Will, NC, Beaufort, George Suggs 1758 GEORGE SUGG’s Will Filed November 24th 1758 & Letters Issued Recorded in the Secretary’s Office in Book No. 10 Page 120 & C. Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Beaufort, George Suggs 1758 In the name of God. The twenty ninth day of October one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight in the county of Beaufort, I, GEORGE SUGG being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be be to God, therefore, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die, I do make and ordain this, my last will and testament. That is to say: PRINCIPALLY and FIRST of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the might power of God. AS TOUCHING such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and devise, of the same, in the following manner and form. IMPRIMIS and give to my son NIMROD SUGG all my land on the south side of Tison Creek beginning at the second bottom above the clearing where THOMAS TINDESLEY’s cow pen is now. I likewise give him fifty pounds. IMPRIMIS I give to my daughter FANNEY SUGG one negro wench named VIOLET, one negro girl name CREEC [sic], them and their increase forever. IMPRIMIS I give to my daughter SARAH SUGG two negro girls NAMOUL & FEREBEY [sic] & their increase forever. I give to my wife JUDETH [JUDITH TYSON] SUGG for her maintenance five pounds per year during her life. My desire is that the Negroes shall be kept at the plantation in order to provide for the children and raise money to school them. I desire that my executors shall take out a deed for the place where PETER MARTIN now lives and give him a deed for the same. I likewise desire they shall take out a deed a piece of land on the south side of the Tar River beginning at SWARANEN line and make a deed to AMOS ADKINSON or SAMUEL [sic] RANDAL which pay thirty pounds and likewise take out a deed for the land for NIMROD and a deed of the remainder of that land to THOMAS TINDESLEY when he pay for the cost of taking of it & also to find money for JOHN JOYNER [JOINER] & JOHN BRAN [BRYAN] money to take out each of them a deed. IMPRIMIS and leave all the rest of my real and personal estate to be after my debts is paid to be equally divided between my daughter LUCEY [LUCY] TISON [TYSON], JOEL SUGG, ALLEN SUGG, FANNEY SUGG, SARAH SUGG & GEORGE SUGG. I do make and ordain AQUILLA SUGG, ABRAHAM TISON [TYSON] & my two sons JOEL SUGG & ALLEN SUGG my executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, disanull all end every former testament, will, legacies, executors by me anywise before named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Beaufort, George Suggs 1758 In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this day and year above written. GEORGE SUGG {seal} Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us. Test THOMAS TINDESLEY FRED SINGAT [?] JOHN ANDERS North Carolina Enfield November Term 1758 The within written will of GEORGE SUGG, deceased, was exhibited into court and proved on the oath of all the subscribing witnesses thereto; at the same time AQUILLA SUGG and ABRAHAM TISON were duly qualified in open court to execute the said will according to law, which on motion was ordered to be certified. Test J EDWARDS, CSC Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Beaufort, George Suggs 1758 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **