LENOIR COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Simon Turner of S'hmp. Co., VA, 1761.

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Copy of original found at Heritage Place, Lenoir County Community College.

NOTE: Although this is a Southampton County, Va. Will, it refers to land in 
Johnston County (now Lenoir) and some of Simon's children moved to Dobbs 
Co., NC. --mmm


WILL OF SIMON TURNER OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA

In the name of God, Amen, I SIMON TURNER of Southampton County, being of 
sound mind ---- to be buried at the descretion of my executors

ITEM: I give my tract of land lying in Brunswick County on the Top Branch 
containing 350 acres to my sons SIMON and WILLIAM to be divided by the 
water courses - all of the land on the west side containing 175 acres I 
give to son SIMON and all on the east side I give to son WILLIAM

ITEM: I give all my tract of 115 acres on Meherrin River in Brunswick 
County to be equally divided between my sons ARTHUR and THOMAS --- THOMAS 
to have the upper part

ITEM: I give to son WILLIAM the lands left to me by the Will of FRANCIS 
EXUM; I give to my son WILLIAM my tract of land lying in the fork of BEAR 
CREEK IN JOHNSTON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA containing about 200 acres of 
land --- I give to WILLIAM all my crops on said land

ITEM: I give to my son ARTHUR the upper part of my land in Southampton 
County where I now live - 355 acres --- also to ARTHUR my land in JOHNSTON 
COUNTY, NC that I purchased of JAMES ARDE - also the crops on said land

ITEM: I give to my son THOMAS the plantation where I now live - the 
remainder not given to ARTHUR --- also to THOMAS my tract in JOHNSTON 
COUNTY, NC where DREW ALDRIDGE now lives and crops

I give to WILLIAM, ARTHUR, and THOMAS all the stock, horses, cattle, hogs 
on the plantation in JOHNSTON COUNTY.

ITEM: To TURNER BYNUM I give the land where my daughter JENNETT BYNUM lives

ITEM: to sons ARTHUR and THOMAS all the benefits of a bond from WM. TAYLOR 
in JOHNSTON COUNTY NC - 150 acres to be divided equally

ITEM: to son JOHN all in stock, cattle and hogs on his plantation in 
Brunswick County on Great Swamp. I give to my daughter, MILLE, all my 
stock, cattle, hogs on my plantation in Northampton county, NC that I 
purchased of EDWARD REGASON (?)

ITEM: I give to son, SIMON, my smallest still - son, THOMAS, my largest 
still - son, WILLIAM, one feather bed and furniture; to daughter, MILLE, 
one feather bed and furniture; son, ARTHUR, one feather bed and furniture; 
the same to THOMAS

ITEM: I give to son, WILLIAM, five Negroes viz - DICK, CHARLS, LUCY 
NAUHUPTY JAMES and PETER

ITEM: I give to my daughter, MILLE, four Negroes viz - JIM, MOSES, SILVIAH, 
and ROSE

ITEM: I give to son, ARTHUR, three Negroes viz - JACOB, HARRY, and TABB

ITEM: I give to son, THOMAS, three Negroes - viz - TOM, LITTE JERNISE (?), 
and ANNANA

ITEM: I give to daughter, JENNETT BYNUM, four Negroes - viz - CASTER, 
LONDON, FORTUNE and BONPEY during her life then to be divided by her 
children, MILLE, TURNER, BENNE, and LUGAL (?)

ITEM: I give to my daughter, DORCAS PERSON, three Negroes viz - BEN, 
PHILLIS (only two named)

ITEM: I give to my son SIMON - called one Negro man, JEMMIE

ITEM: I give to LUCY PERSON my Negro girl named LINDER

ITEM: I give to TURNER PERSON my Negro girl FANNY

I appoint JOHN PERSON and my son SIMON as executors

Written 7 July 1761

                       Signed SIMON (X) TURNER

WIT THOS. CLIFTON, JOHN M. LEMORE (?), ELIZA (X) LEMORE, MARY (X) PENCE

To Court 10 December 1761 - proved by oath of ALBRIDGTON JONES, HENRY (X) 
VAUGHAN

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