Harrell, John Jr.
In the Name of God Amen, the Eight day of November, 1755. I, John Harrell, jun., of Bertie County, in the Province of North Carolina, being Very Sick and Weak in Body but of Perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God therefore, Calling to mind, the mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all Men Once to Die, do make and Ordain, this my Last Will and Testament, that is to Say, Principally, and first of ?II, I Give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it; and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executor, nothin Doubting but at the General Resurrection to Receive the same again by the mighty Power of God; and as Touching my Worldly Estate, I Give, Demise and Dispose of the same in The following Manner and form:
Imprimus. I Give and Bequeath to my Well beloved Son, George Harrell, to him and his Heirs for Ever, One Negro boy Named Cato, and one Mare and Two Colts, and one horse and Three Cows, and Two Calves, and Three Two Years old Heffers, and One Year Old Steer, and. all the Hoggs that Are of his Mark, Except two Grown Sows, all Which Creatures are Called his. I also give and Bequeath to the Above said George Harrell, to him and his Heirs for Ever, a Certain Peice or Parcel of Land lying between Thomas Williams and John Rhodes, beginning at a Pine my Own and Thomas Williamsis Corner, then along a line of Marked Trees To John Rhodses Corner, Near a Place known by the name of Rhodses hogg Pen, then along Rhodes's Line a Cross the road to a Corner of Rhods's, then along his line to a Read Oak John Rhodes's Comer, and formerly was Robert McClarys Corner, then along Rhodes's line to the Center of Three White Oaks near Burks branch, then along my line and Thomas Williames to the first Station, Containing One Hundred and Thirty five Acres, more or Less.
Item- I Give and Bequeath to my four Sons, Vizt: George, and Jesse, and Elisha, and Benjamin, to them and their Heirs for Ever, a Certain Peice of Parcel or Land lying in the Low-Grounds of the river, Beginning at a Gumb in a Swamp, known by the Name of Conaquina Swamp, then along Norflets road to a live Oak in the Marsh to Norflets line, then along Norflets line to James Browns Corner, then along Browns line to the Swamp aforesaid, then up the Water Course of the sd. Swamp to the first Station, Containing One Hundred Acres, more or less, to be Equally Divided Between my four sons aforsaid, at their Coming to Age,
Item- I Give and Bequeath to my Three Sons, Jesse, and Elisha, and Benjamin, to them and their Heirs for Ever, a Certain Peice or Parcel of Land beginning at Thos. Williamses and Nicholas Skinners, then along Williamsis Line to a Pine Williams's and my Corner, then on the North side of Cashi, then along the afsd George Harrells line to John Rhodes's Corner, then along Rhodes's line to Samuel Andrews's Line, then along Andrews's Line to James Browns and my Corner, then along Browns and my line a White Oak On the North side of Cashi, James Browns Corner, then along Browns and my line to my Corner, a White Oak, then along my Old Patent to against James Seays Corner at a White Oak in a New Patent line of mine, then along the said line to my Own and James Seays Corner in Richard Williams's Line, then along Williams's Line to John Glasses Corner, then along Glasses line to little John Harrells Corner, then along his Line to Nicholas Skinner? Corner, then along Skinners line to the first Station, Containing Seven Hundred and Seventy five Acres, more or Less, to be Divided Between my Three Sons aforesaid after the followin? Manner: to Jesse Harrell a Peice of Land binding On James Seays's Line; then along my line to James Browns line, then along my line and Browns aCross the Willow branch to the North side, then a line of Marked Trees from the aforesaid Branch to a Place known by the name of the Saw Scaffold, from thence a Continued Line of Marked Trees to a Pine, a Marked Tree, standing John Glasses line, then Down Glasses Line to Richard Williams's Line, then down Williams's line to James Seays, aforesaid, Containing Two Hundred and Twenty Acres, more or less; To Elisha Harrell, a Peice of Land Binding on the aforesaid Jesses line, then along my line and James Browns to a White Oak, Browns Corner then, along a line of Marked Trees to a Place known by the name of John Skinners Spring, in the Mill branch, then Down the Water Course of the Branch aforesaid to Nicholas Skinners and Little John Harrells Corner, then along my line and John Harrells aforesaid to John Glass's Line, then along Glass's line to a Pine the aforsaid Jess's Corner in Glass's Line aforesaid, Containing Two hundred and Twenty Acres more or Less; To Benjamin Karrell, my Plantation on Where I now live & all my Land joyning to it, Except What I have already Disposed of to my Three Sons aforesaid, Containing Three Hundred and Thirty five Acres, more or Less.
Item. I leave my Mill and all my Land joyning to it for the use of my four Sons aforesaid, and if my Executors and my Sons that is of Age shall at any time think it Proper that the said Mill and land Should be sold, that my Executors shall Act in Behalf of my Sons Which are not of Age, and shall sell the said Mill and Land, and if Either Peice of land which I have left to my Three Sons, Vizt: Jesse, Elisha, and Benjamin shall Prove or be thought by my Executors not so Good as the Other two, or if any Two of the aforesaid peices shall Prove not so Good as the Other one, that they shall be made up to an Equal Value out of the money Which the aforesaid Mill and land shall be sold for. and if any of the Money afsd. shall be left, to be Equally Divided Between my Wife and all my Children-
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my four Sons aforesaid, to them and their Heirs for Ever, all my Smith's Tools, and neither of them shall buy or Sell their Part of them till they shall Come to Age.
Item. I give and Bequeath to my Son, Jessee, to him and his Heirs for Ever, my Negro man Sam, and one Bed and furniture, and One Young mare, and Two Cows, and Calves, and all the Hoggs that are Called his Hoggs, and One Iron Pot-
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter, Mary, to her and her Heirs for Ever, one Small Black mare and Colt, and One Bed and furniture, and three Cows and Calves, at the Day of her Marriage, and one Iron Pot.
Item. I Give and Bequeath unto my Son, Elisha, to him and his Heirs for Ever, One Bed and furniture, and four Cows and Calves, and five Sows and Pigs, And One Iron Pot, and one Young likely Mare of Three or four Years Old.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Benjamin, to him and his Heirs for Ever, One Negro Boy named Ned, and one Bed and furniture, and four Cows and Calves, and One Likely Young horse of Three or four Years Old, and five Sows and Pigs, and one Iron Pot, and the Second Child that my Negro Girl Jude shall bring.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, George, to him and his Heirs for Ever, The first Child that my Negro Woman Phillis shall bring, and one Bed and Furniture, and One Rifled Gun, and One Iron Pot.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, jesse, to him and his heirs for Ever, the Second Child that my Negro Woman Phillis shall Bring, and my Old Gun.
Item. 1 Give and Bequeath to my Son, Elisha, to him and his Heirs for Ever, the first Child that my Negro Girl Jude shall bring, and my Negro Woman Phillis.
Item. I give and Bequeath to Daughter, Mary, to her and her Heirs for Ever, my Negro Girl Jude.
Item. I lend unto my Well Beloved Wife, Mary, all my Land and Negroes and Stock and household Goods during her natural life, after her Decease, to be Equally Divided between all my Children at the Discretion of my Executors, I also, Constitute, make and ordain my Son, George Harrell, and my Brother, Jesse Harrell, and my Brother, Israel Hardis Harrell, and Richard Williams, Thomas Williams and William Andrews and John Rhodes, my Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, and Every thing mentioned in this my Last Will and Testament to be fully settled and Determined by my afore mentioned Executors, and I Do hereby utterly Disalow, revock and Disanull all and every other former Testament, Wills, legacies, and Bequeaths and Executors by me in any Ways 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 Seal, the Day and Year above Written.

...............................................................................................................Jno. Harrell (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Published,
Pronounced, and Declared by
the sd. Jno. Harrell, as his Last
Will and Testament in the Presence
of us the Subscribers:
Thomas Williams.
William Andrews.
.......his
John Z Skinner.
.....mark

Bertie: County, ss,                                                  Jany. Court, 1756.
The Before Written Will Was Exhibited into Court by Jesse Harrell and Israel Hardy Harrell, Two of the Executors therein Named, and Proved by the Oaths of William Andrews and John Skinner, Two of the Subscribing Witness's thereto, and at the same time the said Executors were Qualifyed &c, Which was ordered to be Certifyed.

.................................................................................................................Test.   Benjn. Wynns, Clk. Cur.

Recorded in Will Book 7, page 164
(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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Harrell, John
North Carolina, Bertie County.
In the Name of God amen. I, John Harrell, of the County and Province aforesd., being of Body but of Perfect and Sound Mind and Memory (Thanks be to God), Do make, Ordain, Constitute and Appoint this my last Will and Testament, Hereby Revoking and Disannulling all others heretofore by me made, & this only to be made & held as my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following &c:
Imprimis. I Leave to my Beloved Wife, Grace Harrill, Dureing her Natural life or Widowhood, the Use of the Plantation -whereon I now live, & all the Land thereunto Belonging, and all my Stock of Horses, Cattle, hoggs & Sheep, & all my Houshold furniture & Plantation utensils; and the use of the following Negroes, (to wit) Patt, Bett, Rachel, Sambo, Jemmy, Jenny, Phillis, & Jack, and after her Decease or Marriage, to be Given & Divided in the following Legacies.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Jesse Harril, his heirs and Assigns for ever, the Plantation whereon I Now live, and all the Land thereunto belonging, and two Negroes (to wit) Patt & Jack.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, David Harrell, his heirs and Assigns for ever, the Plantation whereon he now lives, Containing One hundred & Sixty Acres, being part of the Tract of Land I bought of Mr Thomas Barker, and One Negroe Girl Nam'd Fillis.
Item. I Give & Bequeath to my Son, Josiah Harrill, his heir? & Assigns for ever, the Plantation whereon he now lives, containing One hundred & Sixty Acres, being part of the Tract of Land I bought of Mr. Thomas Barker; and One Negroe Wench Named Bett.
Item. I Give and Bequeath to my Son, Ezekiel Harrill, his heirs and Assigns forever, the Plantation whereon he now lives, Containing One hundred & Sixty Acres, being part of the Tract of Land I Bought of Mr. Thomas Barker, and One Negroe Boye Named Jemmy, and all the Cattle that is of his Deceas'd Brother Hardys Mark.
Item. I give and Bequeath to my Grandson, Esias Harrill, son of Esias Harrell, Dece'd, the Plantation whereon Jonathan Spivey now lives who married the Widow of the said Esias Harrill, Deceas'd, it being part of the Tract of Land I Bought of Mr Thos. Barker, Which sd. Land I give to my sd. Grandson, Esias Harrill, bis heirs and Assigns for ever.
Item. I give and Bequeath to my Grand Daughter, Sarah Harrill, Daughter of Esias Harrell, Dec's'd, one Negroe Girl named Jenny, only, Reserving that my Grandson, Esias Harrill above Mentioned, shall have the first Child that the sd. Negroe Girl Jenny brings and Raises to the Age of Two years old. and in case my said Grand Daughter, Sarah Harrill, die without Lawfull Issue of her Body, then my Will and Desire is that the said Negroe Girl Jenny and he Increase, fall to my sd. Grandson, Esias Harrill, his heirs and assigns forever.
Item. I give and Bequeath to my Grand Children, the Children of my Son, John Harrill, Deceased, the Sum of Thirty Pounds, Virginia Currancy, to be paid after the Decease of my Wife, Grace, and then to be Equally Divided among them, share and share alike-
Item. I give and bequeath to my Grand Children, the Children of Sarah Williams, Dec'd, the Sum of Twenty four Pounds, Virginia Curraacy, to be paid by my Exors. after the Decease of my Wife, Grace, and then to be Equally Divided between my sd. Grand Child'n Share and Share alike-
Item. My Will and Desire is that my Two Sons, David & Josiah Harrill Pay the above Sums of Money to my Grand Children above Mentioned, and that my son, David, for Paying his part of the Money shall have one Negroe Girl named Rachel, for which he is to pay Thirty Pounds Virginia Money, & my Son Josiah shall have One Negroe Boy Named Sambo, for which he is to pay Twenty four Pounds, like money, only in Case the sd- Negroes or either of them shall die before my Wife, Grace, dies lien, and in that Case, the sd Money is to be paid out of my whole Estate, and my sd Grand Children shall allow a Proportionable abatement with the Rest of my Children-
Item. I give and Bequeath the use of my Copper Still, to my four Sons, only, that they shall still all their Mother Liquor during her life, and after her Decease, I give the sd. Still to be Equally Divided Between my said four sons & their Heirs. Item. I give and Bequeath my whole Estate that is not above Given in Legacies, After the Decease of my Wife, Grace, to be Equally Divided Between my four sons, Jessee, David, Josiah, and Ezekiel Harrill, and there Heirs & Assigns forever. Lastly, I Nominate, Constitute & Appoint my three Sons, Jessee, David, & Josiah Harrill, Executors to this my last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof, the sd John Harrill hath hereunto set his hand and Seal, the first Day of November, Anno. Dom., 1756.

                                                                                                       John Harrell.   (Seal)
Sign'd Seal'd Published & De-
clared by the sd. John Harrill, to
be his Last Will and Testament in
Presence of us:
Witness.    Wm. Williams.
              Edward Toole, Jurat.
              Jonathn. X Toole his mark, Jurat.

Memorandum, Octr. 10th., 1758.
Whereas, in this my Will above Written, I have not given any Legacies to Elizth. Spivey, formerly wife to my Son, Esias Harrill Deceas'd, nor to Thomas Williams, who Married my Daughter, Sarah Harrill, now Deceas'd, nor to Mary Harrill, now widow of my son John Harrill, deceas'd; But. what I intended for my said Deceased Children in case they had lived, I have given to my Grand Children, the Children of my said Deceas'd Children above mentioned and I do by these presents Declare that i: is my Will and Desire that Eliz. Spivey, Thomas Williams nor Mary Harrill shall have no part of my Estate of any kind mentioned in this my last Will and Testament above written.
John Harrell
Witness. Wm. Williams.
Edwaed Toole, Jurat.
Jonathan Toole, Jurat.

Bertie County, ss.                                                April Court, 1759.
The Annexed Will and Testament of John Harrell Deed, with the Codicil thereto, was Exhibitor! Into Court by Jesse Harrell and Josiah Harrell two of the Executors therein appointed, and Proved by the Oaths of Edward Toole and Jonatham Toole, two or the Subscribing 'Witnesses thereto, and at the same time the same Exors were duly Qualifyed. Which was Ordered to be Certifyed.

................................................................................................Test.   Benjn. Wynns  Cler. Cur.

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)