Bond, John
NORTH CAROLINA, BEAUFD COUNTY.
In the Name of God amen. I, John Bond, of ye. County afforsd: This Eight Day of July, 1749, being Sick and weak in Body, But of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to god therefore, Calling unto mind the Mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die, I Doe therefor make and ordain this my Last will and Testament, that is to Say, Principally and first of all, I give and Recommend my Sole into ye hands of god that gave it, and as for my Body I Recommend it to ye Earth to be buried in a Christian Like and Desant manner, Nothing Doubting but at ye general Reserectipn I Shall Receive ye. Same again through ye. mighty power of god; and as to touching Such worldly good wherewith it hath pleased god to Bless me with in Tins Life, I give and Devise in manner and form as folioweth: Viz,

Itam. I give to my Son, William Bond, all that part of a Tract of Land yt. he now lives on, that is, all on the west Side of ye middel Swamp of ye head of ye Creek, to him & his Heirs for Ever.

Item. I give to my Son, John Bond, the Remainder part of ye. sd: Tract of Land, from the middel Swamp of ye sd. Creek on ye East Side, to him and his Heirs for Ever.

Itam. I give to my Son, James Bond, all that Tract or percel of Land Call'd huddles, Likewise Lying on ye: sd: Side of pamlico River; Likewise I give to my James Bond, all that Tract or percel of Land Call'd Roberts, Lying on ye: north Side of South Dividing Creeks, to him and his heirs for Ever.

Itam. I give to my Son, Robt. Bond, this Plantation that I Now Live on, and all the Land that belongs to ye: sd: Plantation on this side of ye: Creek up to ye: Second Large Branch that Ruins out of ye: main Branch of ye: head of ye: Creek; and Likewise I give to my Son, Robert Bond, the one half of a Tract or percel of Land that I have on ye. South Dividing Creeks that Joyns to this sd: Plantation, and my Desire is the sd. Root: Bond Shall have the one half of ye: sd: Land next to and Joyning to this sd: Land that I now Live on, ye. which Land after my Son, Robt. Shall Come to Thirty years of age, I to him and his heirs for Ever, and my will and Desire is that ye: sd: Robt: Bond Shall have ye: full use and profet of ye: sd: Land in ye: mean Time fully and absolutley in all Cases, Excepting making Sale of ye. sd: Land.

Itam. I give to my Son, Richard Bond, all the Land that now belongs to me over this Creek, which Land was formally Calld: Piners; and Likewise what Land Is on this side of ye. head of this sd: Creek that above ye. Second great Branch as mentioned before which was Robt. Bond Bounds; & Likewise I give to ye: sd: Richard Bond the other half of that Land below on ye: sd: Dividing Creeks "Which Robt Bond had the one half of, ye: which sd: Land I give to ye: sd: Richard Bond and his heirs for Ever

Item. I Lend to my Loving wife, the use of this Plantation and house that I Now Live in and all the furinetur in or belonging to ye: sd: house During of her life, & Likewise I Lend to my wife the use of Two negroes Viz: one negro man Calld Shippy, and one negro woman Call'd Hannah, During of her Life.

Itam. I Land to my wife the use of Ten Cows and Calves, & forty head of Dry Cattel, and half ye: Sheep yt: I now have, Excepting three During of her Life.

Itam. I give to my Son, James Bond, two Negroes, Viz: one negro man Calif1 Ned, and one Negro woman Calif1 Sarah, to him and his heirs for Ever.

Itam. I give to my Son, Richard Bond, one Negro Boy, Calld Littel Jack, to him and his heirs for Ever.

Itam. I give to my Son, Robt. Bond, one negro Boy, Calld Sam, and one Negro garl Calld airly, to him and his heirs for Ever.

Itam. I give to my Daughter, Marey, one Negro Boy Calld Domina, to her and her heirs for Ever.

Itam. I give to my Cosen, martha Spring, one Negro man Calld Jack, to her and hir heirs for Ever.

Itam. I give to my son Robt Bond, Three Small putter Dishes & for puter Plates, two Deep ons & two Shallow, ones, puter pottel Bason, to him and his heirs for Ever.

Itam. My will and Desire is that all ye. Remainder of my Cattel, after my Death, Should be Eaquilley Divided betwen my Children, Viz: James, Richard, Robt. Sarah, & anna, & Marey, Excepting what I Shall hereafter mention.
Itam. I give to my Cosen, martha Spring, Two Cowes and Calves, and Eight head of Dry Cattel, to be Delivered to her by my Exc: before there is any Division made, and likewise I give to my Cosen, Martha Spring, one feather bed, & two Sheets, & two Blankets, & one puter Dish, & one puter pottel Bason, and one pint puter Bason, & one pint porringer & two puter plates.

Itam. I give to my Son, James Bond, one feather bed & two Sheets & two Blankets.

Itam. I give to my Son, Richard, one feather Bed & two Sheets & two Blankes.

Itam. I give to my Son, Robert, one feather Bed & two Sheets & two Blankes.

Itam. I give to my Daughter, anna, one feather Bed & two Sheets & two Blankes.

Itam- I give to my Daughter, marey, one feather Bed & two Sheets & two Blankes-

Itam. I give to my son, John Bond, one Chest and one Looking Glass.

Itam. I give to my Son, William Bond, my Desk & one puter Dish.

Itam. I give to my Son, Robt. my gun that I Commonly use.

Itam. I give to my Son, Richard, my Swoard.

Itam. I give to my Son, Richard Bond, one Black mare.

Itam. I give to my Son, Robt., one Black Colt and I Leave my Bay horse Calld Buet, for ye: use of the Sd: Plantation.

Itam. I give ye. use of my whipsaw Eaquilley between my Sons Wm., John, James, Richard, & Robt.

Itam. I give all my Carpentes Tools and Coopers Tools to be Eaquilley Divided between my sons, James & Richard.

Itam. I Leave my wife, ye use of all ye: hogs that I have to my wife During of her Life, & after her Death to be Eaquilly Seared amongst my Children, James, Richard, Robt:, & Sarah & anna & Marey.

And my will and Desire is that these two Negroes as I Leave ye: use of to my wife, Viz. Shippy and Hannah, Shall be Keep on this Plantation for the use of ye: Sd: Plantation till my Son Robt. Shall Come to ye age of Twenty one Years, and as much Longer as my wife Shall Live, and I Leave my Son, Robt., and what I have given him under the Ceare of his Brother, James, but then if there Shall be aney Complaint of misusage by him, Then I Impower any of his Brothers to take ye. Son Robt. and what belongs to ham out of ye: sd: Jameses Ceare, and my will and Desire is that my Son Robt. Shall Come to ye age of twenty one years and my wifes Death, that then these two Negros afforsd: Shippy & Hannah Shall be Eaquilley Divided myCbilldren Viz: Wm:, John, James, Richard, Robt., Sarah, Anna, & Marey, and likewise my Desire is yt. after my wifes Death, that What Cattel, Sheep and Household Goods, She has ye: use of, be Eaqully Divided betwen James, Eichard, Robt., & Marey and my Meaning is that my Daughters, Sarah & anna Shall have an Eaquill Shear of ye. sd: Cattel which my has ye: use of; and my will and meaning is that if Ether of my Children that is now unmarried Should Die without an Heire, then my meaing is that what I have here given him or them in this will, Shall be Eaquilley Divided amongst the Surviours of my Children, Wm; John, James, Richard, Robt., Sarah, anna, & Marey.

And I Doe hereby Constitute and appoint my Son, William Bond, and my Son, John Bond, and my Son, James Bond, Executors of this my Last will and Testament
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Signed, Sealed, and Published,
In the Presents of us, Interlined
before signed ye: word (or them)
betwen ye 102 and 103 Line.
Abra’m. Pritchett.
JOHN TURNER
Philip Pritchett.
Joshua Pritchett.

Beaufort County, ss. Septr. Court, 1749. Present His Majesties Justices:
These are to Certify that the Last -will and Testament of John Bond, late of the aforsd. County, decsed., was proved in open Court by the oath of Abm. Pritchett, one of the subscribing; evidences, who Saw that the other Subscribing evidence witness the Same; whereupon Wm. Bond, John Bond, & James Bond, were herein named, Qualified according to Law. Ordered that the Secretary have notice thereof.
...........................................................................................................................Test. Josiah Prathex. Clk.

Copied from the Original Wil1, 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)

Bond, Vinyard
In the Name of God Amen. I, Vinyard Bond, of Beaufort County, and Province of North Carolina, Being Very weak in Body but of Perfect mind and memory, and Calling to mind That it is appointed for all men once to Dye, Do make, ordain, Constitute and appoint This and no other to be my Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, That is to say:

First, I give and Bequeath unto my Beloved Wife, Sarah Bond, the Plantation I now live on, and one other Plantation ajoyning to it on Core Point, with all my Houshold goods, furniture, Stock and Negroes, in order to support, Educate and maintain my son, Sweeting Bond, and my Daughter, Sarah Bond, untill my said son arives at the age of Twenty one years and then I Desire that all my furniture, Houshold goods and stock Reinaining on the Said Plantation, be sold and the money arising from the sale thereof to be Equally Divided Between my said Wife, My said Son, and Daughter; But if it should happen that my said Son should Dye Before he arives to the age of Twenty one years, in such Case I Desire that the Sum of one Hundred Pounds Proclamation money to be Paid to my Wife out of the Estate that my said son Dyes Possest of, over and above what I have Already given her.

Item. I Desire that in Consideration of my giving to my said Wife, The Several Sums of money above mentioned, my Will and Desire is that the Estate of Mr. Southey Rew Deceased, When Settled and a Division Thereof made, whatever Part of that Estate that shall or may Come to my Said Wife, after my Decease, be Equally Divided Between my Said Wife and my Son and Daughter-Item. I Desire that soon after my Decease, the goods then Remaining in my Store, Consisting of Lining and Stockings and all other goods whatsoever in the said store, may be sold and the money arising from the sales thereof, be applyed to the use of my said Wife and son and Daughter within mentioned, According to the Directions of my Executors herein after mentioned.

Item. I Desire that my Exors. herein after mentioned may Sell and Dispose of my Negro man Angus, and my Negro man Harrey, and the money arising from the sale thereof to be layd out to such Proper Uses as my Executors shall think Proper for the Support of my said Wife and Son and Daughter.

Item. I Desire that my Plantation on the north side of Trent River, Containing two hundred Acres; and Likewise my Plantation near Bath, on Town Creek, may be sold and the money arising therefrom the sale thereof, be let out on Interest for the use of my said Wife and son and Daughter, untill my son arives to the age of Twenty one years, and then to be Equally Divided Between my said Wife and Son and Daughter. Item. I Desire that If my Son, Sweeting Bond, Should Dye Before he arives at the Age of Twenty one years, my will and Desire is that all the Household goods, furniture, and Stock, remaining on the Plantation at Coor Point at the Time of his Decease, may be sold and the Money Arising from the Sale thereof Be Equally Devided Between my said Wife, and my Daughter, Sarah Bond-

Item. I Desire that after my Decease, if it should Happen that my said Wife should many and Dye without Issue, then and in such Case it is my will and Desire that the one half part of what I have given and mentioned to be given to my Wife, shall be given to my said Son and Daughter, and Equally Devided Between them.

Item. I Desire that all my Just Debts shall be paid out of the Book Debts that are due and owing to me, and the over Plus, if any, to be Equally Devided Between my said Wife and Son and Daughter; and as to the Negroes Remaining of my Estate, to be sold with my Houshold goods and furniture as Before Mentioned, and the money arising from the Sale thereof to be Equally Divided Between my said Wife and Son and Daughter.

Item. My Will and Desire is that if my said Son, Sweeting Bond, and my said Daughter, Sarah Bond, should Dye before they come of age, then and in Such Case, my will and Desire is that my Sister, Susanah Kershaw, shall have out of the Portion I have Left my said son and Daughter, fifty Pound, Proclamation money, and the Remaining Part of their Estates to go to my Wife, Sarah Bond.

Item. I give and Bequeath to my there other Sisters, Sarah, Mary, and Margaret, Each of them, one Shilling, Sterling money, to them and their heirs forever.

And I further Nominate, Constitute and appoint my Beloved Wife, Sarah Bond, Executrix, and her Brother, John Carruthers, Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, Revoking all former Wills by me made.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal, the Twenty fifth Day of March, in the year of our Lord, one Thousand, Seven Hundred and Sixty two.
                                                                 Vinyd. Bond   (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Published and        
Declared by the within. named
Vinyard Bond, to be his last Will
and Testament, In the Presence
of us who have hereunto Put our
Names as Witnesses in the Pre-
sence of the Testator:
Willm. Peyton.
Willm. Thippe.
Henry Lockey.
Thomas Lee.

                                                                         Newbern, November, the 8th, 1762.
This day Personally appeared before me Thomas Lee, and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that he Saw Vinyard Bond, the Testator, Sign, Seal, Publish and Declare the Above to be and Contain his Last will and Testament; and that to the best of his knowledge he then was of sound mind and Disposing memory; and that he also saw Wm. Peyton, William Trippc and Henry Lockey, sign as Concuring Evidences with him. At the same time John Carruthers, Executor therein named, qualified as such agreeable to Law.
Let Letters Issue thereon.                                         Arthur Dobbs.

Copied from the Original Wil1, 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)

Bond, William
North Carolina, Buford County, ss.

In the Name God Amen. I, William Bond, of ye County aforsd, This six Day of Novmber, 1757, Being Sik and weak in Body, But of parfet mind and memory, thanks be to god for it, Thearfor Calling mind the Morttillity of my body and Knowing that it is Apinted for all men once to Die, I doe therefore make and ordain this my Last will and testament, that is to Say, Principly and first of all, I Give and Recomend my Soall into ye hand of God that give it; and as for my Body I Recomend it to the Earth to be Bueried in Chirstien like and Disint mener; nothing Doubting but at ye Generall Reserec-tion I Shall Recive ye same again through ye Mighty Pouer of God: and as touching such worly goods wharewith it hath Pleased God Besto me with in this life, I give and Divise in this maner and forme as foloweth, Viz:

Itin. I give to my Son, John Bond, the Plantation whearone now I doe Live, and all ye Land blonging therto, Excepting fifty acors up ye werstermost Swamp; lik wise I give to my son, John Bond, half the old Box Neak, to him and his Hears for Ever, and one Negro Boy named Seasor, and one Negro grail named amey, to him and his Eirs for Ever, and it is my Disier that the nrst Child that ame has, that my Son, William Bond, shall have to him and his Eirs for Ever, and my Disier that my Son John Bond Shall have one par of Silver Shue Bockells and Silver Stock Clasps, and one Small gun, and one fether Bad and fornetud and one Dask Viz.

Itim. I Give and Bequeth to my Son, William Bond, one ------of land, ware Samull Daves, lives and fifty acors, ware
Sarves Smith Did live, and one Negro boy named Limes, and one par of Silver Shue Bockells, and par of Silver nea Bockells, and one Stock Buckell, and one fether bad and fornetud, to him and his Eirs for Ever.

Itam. I give to my Dafter, Rebaker, one Negro garll, named Rose, and one par of Silver Shue Bokels, and one fether Bad and furnetud, to her Ears for Ever.

Itam. I give to Kniga(?) Erkman, one Negrc Boi, named Bristor, to him and Ms Eirs for Ever.

Itam, I give to William Smith, one Cow and Calf to him and his Eirs for Ever.

Item. I leave my two old Negros, Sid and Easter, to be Sold to pay my Lofell Debts, and the rest of my Movebll Estat to be Equilly to be Divided betwen my Son, John, and mary Erkman, and her Ears for Ever.

And I Do Apint James Bond, and Richard Bond, and Samuell Davis, Executors of this my Last Will and tastiment.

........................................................................................................................................Willam Bond   (Seal)
Sign, Sealled and Delivered,
Published In the presents of us,
Frs. Gilburtt.
Frances Warner.
Ann Mayo.

Beaufort County, ss. Deer. Court, 1757. Present: his majesties Justices:
This certified that the within last will and testament of Wm, Bond, was exhibited into Court and proved by the Oath of Ann Mayo, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, who swore that she saw the said William Bond, sign, seal & publish the same as his last will and testament, and that she also saw Fra. Gilbert and Francis Warner, the other subscribing witnesses set their hands thereto. And at the same time James Bond, one of the Executors thereto, qualified by taking: the Oath by law appointed.
Ordered that the Secretary have notice that Letters Testamentary may issue.
......................................................................................................................Test.    Walley Chauncey, Cl. Clk.

Copied from the Original Wil1, 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)