Bertie COUNTY NC Silas Smith Will File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cathy Farris <cfarris@pacific.net> http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm WILL OF SILAS SMITH Silas SMITH Will 1825 Bertie Co NC In the name of God amen, I Silas SMITH of Bertie County state of Carolina Do this 7th March 1825 make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows (to wit) 1st I give and bequeath unto Thomas SMITH son of Ebenezer SMITH dec'd one negro boy named Joe, 100ac of land wherein his father Ebenezer SMITH lived. 2nd I give and bequeath unto Starkey SMITH son of Ebenezer SMITH dec'd one negro girl named Dicy? 100ac of land being the land I bought of John MORRIS it is to contain 1/2 of the tract of land I bought of said MORRIS and to consist where Charles JORDAN formerly lived. 3rd I give and bequeath unto Whitmell HODGE son of my daughter Polly HODGES one negro named Sarah and her increase boy Arthur to him and his Heirs forever. 4th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Polley HODGES two cows and calves to hers her heirs forever. 5th I give and bequeath to my grandson Joseph KING son of Sally KING one negro woman named Mealy and should Mealy have increase before my death her future increase as to be divided equally among all the children that Sally KING may have before my death except Joseph Jarrod and Isaac KING. 6th I give and bequeath to my grandson Garrod KING one tract of land that I bought of Benton KING containing ninety two acres for the bounding see the said deed. 7th I give and bequeath to my grandson Isaac KING one negro girl named Winafred should the said negro have any increase before my death her increase I wish divided amongst Sally KING's children except Joseph Jarrod and Isaac KING. 8th I give and bequeath to my grand daughters of Sally KING named Jennet KING and Ferry? KING ten head of cattle eight stack of Bees 27 head of hogs now on the plantation where Benton KING now lives To them and their heirs forever. 9th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Treasy SMITH one negro girl Clo one Boy Harry girl Sally one Feather bed and furniture four cows and calves two sows and pigs one woman saddle twenty dollars money one young horse and five kidd sheep to her and her heirs forever. 10ths I give and bequeath to my son Abram SMITH the mannor and plantation whereon I now live containing 220ac more or less 100ac of land lying on Roquist Swamp adj the land of William CLARK and the land formerly belonged to Martin GARDNER and John RUFFIN for particular boundary have reference to deed and patent- also negro man George negro woman Fanny and child Levina and her future__? Boy Peter girl Hasty and her increase girl Mary? and her increase one Boy Hill? two featherbeds and furniture, the bed I sleep on and the one I __? on one wheat tare all the cows and fodder __?__? one__? steers and cart five cows and calves and all my hogs except those given away all the kitchen furniture all money goats silo Bank notes and all the plantation __? whatsoever one horse and the remainder of my sheep on Desk? Disk? all the wheat to him his heirs forever. 11th I give and bequeath unto William Britton SMITH son of Abram SMITH one girl named Maria to him and his heirs forever. My two grand children named Thomas and Starkey SMITH in this___? legacies is to be and remain in the hands of my son Abram SMITH until they arrive at the age of twenty one years should they or either of them die without heirs lawfully begotten by their own body I give the same to my son Abram SMITH to him and his heris forever. My grandson Isaac KING's land is to stay and remain in the possession of my son Abram SMITH until he arrives at the age of twenty one years should he died without heirs lawfully begotten of his own body I give unto Charles KING son of my daughter Sally KING to his and his heirs forever. 12th I give unto my daughter Treasy SMITH one Bofat the furniture Bofat I leave to be equally divided between my son Abram SMITH and Treasy SMITH to them and their heirs forever. 13th I give unto my grand daughters Jennett KING one colt which is in the possession of Benton KING to her and her heirs forever. 14th I give unto Liza SMITH daughter of Treasy SMITH one negro girl named Basharg? to her and her heirs forever. All my stock of cattle not willed except my Brandy? Ileave to be equally divided amongst my children Polly HODGES, Sally KING Treasy SMITH and Abram SMITH the property I want? __ without sale at he discretion of my Executors and children, part given to Sally KING it is my desire for it to remain in the hands of my son Abram SMITH and for him to give it to her as he thinks proper. Lastly I constitute nominate and appoint my son Abram SMITH and friend James CHERRY Executors to this my last will and testament discharge? this and no others to be my last will and testament. Signed sealed published declared by him the said Silas SMITH tobe his last will and testament the date and year above written. Witness Preston ASKEW Edward SWAIN Silas X SMITH County Court Nov term 1829 Oath of Justine ASKEW Abram SMITH one of the Executors. E.A. RHODES, Clk Silas SMITH married Celia ELLIS daughter of Moses ELLIS. Aaron ELLIS was brother to Moses. Aaron ELLIS married my Catherine___BRYAN ELLIS in Bertie abt 1765. I do not have parents for Aaron and Moses ELLIS. Does anyone know these brothers? I have found records for Moses ELLIS in Chowan. Cathy ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============