No. Carolina ss.
In the Name of God Amen. I, petter Rieussett, of Bath County, In ye provence of Afforsd, being of Sound and perfict Memory, praised be God for the Same, do Make, ordaine this My Last will and testament, In Manner and form following: that is to Say, first and principally, I Commend my Soule to the hand of Almighty God that Gave it, Hoping through the Merrits, Death and passion of My Saviour Jesus Christ have pardon and forgiveness of all My Sins and to Inhearit Everlasting Life; and My Bodey I Commit to the Earth to be Buried att the Discretion of My Executors Hereafter Named; and as tutching the Disposition of all such temporall Estate as it hatt pleased God to Bestow upon Me, I Give and Bequaith In Manner and forme as followeth:
Imprimis, I Will that all My Just Debts and funerall Charges be first payed And Discharged.
Itm. I Give and Bequaith unto My Loveing Nice, Ann Galaber, forty pound, Current bills of this province.
Itm. I Give and Bequaith Unto my Loving Nice, Jean Caila, fifty pound, Current bills of this province.
Itm. I Give and bequaith unto My Loving Nephew, Peter Randown, fortey pound, Current bill of this province.
Itm. I Give and Bequaith. unto My Loving Nice, Mary Covee, fortey pounds, Current bills of this province.
Itm. I Give unto the Church att Bath Town, ten pounds, Current bills of this province.
Itm. I Give unto the branch Church in petters Street, In Dublin, five pound Starling, Now m the Hands of Mr. William Espinah, In Dublin.
Itm. I Give and Bequaith unto My Naturell Son, John Bell, In Dublin, one Hundred pound, starling, Now in the hands of William Espinah, and to be Disposed of by my Dearly Beloved Brother, Jno. Rieussett, att His Discretion, for the Best use of my afforsd. Son, Jno. Bell, when He arrives att ye Age of Twenty one years.
Itm. I Give and Bequeath all the Best and Residue of My Estate both in ye kingdom of Ierland and In ye provence of North Carolina, In Americka, to my Loveing Brother, John Riusett.
I do hereby Constitut and appoint my trusty and well Beloved friend, Thomas Hanes and. Vinson Hurrard? my Execttr. of all My Estate in the kingdom of Ierland. I Liekewise Constitut and and appoint my trustey and well Beloved frends, Edward Salter and Oliver Blackburn, My Exetrs. of all Ms-Estate In the province of North Carolina. I do Hereby Revock, Disanull and Make Voide all wills and testaments Heretofore by Me Made.
In Witness whereof, I the sd. petter Riussett, to this my Last will and testament, have hereunto sett my hand and Seal this forthtenth Day of Januarey, In the yeare of our Loard God, one thousand, Seven Hundred and thirtey foure, 1734.
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Petter X Rieussett. (Seal)
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Signed, Sealed, and Delivered
In presence of uss:
Oliver Blackburn.
Peter Randon.
Mathias Collier.
No. Carolina.
Before his Excelly. Gabriel Johnston, Esq., His Majestys Governor in Chief of the said Province, and Ordinary of the Same:
Personally appeared Peter Randon and Mathias Collier, Two of the Witnesses to the within last Will and Testament of Peter Ricusett late of Bath Town, Deceased, who being duely Sworn, Say, That they were present and Saw the Said Peter Ricusett, Sicn, Seal, Publish and Declare the same to be his last Will & Testament, and that he was then of sound and disposing Mind and Memory to the best of their knowledge.
And that they saw Oliver Blackburn, the third Subscribing Witness present and Sign his Name as Witness thereunto.
Likewise appeared Oliver Blackburn appointed Executor to the said Last Will and Testament and took the usual Oath of Executor as required by Law.
Given at Edenton, under my hand, the 21st. Day of February, Anno Dora, 1734.
Gab. Johnston.
Copied from the Original Will filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
Source: North Carolina Wills and Inventories, copied from Original and Recorded Wills and Inventories In the Office of the Secretary of State by J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, Published 1912)
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