ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - John Jones, 5 Sep 1800
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina


In the name of God, Amen: I, John Jones of Onslow County, State of North 
Carolina, being in a low state of health but of sound mind and memory do call 
unto mind the uncertainty of this mortal life and knowing that it is appointed 
for all men to die, doeth this 5th day of September one thousand eight 
hundred, make, ordain and publish this to be my last will and testament in 
manner and form following, that is to say:
FIRST: I lend to my loven wife Ann Jones the use of my land and plantation 
whereon I now live and all my household and kitchen furniture of every kind 
whatsoever, including my feather beds and furniture and bedstids, one case of 
bottles and all my cooper and earthen ware and all my pewter and chest, one 
trunk and all my spinning wheels, two guns, one grind stone and one cart and 
geer and all my plows and geer and all my plantation tools, hoes and axes, one 
plow hackle and all my horses excepting two-year-old filleys.
I also lend to my wife all my saddles and bridles and all my sheep and geese 
and all of my stock of cattle, you yoak of oxens only making a reserved as my 
children mareys or comes of age, they are to have cattle given to them as I 
shall after death.
I also lend to my wife all my stock of hogs all my chers, one loom and geer, 
one hand mill, all my geese and all my corn and wheet, only making reserved as 
my children comes of age, they are to have a feather bed given to them, the 
above named property I lend to my wife Ann Jones, enduring of her widowhood 
and if in case my wife should marry or die, then and in that case it is my 
desire that my executors should sell the whole of the part property excepting 
one horse saddle and bridle whichever wife should chuse if liven I give the 
said horse to my wife if die to be sold as the rest of the part property and 
the money arising from the sale of the part property after my childson is 
raised and schooled to be equally divided between my two daughters Sereney 
Jones and my daughter Nancy Jones if liven or to their issue if an and in case 
either of my daughters should die and leave not issues, I desire that the 
surviving daughter of the two should have the whole of the moneys arising from 
the sale of the lent property to them or her and heirs forever.
ITEM: I give to my wife all my silver spoons and one warming pan.
ITEM: I lend to my son William Jones the use of my Negro woman Rhoda and her 
increase and my Negro boy named Toney enduring his natural life and after his 
death the said Negro Rhode and Toney to be highered out till his children 
comes of age and then the said Negroes and increases and higher to be equally 
divided between all his children to them and their heirs.
ITEM: I give unto my son George Jones one Negro boy named Shark one feather 
bed and furniture two cows and calves and one horse that he has got in his 
possession to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son Lewis Jones all my land from Donnahoes 
Branch down the northwest of New River to the New Rhode where rode crosses the 
swamp and then with the new road out to where it crosses the mirery branch and 
up the mirery branch to the head and fifty acres of a patent adjoining a 
seventy five acre patant lines includes runs from Donahoes Branch to Bolaways 
branch and then to my old line near the alligator pond one Negro boy named 
Scot and two cows and calves and one feather bed and furniture to him and his 
heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son Amos Jones all my land from the new rode 
before mentioned down the said New River Swamp to the mouth of the mirey 
branch then up the said branch where my line crosses the branch near a waterin 
hole and then out with my old line to a corner line, one of my old corners 
also one hundred acres of the before mentioned new patent adjoining Lewis 
Jones fifty acres and my year old bay filley and one feather bed and furniture 
and two cows and calves to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son John Jones all my land and plantation 
from mirey branch down the said New River swamp that I lent before given away 
and one hundred and fifty five acres of land lying on good possession and 
ninety acres of a new patent joining Amos Jones part of the new patant and two 
cows and cables and one feather bed and furniture to him and his heirs 
forever, my wife widowhood excepted.
ITEM: It is my will and desire that if either of my sons should die leaven no 
issues that is George, Lewis, Amos, and John Jones (Jr.) that their part of 
the land should be divided among the surviving of the four sons that is 
George, Lewis, Amos & John Jones, to them & their heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Serenay Jones my sorrel filley 
saddle and bridle and two cows and calves one feather bed and furniture to her 
and her and her heirs forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Nancy Jones two cows and calves and 
one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.
ITEM: It is my will and desire that as my children comes of age or marreys 
that last got a Negro given to them that they should have a Negro given to 
them of the young stock of Negroes observing that my sons have of the male 
Negroes and daughters have of the female Negroes, my Negro girl Hannah 
excepted, she is to remain wit the old stock of Negroes, my Negro man cuff I 
leave to be sold toward paying my debts with the remainder of the money that 
is due me and after my just debts is paid what money is left I give to my 
loven wife Ann Jones only excepting the money due from Thomas Jones to me for 
one hundred and fifty five pounds, I leave to buy a Negro boy with to remain 
with the old stock of Negroes to be of the duration hereafter mentioned.
ITEM: I lend to my wife Ann Jones the remainder part of the Negroes that I 
lent before given away enduring my wife Ann Jones's widowhood observing as my 
children comes of age or mareys they are to have a young Negro a piece given 
to them and when my youngest child comes of lawful age, if there should be 
young Negroes enough, I desire there should to be a divation among the Negroes 
among all my children as equal as possible, if there should not be young 
Negroes enough from the increase of Negroes to share one a piece and my wife 
should be a liven widow, I leave that matter to my wife and the discretion of 
my executors observing that all my Negroes are to be divided among all of my 
children at my wife's death or marriage and in case my wife should marry, I 
desire that my executors should take all of the Negroes and do with them as 
they should think most advantageous to my children and if in case my son 
William Jones should deceased at the devition I desire that his share of the 
Negroes should be managed as Rode and Toney before mentioned.
And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my trusty friend George White 
and my two sons George Jones and Lewis Jones sole executors to this my last 
will and testament, revoking all other wills made by me the day and year above 
written.

					John Jones (seal)

Signed and delivered in the presents of us:
Test: W. Shaw
Test: Jarrah Basden
Test: Moses Laws

Onslow County:  In court January term 1802, this will was proven in open court 
by the oath of Jarrah Basden and William Shaw and George White and Lewis Jones 
qualified thereto.
Nathaniel Loomis, C.C.