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In the Name of God amen; This day of March in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand and Seven hundred and eighty seven. |
I Thomas Whitticor of the County of Surry and State of North Carolina being in perfect mind and memory; though in weak lingering State of health and knowing it is alotted for all men once to die; do make and ordain this to be my last Will & Testament.-----
And first I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it me, and my body to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my executors hereafter named; And as to my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me with I dispose of in Manner and form following.-----
Imprimis I leave unto my beloved wife Mary all the land and plantation thereon, on the East side of the Creek; from Harvey's line up to the mouth of Spring branch; thence up the meanders of said Spring branch to my back line, meaning all the land to the East and North of said Creek and Branch within my lines During her natural life.
Item, I also leave to my beloved wife Mary all my stock of all kinds and all my household furniture and all my moveable estate of what nature and kind soever during her natural live.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Mark Whitticor all the land and plantation thereon, on the East side of Creek from Harvey's line up to the mouth of Spring branch, thence up the meanders of Spring Branch to my back line meaning all the land I now leave to my beloved wife; which land and plantation he is not to take possession of untill the death of his mother, at which time he, his heirs & Soforth is to have possession to him & his heirs forever.-----
Item I give and bequeath to my said son, Mark, the one half of my stock, household furniture and moveable estate after his mother's decease to him and his heirs forever.-----
Item I give to my daughter Margaret the one half of my stock, household furniture and moveable estate to take possession thereof, after her mother's decease to her and her heirs forever; mind the stock, household furniture and moveable estate of what nature or kind soever there is at my wife's decease is to be equally divided between my Son Mark & my daughter, Peggy.-----
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Johnson Whitticor all the rest of my tract of land not heretofore given to my son Mark meaning all the land West & South of the Creek & Spring Branch to take full possession thereof at my decease to him and his heirs forever.-----
Item As to the rest of my children namely Elizabeth, Mary, Nancy and Jane. I conceive have had as much of my estate as I am able to give them. However my will and desire is that each of them have [five?] shillings each in money over and above what has been given them, heretofore, to them & their heirs forever.-----
Lastly I do appoint my beloved wife Mary & my Sons Mark and Johnson Executors of this my last Will & Testament.-----
In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & Seal the day & date above written.
his
Thomas T Whitticor
mark
Signed Sealed acknowledged &
pronounced in the presence of
s/John Harvey
his
Mark M Whitticor the older
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s/J. Williams Jurat
North Carolina Surry County August term 1787.
Joseph Williams one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last Will and Testament of Thomas Whitticor, made oath that he saw the said Thomas Whitticor, sign publish and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament, that he was of sound disposing mind and memory; and at the same time he saw John Harvey and Mark Whitticor sign the same as witnesses; and ordered to be recorded. Recorded accordingly.
s/ J. Williams C C
Notes: There was no day entered in the first paragraph-only a month and year. The number of shillings to be left to the daughters was nearly illegible. The signature of Mark Whitticor as a witness was probably Thomas Whitticor's brother because of the words "the older" which were written beside his signature.
