West, Thomas
In the Name of God Amen. I, Thomas West, of Bertie County and Province of North Carolina, Yewman, being very sick and Weak in Body, but of perfect mind and Memory, thanks be to God for it, Do hereby make this my last Will & Testament, first and Principally I Commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping for Remission of all my sins thro' the Merits of Jesus Christ, my blessed Saviour and Redeemer; and my Body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Exors: and as for sutch Worlly Estate and Effects as it hath pleased God to bless me with I Give and bequeath as followeth:
Item, I Give and bequeath to my loving Wife, Elizth West, three Negroes. Harry, Tom. Amey, with one third of all my Personal Estate.
Item, I Give and bequeath to my Daughter, Elizabeth West, Merear & Meleaor, with one third part of my Estate that is not already given, to her and her heirs for Ever.
Item, I Give and bequeath to my son, William West, Bess and Taffy, with all my lands, to him and his heirs for Ever; also, with one third part of my Estate that is not already Given in this Will.
I do here appoint my loving Wife Esecutricks, and my Brother Robert West Executricks of this my last Will and Testament, and I Do hereby disallow, Revoak and Disannul all and every other former-wills, Testaments, by me made, willed or bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my test Will and Testament.
in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my Seal, this six Day of November, one thousand, Seven hundred and fifty six.

                                                                              T. West.    (Seal)
Signed, Seal'd, published, and
declared in the presence of:
John Corbert, Jurat.
Joseph White.
Wm. Fleetwood, Jurat.

Bertie County.   ss.                                               April Court, 1757.
The above written Will was Exhibited into Court by Elizabeth West, Widow, Relict & Exx. of said Will, and Robert West, Exr. thereof, and proved by the Oaths of John Corbert & William Fleetwood, two of the bubscribinp witnesses thereto, and at the same Time the same Exx. & Exor' was Qualify'd for said office in due form of Law, which was ordered to be Certifyed.
                                                        Test.   Benj. Wynns, CL Cur.

Copied from Oiiginal 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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Whitmell, Thomas
In the name of God Amen. I, Thomas Whitmell, of Bertie precinct, being Sick of Body, but of Perfect memory & Judgment, first Recommending my Soul to God that Gave it and my Body to be buried at the discretion of my Executors, doe make this my last will & testament, this 23d. Day of November, one thousand, Seven hundred & Thirty five.
Imprimis, I will & bequeath to my Dutyfull Son, Thos. Whitmell & his heirs for ever, my Plantation where I now live, on Kesia River, which Contains three hundred & Sixty acres of Land as by Deeds past to me by Gardner, as also three hundred & twenty acres of Land Lying on Buck, it bomg of a survey by pattent, Dated in Aprill, one thousand, Seven hundred & twenty six; as also half of all my Stock of horses, Cattle &. Sheep as also two negro boys (viz.), Jupiter & Caloe, as also one fether Bed and furniture & one Desk; and whereas, there is a Stock ye Original of which was one hundred & fifty pounds, Sterling, Imployd in ye Indian trade by my Son, Thomas, one half of ye sd. Stock I further will and bequeath unto him, with one half of the profits arising from ye sd. Stock, one negro mand Called peter, to him & his heirs for ever.
2d., I will & bequeath to my loving wife, Elizabeth Whitmell all my houshold furniture of what sort so Ever thereunto Belonging, viz., Deds, Sets &c. She * * * (Illegible) my Daughter Martha Whitmell, fifteen pounds, Sterling, Money, at ye Day of her Mrrriage, or when at age By law, and after ye payment of the above Sums, I further will and Bequeath to her, the one half of my Trading Stock in ye hands of my Son, Thos. Whitmell, & one half of the Profits arising from ye sd. Stock, and half of all stocks of Cattle, horses, Sheep, belonging unto me, to her and her heirs for ever, & further, I Leave unto her, for her naturall Life, the use of my plantation where I now Live, & ye Use & Labour of three negro Slaves, Called Mingo, Bess & Peter.
3rd., 1 will a bequeath to my Second Son, Lewis Whitmell one hundred & fifty Acres of Land Joyning to my Son, Thomas and John Grays lines; & Three hundred & Twenty acres of Land Lying on Buck Swamp, Being ye other half of the tract of Land bequeathed to my Son, Thomas; & one negro Boy Called Bristoll & one fourth of ye Increase of A negro Woman Called Bess, her first Child Excepted, as also the fourth part of two negro Girls, Called phillis & penney, and one fourth of their increase, to him & his heirs for ever.
4tly., I will and bequeath to my Infent Son, to Be Baptized William, the fourth part of ye Increase of one negro wench, Called Bess, the first Child Excepted & one fourth part of two negro Girls, Called phillis & penny & their Increase, to him & his heirs forever.
5’hly. I will and bequeath to my loving Daughter, Elizabeth Pollock, one Shilling.
6thly. I will and bequeath to my loving Daughter, Sarah Whitmell, thirty pounds, Spanish Silver money at fifteen penny weight to the ounce, to be pd. by my loving wife, Elizabeth Whitmell, & one negro Woman Called Bess, her increase Excepted untill Devided, to her and her heirs forever.
7thly. I will & bequeath to my loving Daughter, Martha Whitmell, fifteen pounds Sterling money, and one negro Man, Called Mangoej_to her & her heirs for ever.
8thly. ---------woman called Bess,---------alive Otherwise, ye first Child that shall be born alive of the sd. Bess, & one fourth part of two negro Girls Called phillis & penny, & their Encrease, to her & her heirs for ever.
9th., I will a bequeath to my Loving Daughter, Mary Whitmell, one forth part of two negro Girls, Called philis & penny & their Encrease, to her & her heirs forever.
Lastly, Constituting my Duty full Son, Thos. Whitmell, & my loving Brother, John Gray, Joynt Executors & my loving wife, Executrix, of this last my will & Testament, Declaring all former wills to be void I doe pronounce & Declare this to be my Last will & Testament &c.
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                                                                                               Thomas T Whitmell (Seal)
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Signed, Sealed & Delivered in
the presence of:
Simon Gale.
Garrad Van Upstall.
ber
Mary U Cannaday,
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North Carolina.
Before his Exeelly., Gabriel Johnston, Esqr., Govr., and Ordinary of the sd. Province:
Personally appeared before me Simon Gale & Garrard Van Upstall, two of the Subscribing Evidences to the within Will & made Oath on the Holy Evangelists, that he was present and Saw Thomas Whitmell, Sign. Seal, publish and Declare this to be his last will & Testament; & that he also Saw Mary Cannaday sign her name thereto at the same time; he was of Sound mind & disposing Memory at the time he Executed the Same.
And at the Same time, Thomas Whitmell, one of the Executors to ye within will took the Executors Oath in Due form of Law.
Given under my hand, this 17th of Deer., 1735.
                                                                                            Gab. Johnston.

Recorded in Grant Book 4, No. 22, Office of the Secretary of the 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)