In the name of God Amen. The ninth Day of September, Anno. Dom, 1697.1, Alexander Lillington, of Prcint of Pequemons, being Sick & Weak in Body, But of Good & perfect mind and memory, praysed be God, Doe make and ordayne this my Last Will and Testament in forme following: First and principally, I surrender my Soul to Jesus Christ my only Saviour and redeemer trustin his Merritts & Precious ? Death to have full pardon of all my Sinns; and my Body I remitt to the Earth from whence it came to be decently interred according to the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named; and for my wordly Estate, after my Debts and funerall Expenses are paid, I give as followeth:
Imprimis, I give and bequeath unto my Son, John Lillington. and his heirs forever, my plantation whereon I now live, and the plantation which was formerly Stephen. Hancocks over agt. mine, and all the Land to each of them belonging, together with my StiE & the Implements to them belonging, also my Silver hilted Sword and Belt, the Mills, and my Long Gunn. I give to my Son John my ffeely’ Gunn and Backsword.
Item, I give to my Son, George Lillington, and to his heirs forever, my plantation att Yawpins River, called my Quarter, and my plantation att Little River whereon Francis Penrine lived, w’th all the Land to Each of them belonging. And if in Case that either of my Sons Dyes before they come to age, I give the part of him Soe dying to the Surviver and his heirs, and if both of them Dyes before they come to age then I give my plantation I now live on to my Daughter, Ann Walker & her heirs; and my plantation att Little River to my Daughter, Elizabeth Fendall, and her heirs; and my plantation called my Quarter, to my Daughter, Mary Lillington, & her heirs; and my plantation which was Stephen Hancocks to Sarah Lillington, and her heirs-
Item, I give and bequeath to my Children, Mary Lillington, John Lillington, Sarah Lillington & George Lillington, & to Each of them thirty pounds apeece, to be paid them by my executors hereafter named, when they shall Severally come to age or Marriage. I having advanced Soe much already to my Eldest Daughters in Marriage.
Item, I doe Will that my wife, Ann Lillington, have a Decent livelihood out of my Estate Soe long as Shee keeps her self a Widow; and that She Shall have the management of my plantation in buying and Selling, Soe as that my Said Wife shall dispose of nothing but of tie ground of the Said plantation, and that for and towards the maintenance of her Self and my Children, and to noe other use.
Item, I will that my wife shall have the disposaH of fifty pounds att her Decease to be paid to whom Shee shall give it to, by my Executors hereafter named.
Item, I will that my children Shall likewise have their maintenance out of the produce of my Stock and plantation, Soe long as they live together on the Same.
Item, I will that all the rest and residue of my Estate, be Equally divided among all my Children, to Say, Ann, Eliz., Mary, John, Sarah, and George, and to the survivors of them.
Item, it is my Desire that what I have given to my Daughter. Sarah, be laid out to buy her a negro, to be delivered to her att age or Marriage-Item, I will that if any of my children dyes before they come to Enjoy the Thirty pound I have given them, the same Shall fall to the rest of my Children or the Survivors of them.
Item, I will that my Executors carry on my Son, John, in his learnings as I have begun, and that All my Children be brought up in Learning as conveniently can bee.
I doe appoint my Son in Law, Henderson Walker, ex'tor to John Fendall, dect.
Item, I doe appoint Coll. Willm. Wilkerson & my said Son, Henderson Walker, Executors of this my last Will and Testament and if Either of them dyes before this my will is Executed, I appoint my Son, John, ex’tor in his Roome.
Item, I doe Will that my Executor have the management of my other plantations till my Children comes to age.
And I revoake all other Wills by me made, as Wlttness my hand & Seal this Day and year above Written.
Alex Lillington (Seal)
(Impression of Coat of Arms on Seal)
Sealed and Delivered in pres-
ence of.
Caleb Calloway.
John Barron,
Robert Harman, Sen.
Att a Genrall Court held S’ber the 8th, 1697, this will was proved by the Evidences Subscribed thereunto By the hono'ble, the Palatin of Court.
N. Clover, C. Cor.
NORTH CAROLINA
Whereas, Major Alexander Lillington is deceased, having made by his Last Will & Testament, a true Coppy whereof is hereunto Annexed, Coll. William Wilkeson and Captn. Henderson Walker, his Executors. These are to impower the Said Wm. Wilkison & Hen. Walker, to Enter in & upon all & Singular the Goods & Chattles, Bights & Credits of the sd. Alex.. Lillington, dc And a true Inventory thereof to returne w'thin one year after the Date hereof, and the Same to dispose of as by the Sd. Will Dated the 9th. day of October, 1697.
Fra Tomes,
Saml. Swann,
Tho. Harvey,
Dan. Ahehurst.
Recorded in Will Book 1, page 78. 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)
