In the name of God Amen: I Daniel Garrett of the County of Tyrrell in ye Province of
North Carolina planter being of sound and disposing memory do make and ordain this my
last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say)
First I give and Bequeath to my son Thomas Garrett five shillings sterling money of
Great Britain.
Item - I give to my son Daniel Garrett one hundred acres of land more or less lying
upon the head of the Pine Ridge tract and runing down the main Dismal to a place knowne
by the name of the Dogwood farm thence up ye branch to a large pine and form thence to
a Reed Oak in the main line.
Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Ward five shillings sterling money of
Great Britain.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son James Garrett one negro man slave named Peter to
him and his heirs lawfully begotten.
Item - I give devise and bequeath to my son John Garrett and to his heirs and assigns
forever all the rest and residue of my Estate both real and personal of which I am now
possessed or may before my death be possessed with but in case my son John should die
without an heir lawfully begotten I give my Manner plantation to my grandson Daniel
Garrett.
Item - I give to Thomas Garrett son of James Garrett half ye land lying on ye North
side the Branch called ye Siprus pound lying in Balys Island beginning at the East
end of ye Island and runng towards the Bever Dam.
Item - I give the other half lying on ye North side ye said Brancy to my grandson
Daniel Ward.
Item - I give my grandson Steven Corprew all the land lying on ye South side ye sd.
Branch in the said Island.
Item - I give to my Grandson William Garrett son of Daniel Garrett ye Pine Ridge
plantation with all the land belonging to itt.
Item - And I will that if my son John die without an heir lawfully begotten that all
my moveable Estate be eaqually divided between my six chaildren to wit: Thomas Garrett
Daniel Garrett Mary Ward Joanah Corprew Elizabeth Rhodes James Garrett.
Lastly - I nomenate and appoint my son John Garrett sole Executor of this my last Will
and Testament hereby revoaking annulling and making void all other Wills and Testaments
by me heretofore made. In witness wereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the
fourteeth day of January in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and
fifty eight.
Daniel Garrett (Seal)
Signed sealed pronounced and declared by the said
(Daniel Garrett) ye Testator as his last Will and
Testament in our presence who at his request and
In his presence subscribed our names to ye same
Recorded by
Fr. Ward Clerk
2. Will of John Rhoads, North Carolina Original Wills:
RHOADS, JOHN
North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Book 1, page 39
Dated 10 Oct 1765
In the name of God amen: Ye tenth day of October in ye year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and sixty five I John Rhoad of the County of Tyrrel and province of North
Carolina Planter being very sick and weak in body but of perfict mind and memory thanks
be given to God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing
that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and
Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soule
into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to ye Earth to be
buried in a Christian like and decent like manner at the durection of my Executors
nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the
mighty power of God and as touching such Worlkly Estate wherewith it pleased God to
bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner
and form that is to say ---
In the first place I give and bequeath to my children a young negro wench and her
increase called Nan.
Item - I give to my wife Elizabeth Rhoads one negro wench called Bess and her increase
to be eaqually divided between my wife and children ---
Item - I give to my son Steven Rhoads my manner plantation ---
Item - If the child which my wife goes with should be a son I desire that it may have the
land called the Pine Rige if it is a daughter I Will that the said land may descend to
my son Steven ---
Item - That my negro fellow called Fourtaine be sold and the money divided between my
wife and children. I will that ye remainder of my moveable Estate be Eaqually divided
amoungst my wife and children and the perishable part belonging to my children to be sold
according to law and ye money put ye interest ---
Item - I likewise constitute make and ordain my wife Elizabeth Rhoads Executrix and
John Garrett and Benjamin Blount Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do
hereby utterly disallow revoak and disannul all and every other other former Testaments
Willes and Legacies bequeaths & Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do
hereby utterly disallow revoak and disannul all and every other former Testaments Wills
and Legacies bequeaths & Executors by me in any ways before this time named Willed and
bequeather ratifieng and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
John Rhoads (Seal)
Signed sealed published pronounced and
Declared by the said John Rhoads as his
last Will and Testament in the presence of us
Jonathan Corprew
John Collins Jurt.
Pertheen Rhoad
