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PLEDGER, JOSEPH In the name of God amen: The twentieth day of November one thousand eight hundred and seven, I Joseph Pledger of the County of Tyrell in the State of North Carolina being very weak and sick but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for the same 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 to be my last Will and Testament that is first of all I give my soul to God that give it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my executors nothing fearing but at the resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly godds as wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give premise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form --- Item - I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Robert Pledger one hundred acres of land joining of the Great Bridge running out as the lines run --- Item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Silvy Pledger one hundred acres of land known by the name of the Mulberry Tree Island --- Item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son William Pledger one hundred acres of land bining on Ludfords line known by the name of the Deaded ground --- Item - I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Abram Pledger the remaining part of my lands and swamp known by the name of the uppernecks and down to the sound --- Item - I give and bequeath to my well beloved son James Pledger one hundred acres of land on the westward part of the Manner Platation where the house now stands the Plantation up Second Creek where the Widdow Sawyer now lives and all the land joining it and one hundred acres of land binding on Tuskarora to be sold at the discretion of my executors and the money put to the use of rainsing and shcooling my five children Abram Pledger William Pledger James Pledger Charlotte Pledger and Olive Pledger should there ever be any dispute in lands or law suits or any expences should arise from all my children to pay their equal part of the expences --- Item - All my negroes Viz: Peter Sam Mingo Princus Pompey Darb Jupiter Tom Obed George Rachael Dinah Hannah Lucy Pleasant and all their increase must be kept under the direction of the executors for the term of ten years and then to be equally divided between my children, Martha Basnight excepted Viz: Joseph Pledger John Pledger Robert Pledger Silby Pledger Abram Pledger William Pledger James Pledger Nancy Pledger Debora Pledger Loisa Pledger Charlotte Pledger and Olive Pledger --- Item - All my horses and cattle sheep and hogs for them to be kept under the executors for the raising and supporting my young children for the term of ten years I give to my well beloved son Robert Pledger one bed and furniture and one chest and one trunk that he now has in his possession --- Item - I give my well beloved duaghter Nancy Pledger one bed and furniture and chest that she has now in her possession --- Item - I give to my well beloved daughter Sally Melson five dollars --- Item - I give to my beloved daughter Debora Pledger one bed and one chest that she now has in her possession --- Item - I give to my well beloved daughter Loisa Pledger one bed & furniture one chest taht she has now in possession --- Item - I give to my well beloved daughter Polly Melson five shillings --- Item - I give to my well beloved daughter Charlotte Pledger one bed and furniture and one chest that she now has in possession --- Item - I give to my well beloved daughter Olive Pledger one bed and furniture and one chest that she now has in her possession --- Item - I give to my well beloved son Silby Pledger one bed and furniture and one chest that he now has in his possession--- Item - I give to my well beloved son Abram Pledger one bed and furniture and one chest --- Item - I give to my well beloved son William Pledger one bed and furniture --- Item - I give to my well beloved son James Pledger one bed and furniture. I give to Martha Basnight wife of Jonathan five pounds and at the end of ten years for all my horses cattle sheep and hogs to be equally divided between my ten children Viz: Nancy Pledger Debora Pledger Loisa Pledger Charlotte Pledger Olive Pledger Robert Pledger Silby Pledger Abram Pledger William Pledger & James Pledger --- Item - One new canoe made by John Owens I leave to the care of the executors for the use of the Plantation and my young children a note of hand for fifty dollars against Thomas Hunnings I give and bequeath to my young children for the raising and schooling them --- Item - John Melson Dr. Cash seventy two dollars that I leave for the use of the plantation and children all the remaining part of my estate not named I will and bequeath to my young children for the supporting of them, and it is my will and desire that of either of my children above named should die before they come with age or have heir lawfully begotten of their own body for their part of my estate to all between all Martha Basnight excepted --- I likewise constitute and appoint Robert Pledger & Joseph Pledger my sons whole and sole executors of this my last Will and Testament and do utterly disallow revoke and discontinue all other Wills Legacies and bequeaths ratified and confirmed this to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I the said Joseph Pledger have hereuto set my hand and seal the day and date above written. Joseph Pledger (Seal) Zadick Hassell Updated April 21, 2001 |
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