BATH COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Francis Delamar, 15 May 1739

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From Bath Co. Wills
NC State Archives
Raleigh, NC by Gail C. Swain

North Carolina ?? In the name of God Amen the fifteenth Day of may in ye yeare
of our Lord God 1739. I Francis Delamar of the County of Bath in bare river
planter being sick & week of bodey but of perfect mind and memory thanks there
fore be rendred unto God Calling to mind the mortality of my bodey and knowing
it is appointed for all persons once to Dye I doe make and ordaine this my
Last will & testament that is to say principally and first of all give and
Recommend my Soul in to the hands of God that gave it and for my bodey I
recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Cristan like manner at the
discretion of my Executrix as heare after named – noting doubting but that at
the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of
God and as touching suck worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me
with I give Demize and bequeath in manner and form following

I leve to my loving wife Susanah her choice of my two plantations to keep as
her own during her life & after hir decese I give and bequeath to my soon
Frances my dwelling house & plantation where one I now live with all the Land
belongin there unto to him and his heirs for ever

I give & bequeath to my soon Thomas that plantation that lies one the south
side of brood? Crick as I bought of John Forbush with all the Land belonging
to it to him & his heirs for ever.

I Leve to my Loving wife Susanah all my moveable Estate to make use of as Long
as hir name is Susanah Delamar & after hir name is changed I will that it
shall be equally divided between hir & all my children –

And I doe heare by make ordain Constitute and appoint my Loving wife Susanah
my hole and sole Executrix of this my Last will and testament heare by
revoking and disannulling all former wills and bequeath by me made and
Declaring this only to be my Last Will and testament In witness wheare of I
have heare unto set my hand & seele the day &  yeare first above mentioned.

Signed Seeled & Delivered
Published and Declared as
My Last Will & Testement			Francis Delamare

In the presence of us
Robert Wo?ham					the words of my & the ___ 
Benja  L. Rice				introlined before seeled & delivered
     her
Mary MR Rice
    Mark

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