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In The Name of God, Amen. I,
John McKinzie, minister of Suffolk Parish in Nansemond County, being
perfect and sound both in Body and mind, do make and ordain this my
Last Will & Testament in manner and form follow'g, that is to say,
first, I Commend my soul to my Good and Gracious God of whom I humbly
& earnestly beg and trust to obtain mercy and pardon by ye merrits
& Intercession of Jesus
Christ my blessed Savour and Redemer, in whom alone I put my
trust and whom I flee to ye mercies of God hoping he wd accept of my
sincere Repentance and that he will assist me with his Holy Spirit and Guide me through ye Valley of ye Shadow of Death and Receive me
into his Kingdom & Glory..
As
to my worldly Goods or Estate, first I give & bequeath to my Eldest
Son, John, seven hundred and ninety five Acres of my Land at skeehawkee
which I lately purchased of John Spier, joining to the manner place
lying in Torril County and three hundred and five acres in the Island of Carorine
lying in Bartee County to him and his heirs forever.
Item.
I give to my second son, Kenneth, thousand acres of my Land at said
Skeehawkee in Including a watermill & ye parcel Land thereto
adjoining lying in the County aforesd . together with ye. priveledge of
pasturage in the above Name Island of Carorine to him and his heirs
forever.
Item.
I give and bequeath to my third Son, William, three hundred acres of my
land lying on Roanoke River in Bartee County Lately purchased of, William Word to him and his heirs
forever..
Item.
I give and Bequeath to each of sd. three sons one hundred pounds Curt,
money of Virginia part of which sum to be laid out and applied towards
training & Educating to such crediable calling or mechanick
business as shall appear to be most firing and suitable to their
Geneous & Capacities.
Item.
I give and Bequeath to my Eldest Daughter, Janet, one hundred and fifty
pounds money aforesd. to her & her heirs forever.
Item-
I give to my second Daughter, Anne ye. like some of one hundred and
fifty pounds money aforesd. to her & her heirs forever.
Item.
I will and ordain that ye several sums of money Bequeathed to my said
children be settled upon Good security and the Interest thence
accruing, if Necessary, to be applied toward their maintenance and
Education.
Item.
I will and ordain that in case any of my children should die in their
menority that then the Deceased portion shall be Equally shared and
divided among ye. surviving.
Item.
I will and ordain that my Negroes shall not be divided during ye.
minority of my children unless my Exrs. shall think fitt to sell one of
my fellows Named Bristo & buy another younger in his room, and
afterward he be equally shared among them.
Item.
I will and ordain that all my cattle hogs sheep crop at ye. Glebe, what
sallary may be due to me from Suffolk parish, and whatever part of my household goods, &c, my Exrs. shall
fitt to Dispose of for saving ye. Trouble and charges of Transportation
to be sold and fifty pounds of the price thereof to be allowed my
Exers. towards Defraying ye charges of Removing my family from hence to
Carolina & settling them.
Item.
I will and ordain that ye Remainder of my household goods be managed at
ye Discretion of my Exors. to ye benefit of my family. I will and
ordain that my Exors. & family shall have liberty to remove from
hence with whatever part of my estate they shall think fit to carry
along with them without giving any security in this County.
Item.
I constitute and appoint Wm. Gray, my Brotherin-law, Capt. John Hill,
of Bartee County , James Pugh and Pasco Turner of Nansemond County,
Exrs. of this my last will and testament.
In
Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this second day
of March in ye year of our Lord one thousand, seven hundred & fifty
four.
John Mackinzie.
Signed,
sealed and delivered in
ye presents of
James Pugh,
Jas. Weight,
....... her
Christian X Good
..............mark
At
a Court held for Nansemond County Apl 8, 1754,
The Last Will and
Testament of John Mackenzie was proved by ye oathe of Jas. Wright and
Christian Good, two of ye Witnesses thereto, also by ye oaths of Win.
Gray, John Hill & James Pugh three of ye Exors. therein Named who
gave bond with Josiah Riddick, Willis Riddick, and
Daniel Pugh, Gent~, their securities, Certificate for obtaining Letters
Testamentary on ye sd. Will granted unto yesd. Exors. in due form.
PascoTurner ye other Exor. in ye said Will mentioned came into Court
& refused to take on himself ye Burthen & Execution thereof..
Test. Lemuel
Riddick, CL Ct.
True
Copy,
Test: Lemuel Riddick, CL Ct.
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. Submitted by Linda Rodriguez)
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