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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