State of North Carolina - Beaufort County
I Seth Wilson, Sen. Do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say,
1st. I give to my beloved wife Ruth all the interest that I have in the Plantation wheron Jacob MOORE formerly resided together with all the Crop growing or remaining on the premises, also all the stock of Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Horses, and Mules, Household and Kitchen Furniture, all of the working Tools of every discription also all the Interest I have in the negroes given or lent by the Will of Jacob MOORE dec'd to my said wife Ruth, the foregoing articles are those I got by intermarriage with said Ruth and if there is any article which I got by my intermarriage aforesaid that I have not specifically names, that I also give her, to her, her heirs forever, I also give to my said Wife Ruth out of my own property one hundred Dollars and my Gig, and I lend her six Table spoons, that is marked with the two first letters of my name also my Sugar Tongs, the spoons and sugar tongs to be returned to my Executors after her Death.
2d. I give to my Son Marshal WILSON the plantation whereon he now lives and all my land attached to that plantation lying South of a line of marked trees, beginning at HOWELS Corner and running with said line of Marked trees to the run of Tranters Creek alos one half of my land lying on the South side of Horsepen branch to him and his heirs forever.
3th. I give to my Son McGilborn WILSON, the plantation whereon I now live and all the land attached to it lying North of a line of marked trees beginning at HOWELS Corner, and running with said line of marked trees to the run of Tranters Creek, also the other half of my Land lying on the South side of horsepen branch, also thirteen acres I bough of Thomas Williams the boundaries of which will appear by referring to the Deed of conveyance, also Seventy five acres of Land that I bought of Kennedy joining Rotheas LATHAM line above the while place to him and his heirs forever.
4th. I give to my two Sons Marshal and McGilborn my grist old field to them and their heirs forever.
5th. I give to Son Messer Wilson one hundred acres of Land more or less which I bought of Samuel HULL, lyin g below Thomas WILLIAMS which was granted me by the State, also another tract I bought of Wm. CRAWFORD containing three hundred acres adjoining Thomas WILLIAMS also another tract I bought of Body BARD or Body MARTIN not now recollected which containing two hundred acres lying on the pine log Swamp to him and his heirs forever.
5. I give to my son Albert G. WILSON the Land that I bough of Wilie ELEMONS lying on the pine log Swamp containing four hundred and fifty acres also one hundred acres of Land lying near it granted to me by the State to him and his heirs forever.
6th. My Executors are directed to sell a tract of land lying on Tranters Creek near John CLEMONS containing sixty acres more or less, to give Six month Credit, and the proceeds equally to divide between Robert T. DANIELS and Amariah BIGGS.
7. I lend my Son Seth WILSON the plantation whereon he now lives and the land attached to it during his natural life and at his death I give it to the heirs of his body to them and their heirs forever.
8. I give to my daughter Wincey BIGGS two quarter sections of Land lying on the Missouri patents for which are now in my Desk to her and her heirs forever.
9. My Will is that my Negroes be divided into nine equal parts and one ninth of them I lend to my Son Seth during his natural life, and at his death to be equally divided between the heirs of his body to them and their heirs forever.
10th. The ballance of my Negroes are to be equally divided between my other eight Children to them and their heirs forever.
11th. In making the above allotment and division amongst my heirs the Negroes that I have given off to my married Children are to valued at what they were worth at the time they were carried home except the one given to Susan DANIELS her Negro Woman had a Child or Children when she carried them home. It is my Will that only her Negro woman be valued and that she have the child or Children in without a valuation and them enough of those now in my possession to be added thereto to make one ninth, or make all of my children equal as to Negroes, some of the females given or sent home with my married Children has had Children, and the male Negroes has increased in value as they have increased in age or size, it is not my wish or intention that either the accumulated value or increase of said negroes should be valued as it has arisen from the Induestry of my said Children.
12. My interest in the Newbern Bank amounting to Six hundred dollars I give to my two sons Albert G. and McGilberry WILSON, the dividends on which is to be applied to their Education.
13th. I give to my two sons Albert G. and Messer Wilson One hundred and fifty dollars each and to each of my daughters three hundred dollars to them and their heirs forever.
14th. The balance of my property not already disposed of is to be sold by my Executors at six months Credit and after the payment of all of my Just debts and the legacies given in notes, the residue is to be equally divided between all of my Children, and lastly I nominate the appoint James DANIES and Messer WILSON Exors to this my last Will and Testament in Testimony whereof I have hereunton set my seal this the 21 August 1826.
Seth Wilson Senr.
Signed, Sealed and published in the presence of us
Elizabeth (X) PERKINS
William CLARK
A codicil to this my last Will and Testament. My executors are directed to pro-cure from New York and white Marble Toumbstone for my Grave and one for my Wife Milley with suitable inscriptions on them.
21 Augt. 1826
Seth Wilson (seal)
Signed Sealed and published in presence of us.
Elizabeth (X) PERKINS
William Clark
November Term 1826. Beaufort Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. Then was the within last Will and Testament of Seth WILSON Senr. Proved in Court by the Oaths of James DANIES and Wm. CLARK and ordered to be recorded, and James DANIELS came into Court and qualified as Exor therto. Jos. B. HINTON Ck.
NOTE: This will was transcribed by Robert W. James, a descendant, with the following comment: There are a number of misspellings in the above document as filed in the records of the Beaufort Court. The document has been carefully proofread and to the best of our knowledge is exactly as printed in the publication from which taken.