver one two year old Heifor that cone of the Cow called Ramp & [missing edge] [Exerease?] And after my deceaseI desire my father Rich Stiver to record [missing page]

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heifers and look after then for ye Good of his daughters Item I give unto my father Rich Stiver my gun Item I give unto Johaner Stiver the black wastcot. Item I give to my loveing wife ye remainer of my estate [crossed out] paying my debts & to her heirs & doe make her my hole Executrix And I doe ordain & appoint it this to Stand & abide for & as my last will & testament & soe to be compleated In witness whereof I ye sd John Croften have to this my present last will & testamt. sett my hand & Seal first above written.

John [his I mark] Croslen

Signed Sealed in ye presence of us [??tes] Jone [his mark] Bresot, Arthure Carleton. Cotten [his mark] Cotles

Chowan present Att a court holden ye first munday in April 1694 The will was proved by the oaths of Arthure Carleton & Jone Bresett Nathaniel Chevin Clerk

Albemarle By the Hon.ble ye Deputy Govern. and Councell We being certifyed that good and lawfull proofe hath been made that ye above written is ye last Will and Testamt of John Crosland late of this County deceased and that the Executrix therein appointed is deceased Execution of the sd Will being not done. We doe hereby Authorise and appoint the above named Richard Stiver Adm.tor of all and Singular the goods Chattells and Creditts of the sd John Crosland hereby impowering him the sd Rich Stiver the same into his possession to take and thereof to dispose as by the Will is appointed Given under our hands and Seal of the County the 12th day of July Ano Dni. 1694 Tho. Pollock Tho Harvey Benj. Laker Francis Tomes

Danl. Akehurst Secr.

Albemarle County in ye province of Carolina ye 10th day of September 1693 that ye last will & testmt of John Johnson of ye precinct of Pequimins of the sd County being at this present of perfect & sound minde & memory and in reaso= nable health of body but yet considering ye uncertainty of the time when and ye certainty that we must and this transitory life doe therefore appoint this my last will & testamt in maner & forme following first making void by this all former will or wills by me made or caused to be made. My guns & all my working tools I give to my son in law Laurence Gunsalvo It[Item] I doe alsoe give to my sd Son in law Laurence Gunsalvo too horses ye one being a darke bay horse branded with ye letters L:G:upon ye near Buttock & ye other horse being a light grey branded with ye letter O. upon ye near buttock. It[Item] I doe give all ye rest of my estate both land & chattells lying in ye sd County of Albemarle to my loveing wife Sarah Johnson and my sd Son in law Laurence Gonsalvo to be equally devided between them to them & to their heires for ever Item my will is that in case my a bove sd wife Shall marry before my above sd Son in law Shall come to ye age of twenty one yeares Then my desire is that forthwith upon her soe marrying he the sd Laurence Gonsalvo Shall be possessed so ^(of his part of) land and all ye chattells above giv= en to him, any thing above sd notwithstanding in case [??] my sd wife shall soe marry as above sd then my will is [??] my son in law Lawrence Gonsalvo Shall have my new feather bed & furniture in kinde to goe into his prt of ye remaining Cha tells above given betwixt him ye sd Gonsalvo and my wife his mother [???] I doe appoint my loving wife Sarah Johnson my whole & sole Executrix of this my sd will [??] I doe appoint and by way of request desire my trusty freinds Caleb Cullaway & James Hoy overseers of this my will to se it duly fulfilled as above sd And to ye performance of the above [permiser?] I have hereunto sett my hand and Seal ye day above written John Johnson

Signed Sealed & delivered in presens of Tho Leper Tho Houghton John [Porter?]

Proved in Court by the oaths of Tho Lepper and Tho. Horton At a court holden for ye present of Perquimons ye 9th of Aprill 1694 John Stepney Clerk 44

Albemarle ss By ye Honble ye Depty Govern & Councell We being certifyed that Good and Carefull proofe hath been made that ye above written

1694 Wills & Administracons

written is ye last will and testmt of John Johnson late of this County deceas where by Sarah John Relt. [Relict] of ye Said John Johnson is appointed Executrix these are to au= thorise & impower ye sd Sarah Johnson to [??] in and upon all and singular ye goods Chattells & Creditts of the sd John Johnson wherever in this Governmt to be found and the Same to dispose of as by the sd Will is appointed Given under our hands and Seal of the County ye 12th day of July Ano Dm 1694 Benj Lakar Tho.Harvey Tho. Pollock Francis Tomes

Danl. Akehurst Secrt.

Albemarle By ye Rt Honble ye Governor & honble Councel Whereas by certificate from ye Court of ye Precinct of Chowan it ap peareth to us that Wm Stuart of ye sd precinct is dead intestate and that Anne Stuart his wife being nearest of kin desireth administracon of ye goods and chattells of ye sd wm Stuart These are to impower ye sd Anne Stuart to administer in & upon all & every ye Goods Chattells & personall estate of the said wm Stuart wherever in this Govermt. to be found and the same into her custody & possession to take and all ye just debts of the deceased to pay as far as the sd estate will extend or amount to And a true Inventory of the sd [??] apprised according to law to returne to ye Secrety's office and the same to be countable for whensoever thereto She shall be lawfully called Shee having given Security for the true performance hereof Given under our hands and the Seal of the County ye 5th day of Aprill Ano Dni 1694

Danl. Akehurst Secret.

Philip [Ludwe??] Wm Wilkison Tho. Harvy Tho. Pollock Benj. Lakar

A list of Debts which was contracted by Rich Halliol belonging to Adam Winthrop esqr and the rest of the Company taken by us ye 5th day of May Ano Dni 1694

[left column] £:s:d John Morgin 00:00:10 Isaack Roroden 01:09:10 Wm Bartley 00:02:04 Edw. Mayo 00:08:00 Mathias Towler 07:00:00 Robt. Molines 03:11:02 Jacob Peterson 01:00:09 Turlo Feckee 00:05:00 Patrick Bayley 00:17:07 John Wilson 00:05:09 Charles Taylor 00:01:03 Mr Duckenfeild 00:06:03 John Northcoate 00:03:11 Rich Plater 01:09:05 An [Durant?] 00:11:00 Macm. Southell 00:09:00 Wm Wilkison 01:10:00 John [Halson?] 00:15:05 Robt Cock 00:01:001/2 Stephen Munden 00:03:06

[right column] £:s:d [pence column illegible] Charles Jones 00:07:0? Thomas Sherwood 00:17:0? John Bournsby junr 00:09:0? Rich Madrim 00:10:? Francis Foster 01:06:?? Robt. White 00:01:?? Wm Steell 00:10:?? John Cabbige 00:04:?? Anthony Marscom 00:19:?? John Eldan 02:12:?? Mr Geo. Muschamp 10:10:?? Jacob Devilliard 00:05:?? Stephen Munday 02:01:?? Thomas Steel 00:01:?? John Toomy 06:01:?? Mr. Camball 00:06:?? Mr. Duckenfield 04:14:?? Wm [Ton??] Senr 00:09:?? Wm Sawyer00:15:?? Stephen [Vincont?] 00:00:??

& Inventorys

[Column 1] £:s:d Henry Paton 00:07:00 David Prichard Sen 00:04:04 Edw. Roe Sen 00:02:04 Caleb Bundy 00:04:01 Stephen Scott ju 00:02:00 Geo. Harris 01:07:03 Danl Johnson 00:11:02 John Hunt 00:04:04 Geo. Flemin 00;09:05 Wm Raman 00:09:03 Wm Turner 00:04:04 John Bolman 00:11:02 John Durant 00:06:08 1/2 Thomas Twiddy 02:11:08 Wm [Breed?] 00:05:08 John Godfrey 00:06:09 Austin Scarbrough 00:01:03 Robert Lowry 00:02:08

[Column 2] Joseph Halliot Dr to severall people £ s d Arnoll White 01:06:09 Jerimiah Symons 01:02:08 Morgin Thomas 00:01:08 Henry Palin Junr 00:06:10 David pricket Junr 00:15:00 Joseph Comander 00:11:05 Robert Wallis 00:00:08

Errors Excepted by us

Robert Wallis Joseph Comander

[across full page] May ye 19th day 1694 An Inventory taken of Mr Hallit and his owners goods here in ye Country. Forty Dozen of Coat Buttons = An Hank of sowing Silk. Two pair of Mens stockings = One Pottle measure with an hole melted in ye Side = Thirteen Yards & halfe of Damnifyed [Orenbrige?] = An hundred and Four black whisks = A Small [???] of Phisic =Five [Papers?] of Sowing Needells = One pair of Wearing Shoes = Pr of gloves = One book titled ye young Clerks guide. = Five other Godly booke = More one Penknife one Razor = Case = One Razor & hone = and Glas = One Dimity Wascoat = Two pair of Wearing Stockins = One white Hankerchif = Two old muslin neckcloths One Silk one = One Little Hatt brush = One Grey Seal = Two Chest = Att Stephen Mundine, Twenty Eight Barrells of Porke: at Mrs Ducants two Barrells of Porke = At Mrs Heartleys One barrell of Porke = at Francis Wards One barrell of Porke = att John Luins one barrell of Porke = Thir= teen & halfe Barrs of Lead. = One old shirt two pair of old stockins = at Jo= seph Comanders twenty three barrells of Porke. = And allsoe by Bill of lading Shipped of by us bearing Date ye 26th day of Aprill 1694 upon ye Sloop Industry to Lay Ninety Six barrells of Porke = Five barrells of Oyle = Six Barrells of Fatt one of which not Full = Thirteen Dear Skins one Panther Skin = One Cub = Skin = Twenty Seven Dry hides = One Cake & half of Bees Wax Robert Wallis Joseph Comander doth upon the penalty of perjury declaire this Inventory to be the whole truth to ye best of My knowledge

Sworne before us this 24 day of May which is the third monethe John Hunt Henry White

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1694 Wills & The fifth day of July 1694 I Willm Lawrence living in North Carolina in Pequimons River being Sick and weake of body yett Sound in Sence and memory This being my last will and testament I give and be= bequeath unto my daughter Jane Lawrence two young Cows and Calves & one ewe with all their female increase and my plantacon as far as the brige branch the Southwest part of my plantacon after the decease of my wife Margrett Lawrence and I give and bequeath unto my daugh =ter Rachell [??] Lawrence two young Cowes and calves and their fe= male increase and the first ewe lamb the first that is [falne?] with all her female increase and the Northeast part of my land as the Bridge branch after the decease of my wife Margrett Lawrence And I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Jane and Rachell one young Mare with all her increase and their Increase to be equally devided be tween them both when they are Sixteen yeares old and if so be that ear a one of my Daughters Should dye Then her part falleth to her Sister And it is in my wifs choice whether Sheee would buy a young mare for my two Daughters to run between them or to change my young horse for a ^(young) mare for them And I give and bequeath unto my cousin Rachell Snelling one Cow calf with all her female increase and I give and bequeath unto my Cousin Wm Lawrence one Cow calfe with all her female increase I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Margret Lawrence my house and Plantacon and wood =land ground belonging to it and all things belonging thereunto my Plantacon dureing her Lifetime and then to fall to ye eight heirs and give and bequeath unto my beloved wife all my hogs and Cattle and horses male and female after all my legacys is paid and my wife is to pay all debts and to receive all Debts And I doe appoint my brothers Israel Snelling and John Lawrence to be executors or overseers to prove my will and to See that this my Will is fulfilled according as it is men tioned therin after my decease and then my Legacys to be paid as soon as they can conveniently and their mark to be altered and Recorded This being Witnessed and Sealed in the presence of us [unclear] can [??] names of here The W marke of Wm Lawrence [Seal]

Francis Tomes junr Christopher [mark of] Lacy The 0 mark of Laurence Hunt

Proved in Court by the Subscribers ye 13th Augt 1694 Seald John Henney Clk

Albeml. ss: By ye Honble Deputy Govern. and [??]Deputys We being certifyed that Good & lawfull proofe hats been made that ye above written is ye last will & testamt. of Wm Lawrence decd. we doe authorise the Exe cutors therin [deleted] appointed to enter in & upon the Goods & Chattells & personal estate of ye sd Wm Lawrence wherever in this Governt. to be found and a true ventory therof to returne into the Secretarys Office and to dispose of ye sd as by ye sd Will is Appointed Given under our hands and Seale of the County 29 day of Septemr. Ano Dni 1694 Tho. Pollock Francis Tomes Tho Harvey Ben: Lakar Danl Ake[missing]