North Carolina, Buford County, ss.
In the Name God Amen. I, William Bond, of ye County aforsd, This six Day of Novmber, 1757, Being Sik and weak in Body, But of parfet mind and memory, thanks be to god for it, Thearfor Calling mind the Morttillity of my body and Knowing that it is Apinted for all men once to Die, I doe therefore make and ordain this my Last will and testament, that is to Say, Principly and first of all, I Give and Recomend my Soall into ye hand of God that give it; and as for my Body I Recomend it to the Earth to be Bueried in Chirstien like and Disint mener; nothing Doubting but at ye Generall Reserec-tion I Shall Recive ye same again through ye Mighty Pouer of God: and as touching such worly goods wharewith it hath Pleased God Besto me with in this life, I give and Divise in this maner and forme as foloweth, Viz:
Itinu I give to my Son, John Bond, the Plantation whearone now I doe Live, and all ye Land blonging therto, Excepting fifty acors up ye werstermost Swamp; lik wise I give to my son, John Bond, half the old Box Neak, to him and his Hears for Ever, and one Negro Boy named Seasor, and one Negro grail named amey, to him and his Eirs for Ever, and it is my Disier that the nrst Child that ame has, that my Son, William Bond, shall have to him and his Eirs for Ever, and my Disier that my Son John Bond Shall have one par of Silver Shue Bockells and Silver Stock Clasps, and one Small gun, and one fether Bad and fornetud and one Dask Viz.
Itim. I Give and Bequeth to my Son, William Bond, one ------of land, ware Samull Daves, lives and fifty acors, ware
Sarves Smith Did live, and one Negro boy named Limes, and one par of Silver Shue Bockells, and par of Silver nea Bockells, and one Stock Buckell, and one fether bad and fornetud, to him and his Eirs for Ever.
Itam. I give to my Dafter, Rebaker, one Negro garll, named Rose, and one par of Silver Shue Bokels, and one fether Bad and furnetud, to her Ears for Ever.
Itam. I give to Kniga (?) Erkman, one Negrc Boi, named Bristor, to him and Ms Eirs for Ever.
Itam, I give to William Smith, one Cow and Calf to him and his Eirs for Ever.
Item. I leave my two old Negros, Sid and Easter, to be Sold to pay my Lofell Debts, and the rest of my Movebll Estat to be Equilly to be Divided betwen my Son, John, and mary Erkman, and her Ears for Ever.
And I Do Apint James Bond, and Richard Bond, and Samuell Davis, Executors of this my Last Will and tastiment.
........................................................................................................................................Willam Bond (Seal)
Sign, Sealled and Delivered,
Published In the presents of us,
Frs. Gilburtt.
Frances Warner.
Ann Mayo.
Beaufort County, ss. Deer. Court, 1757. Present: his majesties Justices:
This certified that the within last will and testament of Wm, Bond, was exhibited into Court and proved by the Oath of Ann Mayo, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, who swore that she saw the said William Bond, sign, seal & publish the same as his last will and testament, and that she also saw Fra. Gilbert and Francis Warner, the other subscribing witnesses set their hands thereto. And at the same time James Bond, one of the Executors thereto, qualified by taking: the Oath by law appointed.
Ordered that the Secretary have notice that Letters Testamentary may issue.
......................................................................................................................Test. Walley Chauncey, Cl. Clk.
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)
