Will, NC, Chowan, John Vail 1765 North Carolina Chowan County In the name of God Amen. I JOHN VAIL, of the province and County aforesaid, do make & ordain this my last will and testament in Manner and form following viz. ITEM I give and bequeath to my son MOSLEY VAIL my Manor Plantation and tract of land thereunto belonging to him and those heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son MOSLEY VAIL two Negroes JADE and TOM, and one bed and furniture. ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter MARY VAIL all that part of my tract of land called Thomas’ which lies on the north side of the main road to her and her heirs lawfully begotten forever. I bequeath to my daughter MARY one Negro girl called RACHEL and one bed and furniture ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter REBECCA VAIL all that remaining part of my tract of land called Thomas’ which lies on the south side of the main road to her and her heirs lawfully begotten forever. Also one negro girl called by ???k, one bed and furniture. ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH VAIL the Negroes following: RON, MUSTOPHER, JACK, and NELL, also one bed and furniture. ITEM I give to my daughter MARTHA VAIL 1 negro boy called JACK also one bed and furniture. ITEM it is my will and desire that if either of my daughters, whom I have given land, should die before they come of age or marry, the land of the deceased should go to my daughter ELIZABETH. ITEM I give and bequeath to my wife MARY one negro wench called JANE in honor of her dower. ITEM it is my will and desire that all the rest and residue of my estate in Chowan County should be sold to pay my debts and the remainder to be equally divided between my children. Lastly I appoint my trusty and well beloved ??? EDWARD VAIL, JAMES BLOUNT, and FREDERICK BLOUNT executors to this my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal November 13th, 1765. JOHN VAIL {seal} Signed, Sealed, & Delivered in the presence of SAMUEL DUNSCOMB CHARLES BONDFIELD JOSEPH BENBURY Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Chowan, John Vail 1765 North Carolina Eatonton Chowan County May Superior Court 1766 This will was proved by the oath of SAMUEL DUNSCOMB one of the subscribing witnesses and EDWARD VAIL one of the executors named in the said will appeared and qualified agreeable to law ordered that the same be recorded and that XXX have notice. SAMUEL JOHNSON Registers in book a folio 192 SAMUEL JOHNSON Clerk Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Chowan, John Vail 1765 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **