For
the remainder of June I am planning to do a series of my
transcriptions of handwritten records for some of my ancestors. I am
beginning with a recorded copy of the will of my 6th
great-grandfather Aaron Albertson from Perquimans County North
Carolina, originally written 15 Oct 1769 and probated in Apr
1782. It is found on two pages, so will begin with part 1 today and
will plan to do part 2 tomorrow. I will use a cropped version so
other people's wills aren't included. If you find any errors please contact me.
North
Carolina }
Perquimans
County } Be it known to all men by these presents
that
I, Aaron Albertson of the place aforesaid being sick
and
weak of body but of sound disposing memory --
therefore
calling to mind the mortality of my body and
knowing
that it is appointed for men once to die do
make
and ordain these presents to contain my last will
and
Testament and as touching such worldly estate
wherewith
it both pleased god to bless me with in this
life
I give and dispose of in the following manner and
forms
that is to say.
First
I will that all my just debts and contracts be
discharged
and paid in convenient time after my decease.
Imprimis I give to my son Benj[ ] Albertson my plantation I
now
dwell on with all the land thereunto belonging to him
and
his heirs forever only my will is that my loving Anne
have
the use of one third of the aforesaid plantation and
house
during her widowhood.
Item. I
give to my loving wife Anne Albertson the one half
of
all my moveable estate during her natural life and
after
her decease to be equally divided betwixt my four children
Nathaniel
Albertson, Abigail Cosand, Jean Charles and
[to
be continued tomorrow]
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