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- The Will of Jeane Knox:
Nov. 1772
In the name of God, Amen. The thirteenth of Subtember, one thousand
seven hundred & seventy-twoo, I, Jeane Knox, in the Parish of St.
Luck, in the County of Rrowan, in North Carolina, being through the
aboiundant mercy and goodness of God, though weak in body, yet of
sound understanding & memory, blessed be God for the same, Do ordann &
appoint this my last Will & Testament, and order and desire that it
may be resaved by all whom it may concern as such.
Imprimis, I most humbly bequeath my soul to God my maker and Redeemer,
and satisfier beseeching his most gracious acceptence of it, through
the merits of my compassinat Saviour, Jesus Christ, who gave himself
an atonement for my sins & is abel to save to the uttermost all that
come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make Intercession for
them, in whom I trust he will not reject me a returning penitent when
I come to him for mercy. In this hope and confidence I render up my
soul with mercy. In this hope and confidence I render up my soul with
comfort, humbly beseaching the most glorious trinity, one eternal God,
to prepare me for the time of my dissolution, & that he take me to
himself into that peace & rest which he hath prepared for all those
that love & fear his holy name, Amen.
Witnesseth. Imprimis, I give my body to the earth from when it was
taken, in full assurance of its Resurrectin from thence at the laste
Day; & for my burial I desire it may be descent, without form, at the
discretion of my executors, herein-after mentioned, who I do not doubt
will manage it with prudence & gravity.
And as to my worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to blis me, I
will positively order the same in the following maner & Form: after
payment of all my Detets & funeral Expence,
Item, I absolutely give & bequeth, devis & demis unto my well beloved
youngest son, Benjamin Knox, one negro man child named Jacob, & the
yong black Hors, sadil and Bridel, as also my own Bed that I now ly
on, with all the sheets, bolsters, & blankits that belongs to it, &
two cows and calfes, to wit, Brindel & Twin. Also one plow, with the
Irons and all Tackling belonging to it, & the big pot & littel pot, &
the chist & dogh chest, cheeck Real & Gridel, & ax. Deseas, & then to
be sold by my executors, to the purpose hereinafter directed. I alow
the Quit Rent of this place to be paid to this present Deat, all the
above as it stands stated to him & his heirs forever.
Item, I give, devise, and demis unto my well beloved son, Joseph, one
pot & puter bason to him & his heirs forever.
Item, I give, devis, & demis & gequeth unto my well beloved daughter,
Mary Rosbrough, all my own clothing, of every kind, to her and her
heirs forever.
As for my corn & foder & wheat, and beef stear and hogs, I alow for
the use of my four sons whet they keep in this hous to be for the use
of them all; & I do alow, after all my debts & funeral charges is
paid, the money arising from the diferent sales fo goods & the sale of
the wench above mentioned, when she is to be sold, to be equally
divided between my sons Samuel, James and Benjamin and to them and
their heirs forever; & I do hereby constute & apoint my well beloved
sons, Samuel Knox & Benjamin Knox, Executors of this my last Will and
Testament; and I do utterlly revock, disanuil and every way forbid,
gainsay & disalow, all former & other Wills or codicils to Wills by me
heretofore maid; and I do not ratify, declare & confirm, this my last
Will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand &
affixed my seal the day, month and yeare first within writen.
Signed, sealed, published and declared, by the (?) Jean Knox, to be
her last Will & Testament, in the presence of us the subscribers.
Henry Chambers. her
John Graham. Jean (X) Knox (Seal).
John Kerr. mark
(B comparing dates, the above will must have been made only a few days
previous to the death of the testator. This may account for "her
mark". She died September 18, 1772, per her tombstone.)
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