WARREN CO, NC
RECORDS VI p. 1 WB 1, page 3
Will of RICHARD
BENNITT
Dated 3 August
1764
Recd. August Court
1764
Wife ANN BENNITT,
Dau. Christian Langston, wife of Absolem Langston.
Dau Sarah Langston, wife of Solomon Langston.
Daus: Martha, Ann and Amey Bennitt. Sons: Richard,
Mark, William, Moses, and James Bennitt. Exors: Wife
ANN BENNITT and sons Mark & William Bennitt (Bennet). Wit: James
Thompson, Susanah Malone, Drusilla Thompson.
Will of RICHARD BENNETT
Bute Co. North Carolina
1764
In the name
of God amen
I RICHARD BENNITT
of the County of Bute and Colony of North Carolina
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Being through
the abundant mercy of God tho Weak
in Body yet of a sound an perfect understanding
and Memory and knowing the Uncertainty of this Life and that
all men Must Die and Return to their Mother Earth Do Constitute
this my last will and Testament and Desire it may be taken
as Such by al Imprimis I most Humbly Bequeath my Soul to God
my Maker Beseeching his most gracious Acceptance
of it through the all Sufficient merits and meditation
of my most Compassionate Redeemer Jesus Christ in this hope
and Confidence I Render my Soul with Comfort & Imprimus and as for
my Body I give to the Earth from whence it was taken in full
assurance of its Resurrection from thence at the Last
Day and as for my Burial I Desire that It may be ordered in a Decent
manner at the Direction of my Executors Here after named and as to my worldly
goods which it hath been please God to bestow on fare above my
deserving I will and positively order that all my Debts
that in Right and Conscience I owe to any man be paid
in Convenient Time after my Decease by my Executors
Hereafter named #3
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Item I give
and bequeath to my Daughter Christian Langston The wife
of Absalom Langston one Bed and furniture
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Item I give and bequeath
to my Daughter Sarah Langston the
wife of Solomon Langston five Shilling
Sterling money
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Item I give and
bequeath to my son Richard Bonit foure head of cattle
and foure head of Sheep and my Shue maker tools and one sithe
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Item I give and bequeath
to my Son Mark Bennit five shillings Sterling money
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Item I give
and Bequeath to my Son William Bonnit one Negro Boy Named Robin
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Item I give and bequeath
to my Son Moses Bennitt one Bed and Furniture and three head
of cattle and my Riding Mare
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Item I give
and bequeath to my Daughter Martha Bennitt one Natural Paceing
Mare Colt one Cow and Calf two Dishes
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Item I give and Bequeath
to my Son James Bonnit one Negro girl named Jean and Her increase
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Item I give and
Bequeath to my Daughter Ann Bonnit one Cow and Calf
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Item I give and Bequeathe
to my Daughter Amey Bennit one Cow and Calf
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Item I give and Bequeath
to my Loveing wife ANN BONNIT the use of my Whole Estate Dureing
Life or Widdow Hood
My Desire is and
will is that all the Remainder of my Estate that I have not all Ready
given What so Ever or Where So Ever after the Limited time
to be Equally Divided Between my three Daughters to
wit Martha Ann and Amey Further more my will and Desire is
that my three Sons to witt Richard Mark and William Shall Divide
the Same
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Item I do hereby
ordain Constitute and appoint my Loveing wife ANN BENNITT
Mark Bennitt and William Bennitt my whole and Sole Executors
of this my Last will and Testament utterly Disannuling all
former Wills here to fore by me made.
In witness whereof
I have here unto Set my hand and affixed My Seal this third Day of
August in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred Sixty
and foure.
Signed Seald and
Delivered
In the Presence
of us
James Thompson
Susannah Malone
Drucilla Thompson
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Bute County
for August Court 1764
This will
was proved by the Oaths
of James
Thompson & Drucilla
Thompson two
of the Subscribing
witnesses
thereby & on Motion it
was ordered to be
Recorded and then
ANN BENNET Execut
& Mark Bennett &
William Bennett
Executors therein
amed Qualified
as such which on
Motion was ordered
to be Ceritified
Ben M CCullock CC |
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