ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - Jacob Golden, 9 Feb 1829
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JACOB GOLDEN WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

In the name of god amen.  I, Jacob Golden, being sound in body & mind do make 
this my last will & testament.  If one of a younger date should not be found.

First, I will my body to the tomb to be buried in a christian like manner & my 
soul in the hands of the Lord to be dealt with as his tender mercy directs.
1st  I will that all my just debts be paid.
ITEM  I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Cyrena Golden all the property 
she held when I married her also one negro man named Jim & two horses, the 
pick of my stock with six cows & calves, all my stock of sheep & hogs with the 
plantation tools, household & kitchen furniture during her natural life.
ITEM  I give unto my step son John F. Spicer all the land I purchased of 
Josiah Edwards, it being two islands in Stump Sound as per deed will show also 
lot (illegible) that I purchased of Samuel Webb on the main as per deed will 
show, with five hundred acres that I purchased of Edward Williams, known by 
the name of the Jenkins patent as per deed will show.  Also, all the remainder 
of my horses & cattle not herein named if any to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM  I give unto my stepdaughter Easther Rhodes three cows & calves.
ITEM  I give unto Jeremiah & Jacob G. Rhodes, sons of Durant H. Rhodes, the 
land on the main road where I now live which I purchased of Lewis Pollock as 
per deed will show with two hundred acres ajoining that I bought (of) Edward 
Williams as per deed will show to be equally divided betwixt them, to them, 
their heirs forever.
ITEM I give unto Jacob G. (illegible) two cows & calves to him & his heirs 
forever.
ITEM  After my wife Cyrena’s death my will 7 desire is that John F. Spicer has 
my negro man Jim with all the plantation tools, horses, cattle, sheep & hogs, 
all the residue of my wife Cyrene’s property after her death to be equally 
divided betwixt  John F. Spicer & Jeremiah & Jacob G. Rhodes, to them & their 
heirs forever.
I also leave John F. Spicer & Joshua (illegible) sole executors to this my 
last will & testament whereunto I have set my hand & seal this 9th day of 
February 1829.
(signed) Jacob Golden

Test:  John D. Corbett
Test:  William Bishop
John F. Spicer qualified

State of North Carolina, Onslow County, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, 
February term 1830.
Then was this will of Jacob Golden offered for probate & the execution thereof 
duly proved in open court by the oath of John D. Corbett, one of the 
subscribing witnesses and John F. Spicer came into court & qualified thereto 
as executor agreeable to law.
Danl Ambrose, clk.