North Carolina.                                        May 8th: 1712.
In the Name of God Amen. I, Samuell Slocumb, of Bath County, in ye province of North Carolina, Planter, this being my last Will & Testamt:
All my wearing Clothes I Give to my bror: John Slocumb, I Give to my bror. Win. Smyth two Cowes & Calves and to my bror. Solomn: Smyth, two more Cowes & Calves. And to my sister, Isabel Smyth, two Cowes & Calves more. I Give to my Mother, ten Cowes & One bed tick; And one bed tick to Margt: Davis, the rest of my Estate I Give to my Mother & my bror. John Slocumb & Margt. Davis, to be equally Divided between them.
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                                                                                             Samll: X Slocumb   (SEAL)
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Signed, Sealed & Delivered In
ye presence of:
Wm: Brice.
Lovick Thomas.
Ann Brice.

North Carolina,   ss.
By the Honble. the Presidt. &ca.
It being Certifyed unto me that Samll. Slocumb is Dead & hath made and put his last will & Testament in writeing, a true Copy whereof is hereunto annexed, And not haveing appointed any Execrs. therein; & his Mother, Eliza Smyth, & his bror. John Slocumb, and Margt. Davis, being therein mentioned Genll. Legatees, by wch they have right to be Admrs. wthye said Will Annexed. These arc therefore to Impowcr them, ye Said Eliza Smyth, John Slocumb, & Margt: Davis, to enter in & upon, all & Singnler, ye Goods & Chattles, rights and Credits, of ye Said Samuell Slocumb whereever in this Govornmt to be found and ye Same into their possession to take, and a true Inventory thereof, appraised according to Law, to returne into ye Secys. Office -within One Yeare after the Date hereof, and all ye Just Debts of ye Deed, to pay Soe farr as ye Said Estate will Extend or amount to. And the remaindr: to dispose of as by the Said Will is appointed, Security being given for ye true performance hereof.
Given und'r my hand & ye Seale of ye Collony, this 3d: day of Augt: 1713.
                                                                                      Thos. Pollock.

Copied from 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)