Will, NC, Wake, Jesse Jones 1830

In the name of God Amen.

I JESSE JONES Sen. of the County of Wake and State of North Carolina being in a low
state of health, but in perfect mind, and calling to mind that it is appointed for
all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament.

First of all, I recommend my soul to Almighty God who gave it, and my body to the
Ground from whence it came to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the
discretion of my Executors, and touching such worldly affairs as it hath pleased
God to bless me with in this world, I give and Devise in the following manner, To
Wit:

I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife WINNIFRED [JONES] one feather Bed
and furniture of her choice. I also give her Fifty dollars in cash to purchase such
things as she may need, I also give her ten Barrels of corn and five hundred weight
of pork. I also lend her the following articles during her natural life, and then
to be disposed of as hereafter directed. Viz, one negro man by the name of NIDE,
and one negro woman by the name of NICEY also one yoke of oxen, and cart, one horse
or mule, of her choice, two cows and calves and all my cider casks and five head of
Hogs, of her choice and two Ewes and lambs of her choice, one chest one Bofat
[Buffet] and one table of her choice, and one brass skillet I also lend her the
Tract of Land whereon I now live, containing 480 acres with an exception of a small
portion thereof as deeded to TAXELY JOHNSON, JOHN NALL and WILLIAM FUQUAY. I also
lend her my Grist mill that is situated at my Sawmill in Cumberland County.

I next give and bequeath unto my daughter CHARITY [JONES] TURNER all my land lying
betwixt Neal’s Creek and King’s Creek, that I had not otherwise disposed of by deed
or otherwise, both in Wake and Cumberland Counties and on each side of the County
line, except the land set apart for my wife and that I give her, CHARITY, at the
death of my wife.

I next give and bequeath unto my son JOSIAH JONES all of my land lying on the
East side of King’s Creek both in Wake and Cumberland Counties, also the land
lying adjoining Stephen _____ and I _____ Stuarts land.

I next give and bequeath unto my son ALVIN JONES all my land _____ west of Neel’s
Creek, so as for CHARITY TURNER and ALVIN JONES I leave my sawmill, betwixt them
and each an equal portion _____ the Grist Mill to belong to them Jointly at the
death of my wife and not before.

I next give and bequeath unto my son LABAN JONES one negro boy by the name of
SOLOMON.

I next give until my son JOSIAH JONES one negro boy by the name of ELDRIDGE.

I next give unto my daughter DELPHIA [JONES] WOMACK one negro man by the name of
CHARLY. My next desire is that my negro boy by the name of ABEL be sold on a credit
of m_____ and the money accruing therefrom equally divided between all the children
of my deceased daughter REBECCKAH [JONES] PYLANT.

I next give and bequeath unto THOMAS LASETER, son of my daughter DELILAH [JONES]
LASETER, one negro Girl by the name of LOUISA.




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I next give unto JESSE LASETER (if that is his name, at any rate to the next son of
my deceased daughter, DELILAH LASETER) one negro girl by the name of SIMMON and if
either of them should die the negro I give that to belong to the survivor (viz), if
he die without an heir of the body, and at the death of my wife, my desire is that
the negro NED that I leave to her, may be sold, and the money equally divided
betwixt the children of my deceased daughter ABIGAIL [JONES] PYLANT, and the negro
girl by the name of NICY at my wife’s death, I give to my daughter CHARITY TURNER
together with her increase (if any she has before the death of my wife).

I next give and bequeath unto my daughter, BETHANY [JONES] SMITH, one negro woman
by the name of SALLY, and also her youngest child TITUS I also give to the said
BETHANY SMITH.

My next desire is that my perishable estate may be sold all except, what I give and
leave to my wife, on a credit of nine months, and the money arising therefrom
together in cash in hand (if any), at my death be set apart first for costs of
settling my estate and paying my debts (if any is owing), paying my wife her legacy
of fifty dollars, and also one dollar I give to my daughter POLLY [JONES]
STEPHENSON (having given her her portion before) the balance of the money arising
from such sale and cash to be equally divided between my three Daughters To Wit,
BETHANY SMITH, CHRISCHANY [JONES] JOHNSON and ZILPHY [JONES] STINSON and at the
death of my wife the property I have lent her to belong to my daughter CHARITY
TURNER.

And I also give my log cart and chain to ALVIN JONES and AUGUSTIN [AUGUSTUS] TURNER
jointly so that it may remain to the use of the saw mill entirely.

And last of all I do make and constitute my worthy friends AUGUSTIN [AUGUSTUS]
JONES and BARNABAS JONES the sole executors of this my last Will and Testament, and
I hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanull all and any other former Testament
Wills legacies bequests and Executors by me in any wise before named willed and
bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other, to be my last Will and
Testament.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this ninth day
of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty.

JESSE JONES (Seal)

Signed Sealed published and Pronounced and declared by the said JESSE JONES as his
last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the
presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

JEREMIAH JOHNSON {his x mark, jurat}
JOHN A. BROWN




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                         Will, NC, Wake, Jesse Jones 1830

Wake County

November Term 1830

The above last Will and Testament of JESSE JONES deceased was exhibited in open
Court for probate and duly proved by the oath of JEREMIAH JOHNSON and JOHN A. BROWN
witnesses thereto, and ordered to be Recorded.

B. S. KING CC




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