In the Name of God, Amen. I, ann Winright, Of Neuport River, in the County of Carteret, widdow, being of Sound Mind, do make and Ordain this, my last will and Testement in Menner and form following; that is to Say, first I commend My Soul into the hands of Almighty God, and my body I commit to the Earth, to be desently buried, at the discretion of My Executors hereafter Named; and as thouching the disposition of all my Temporal Estate, I give and dispose thereof as Folio weth:
Imprimis, I will that my debts and funeral Charges Shall be Paid And Discharged.
Item, I give and bequeath unto Sarah Lovick, and Betsey Lovick, daughters to Thorns. Lovick, the ten Pounds, Sterling, left me by the will of My late husband, James winright, deceased, to be equelly Divided between them.
Item, I give unto Sarah Lovick, that is now wife of Thorns. Lovick, my Gould Rimed Snuff Box, the large loocking Glass and all my Sheep.
Item, I give unto Mary Lovick my large Oval table, and ahalf Dozen of Black Chairs, and a bed, and one Silver Spoone.
Item, I give unto Penelope Lovick, my Second best table, ahalf Dozin of my best Chears, and one of my Best Beads, and two Silver Spoones.
Item, I give unto Sarah Lovick, the Daughter of Thorns. Lovick, My Desk, one Bead, and one Table, and the Small loockiDg Glass.
Item, I give unto Sarah Benners, And Penelope Lovick, the Silver that is in John Davisis hands to be made in two large Silver Spoones to be Aquelly divided between them.
Item, I give unto Mary Lovick, Penelope Lovick, and Sarah Lovick, the Remainder of My house and Goods to be Aquelly Devided between them.
Item, I give unto Mary Lovick, Penelope Lovick and Sarah Lovick, all my wearing AperrelL to be Aquelly Devided between them.
Item, I give unto my Molattah Whinch Named Judy her Freedom after my Desces.
Item, I give unto Thorns. Lovick, My Molatah Boy Named Thomas Harris, to sarve him till the said boy Comes to the Years of one and Thirty, And if the Said Thorns. Lovick should desces before the Said Boy Comes to that eage, the Said Thorns. Lovick Shall leve him to his Daughter, Betsey Lovick.
Item, I give unto Sarah Benners, My Molatah girl Named Cathrin Zift, to Sarve her till the Said Catherin Zift, is of the Eage of one and Thirty, And if Sarah Benners Should goe out of the Cuntry to Carry the Girl with her, if not to leve her, to her mother Sarah Lovick, the wife of Thorn's Lovick.
Item, I give unto Sarah Lovick, the wife of Thorns. Lovick, And thair Daughter Betsey Lovick all my hoggs to be Aquelly Devided between them.
Item, I give unto George Phen'y Lovick, my hors.
Item, I give unto John Benners, my Spey Glass.
Item, I give unto Penelope Lovick, My white handle knives and forcks, My Welnitt hood, And all the Tea Spoons.
Item, I give unto Thorns. Lovick, all my Cattle, And all the Rest and Residue of my Personell Estate, goods and Chatties whatsoever, whome I do hereby Make and Appoint Joint Executrixes, with Sarah Lovick, wife to Thorns. Lovick, And Penelope Lovick, of this My Last will and Testament, And I do hereby revoke, disannal and Make Voyd all former wills and testaments by me heretofore made, either by word of Mouth or in Writing.
In witness whereof, I, the Said Ann Winright, to this my last will and Testament, Contained on three Sides of Paper, have Set my hand and Seal this 7 Day of March, 1751.

                                                          ........................... .....................                  her
                                                             ...........................                              Ann X Winright
                                                             ............................. . ................               Mark
                                                           ...................................        (Impression of Coat of Arms on Seal)
Signed, Sealed, Published and
Declared by the Testator in the
Presents of us, and attested by us
in the Presents of the Said Tes-
tator.
John Benners.
David Evans.

Carteret County,
At a Court of Common picas, begun and Held at Beaufort Towr.  On the first Tuesday in June, 1751.
Present his Majesties Justices:
These are to Certify, that Mr. John Benners in Open Court made Oath that he Saw Ann Winright, deceased. Sign, Seal, Publish and Declare the Within Instrument of Writing to be her Last will and Testament, & that David Evans were present at the Signing of the said Will and that Thomas Lovick, Esqr. Executor therein Appointed, Qualifyed himself as the Law Directs.
 
...............................................                                                                    Test,   Geo. Read, Clk Cur.

Copied from the 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)