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William Watkins [1, 2] |
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14 Oct 1773 |
Pitt, North Carolina, USA  [2] |
| Residence |
North Carolina, USA [1] |
| Death |
North Carolina, USA |
| Person ID |
I8450 |
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- William Watkins' Will.
In the Name of God Amen. I, William Watkins , of Pitt County , in the Province of North Carolina, Planter , being in a Week low State of health & calling to mind the uncertainty of this life, Do therefore make this my last Will & Testament, Revokeing & disannulling All other & former Wills by me heretofore made; And first, I Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it me, hopeing through the Merrits of Jesus Christ to Obtain everlasting Salvation; And my Body I desire to be buried in a Christian like manner; And as to my Worldly Estate, I dispose of it in manner & form following, to wit:
I give & bequeath unto my beloved Wife, Christian Watkins , & to my two Sons, John Watkins & William Watkins , & to my four Sons in Law, Francis Buck , James Cason , William Ormond , & James Jones , all my Ready money that I leave at the time of my Death, to be Equally divided betwean them, Share & Share alike.
And, Whereas, I have Some time ago made & Executed in an open & lawful manner, Deeds of Gifts to my Sons & Sons in Law, for my Land & Plantation & all my Negroes & my Still & Worm, which was then immediately before the Execution of the said Deeds, my Right & Property, & which was done Agreeable to & by & with the free & mutual Consent & Agreement of my aforesaid Wife, & Sons, & Sons in Law, And my said Wife, as I married her a Poor Woman without any Estate at all, at the same time Agreed & Concluded to Renounce & quit all manner of Wright or Dower in, or to, the said Land & Plantation in two of the aforesaid Deeds mentioned, either in law in equity, or any other ways howseover, on Condition that I would leave her at the time of my Death the one third part of all my Personal Estate, except the Negros, the Still, & the Worme; Therefore, I do hereby Give & bequeath in behalf of the said Agreement as also for the love that I bear unto my said Wife, Christian Watkins, to her & her heirs for ever, The one third part of all my personall Estate, of all kinds whatsoever, except the Ready money already Given. (and)
And, I do hereby Give & bequeath unto my said Sons in law, Francis Buck , & James Cason , the other two thirds of all my personal Estate of all kinds whatsoever (except the ready money already given), to be equally divided between them, Share & Share alike. And the reason why I Give no more to my Sons, John & William Watkins , and to my Sons in Law, William Ormond & James Jones , is because I have heretofore provided for them in the before mentioned Deeds of Gifts.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Sarah Buck , one Shilling, lawful money of Great Britain.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Elisabeth , one Shilling.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Ann , one Shilling.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Rachael , one Shilling, And the Reason is because I have provided for them in the name of their Husbands in the aforesaid Deeds of Gifts.
Lastly, I appoint my beloved Wife & my Son in Law, James Cason , Executrix & Executor of this my last Will & Testament.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto put my hand & Seal, this Ninth day of November, Anno Domini, 1771 .
Wm. Watkins (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, published & declared by the Testator to be his last Will & Testament in the presence of us:
Catherine -- Crofton . John Salter . Randel McDaniel .
The within last Will and Testament of William Watkins was proved Before me, this fourteenth day of October, 1773 , by the Oath of John Salter one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto, who swore that he was present and did see the said Testator, sign, scal, publish and declare the same to be and contain his last Will and Testament; and that at the time thereof he was of sound and disposing Mind & Memory.
And James Cason , the Eexcutor therein named, having taken the Oaths of Executors and qualified as the Law directs, It is Ordered that Letters Testamentary be granted thereon accordingly. Jo. Martin .
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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AN INVENTORY of the Goods and Chattels of the Estate of William Watkins Deceasd.
one Case & Eleven Bottles 1 Case twelve 1 Do twelve 1 Do
Nine Bottles 1 Desk 2 small tables 1 square table 2 Chests
14 Chairs 1 small Loking Glass 1 Slate 3 tin Canesters 1 pickle
Bottle 1 tin Candlestick 2 Do iron 2 Hackkles 1 oyl flask 1 pair
Stilyards 1 Lantern 1 Iron Ladle 1 pair fier tongs 1 pair hand Bellows
1 Box Iron 2 heater 2 hors bells 1 Gunshot Bag powder horn
1 pr Candle snufs 2 Bibles 1 psalter 1 prayer Book 1 sermon
Book 1 old Book 1 almanack 1 kee hole saw 1 half hour Glass
1 Courriers knife & steal 1 Box & old Irons 1 tin Collender
1 Chafen dish 5 files 4 Rasps 1 saw set 4 spike Gimblets 3 plaig
Irons 1 pr Pinchers 1 pr Nippers 2 Cross saw files 1 ink Bottle
1 Shoe knife 5 shoe awls 3 Small Bottles 2 Small Vials
1 Cowshen 11 Gimblets 1 Carpenters Rule 1 file 3 pr. Money
Scales & Weights 1. Griddle 3 Spectacles 1 paper fish hooks 2 peice
Sealling wax 1 paper awl blades 1 pack Cards 1 Nutmeg greater
4 pen knives 2 pr. harness 6 stays 14 Earthen Bowles 1 flask Bottle
1 Pr hors fleams 1 Leather pocket Book 1 Bridle Bit & Spur
1 Stock Lock 8 Candle molds 6 Earthen Dishes 6 gallon porrengers
14 teaspoons 12 stone Cups & 10 Sausers 1 gallon Porrenger 6 Earthen
plates 2 Quart pots 2 1/2 pints 1 pint 1 Gil pot 4 tea pots 1 sugar bowl
1 muster'd pot 1 Salt seller 1 peper Box 2 horn tumblers 1 horn
Drinking Glass 2 Dippers 5 mugs 1 Tea kittle 1 Coffee pot 1 Copp
sauce pan 3 old mugs 7 tumblers 4 Drinking Glasses 6 Small Bowls
8 Club Bottles 2 stone mugs 1 Butter Boat 5 silver teaspoons
1 silver sugar tongs 1 Glass milk pot 6 Chainy Cups 5 saucers 1 tea
strainer 1 peic hour glass 2 Enjoin pots 1 pan 1 pint Scilet 12 Case Knives
21 forks 2 gack knives 2 Earthen Butter pots 2 sugar Boxes 2 sugar
tubs 1 wood funnell 1 Brass Ladle 1 Chopping knife 1 Dryping pan
6 Stone Jugs 4 Stone pickles 1 stone pitcher 1 Earthen pitcher
1 small Earthen Dish 25 pewter plates 13 pewter Basons 6 pewter
Dishes 14 pewter spoons 3 Earthen pans old pewter Dishes &c
1 yellow porrenger 1 tea cup 2 hones 1 Rasor 2 small Vials
1 pr. Spoon molds 1 Copper Cock 5 Large Drum Hooks 2 Dawlen bits
2 knife Cases 1 Girt & web 1. Bag peper 1 Bag alspice senek snakeroot
1 Bag Coffee 1 pr. Iron Dogs 3 old Sifters 1 old search 3 Cakes Chocolate
& 2 pieces 1 Cork scrue 5 Rep Hooks 9 pr. old Cards 1 Coffee
mill 1 Pr Leather Bags 3 Straw Baskets 2 baskets 1 Linning wheel small
matter yewpon 2 Buckets 1 old Real 1 Flower tub
1 old powdering tub 4 pr wood scales 1 peice Cholk
6 Bedsteds 6 Beds 2 Rugs 3 Bed Quilts 3 Blankets 5 Mats
1 hide 10 Sheets 5 Bolster 4 pillar 4 table Clothes 4 Napkins
9 Bolls yarn 8 Bolls tow 3 Combs 1 Bunch Cord line 3 Money Bags
7 old knives 13 pipes 1 Lump Allom parcel old Almanacks 2 fishing lines
1 paper salt peter 1 Cork scrue 1 Cork scrue 33 Bols Cotten 1 Bob hook
4 peices Brimstone 2 Lancets 2 Iron Scillits 13 3/4 yards homspun
Cloth 1 sword 1 small Baskets 47 fowls 18 Sheep 7 Geese thirteen
pounds five shilling & eight pence prock money
4 Iron pots 2 frying pans 3 Club axes 1 Broad 2 Grubing
4 weeding hoes 2 hilling hoes 2 pr pot hooks 3 Rack hooks 1 horse 2
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William Watkins' Will.
In the Name of God Amen. I, William Watkins , of Pitt County , in the Province of North Carolina, Planter , being in a Week low State of health & calling to mind the uncertainty of this life, Do therefore make this my last Will & Testament, Revokeing & disannulling All other & former Wills by me heretofore made; And first, I Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it me, hopeing through the Merrits of Jesus Christ to Obtain everlasting Salvation; And my Body I desire to be buried in a Christian like manner; And as to my Worldly Estate, I dispose of it in manner & form following, to wit:
I give & bequeath unto my beloved Wife, Christian Watkins , & to my two Sons, John Watkins & William Watkins , & to my four Sons in Law, Francis Buck , James Cason , William Ormond , & James Jones , all my Ready money that I leave at the time of my Death, to be Equally divided betwean them, Share & Share alike.
And, Whereas, I have Some time ago made & Executed in an open & lawful manner, Deeds of Gifts to my Sons & Sons in Law, for my Land & Plantation & all my Negroes & my Still & Worm, which was then immediately before the Execution of the said Deeds, my Right & Property, & which was done Agreeable to & by & with the free & mutual Consent & Agreement of my aforesaid Wife, & Sons, & Sons in Law, And my said Wife, as I married her a Poor Woman without any Estate at all, at the same time Agreed & Concluded to Renounce & quit all manner of Wright or Dower in, or to, the said Land & Plantation in two of the aforesaid Deeds mentioned, either in law in equity, or any other ways howseover, on Condition that I would leave her at the time of my Death the one third part of all my Personal Estate, except the Negros, the Still, & the Worme; Therefore, I do hereby Give & bequeath in behalf of the said Agreement as also for the love that I bear unto my said Wife, Christian Watkins, to her & her heirs for ever, The one third part of all my personall Estate, of all kinds whatsoever, except the Ready money already Given. (and)
And, I do hereby Give & bequeath unto my said Sons in law, Francis Buck , & James Cason , the other two thirds of all my personal Estate of all kinds whatsoever (except the ready money already given), to be equally divided between them, Share & Share alike. And the reason why I Give no more to my Sons, John & William Watkins , and to my Sons in Law, William Ormond & James Jones , is because I have heretofore provided for them in the before mentioned Deeds of Gifts.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Sarah Buck , one Shilling, lawful money of Great Britain.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Elisabeth , one Shilling.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Ann , one Shilling.
I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, Rachael , one Shilling, And the Reason is because I have provided for them in the name of their Husbands in the aforesaid Deeds of Gifts.
Lastly, I appoint my beloved Wife & my Son in Law, James Cason , Executrix & Executor of this my last Will & Testament.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto put my hand & Seal, this Ninth day of November, Anno Domini, 1771 .
Wm. Watkins (Seal)
Signed, Sealed, published & declared by the Testator to be his last Will & Testament in the presence of us:
Catherine -- Crofton . John Salter . Randel McDaniel .
The within last Will and Testament of William Watkins was proved Before me, this fourteenth day of October, 1773 , by the Oath of John Salter one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto, who swore that he was present and did see the said Testator, sign, scal, publish and declare the same to be and contain his last Will and Testament; and that at the time thereof he was of sound and disposing Mind & Memory.
And James Cason , the Eexcutor therein named, having taken the Oaths of Executors and qualified as the Law directs, It is Ordered that Letters Testamentary be granted thereon accordingly. Jo. Martin .
Copied from the Original Will, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
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AN INVENTORY of the Goods and Chattels of the Estate of William Watkins Deceasd.
one Case & Eleven Bottles 1 Case twelve 1 Do twelve 1 Do
Nine Bottles 1 Desk 2 small tables 1 square table 2 Chests
14 Chairs 1 small Loking Glass 1 Slate 3 tin Canesters 1 pickle
Bottle 1 tin Candlestick 2 Do iron 2 Hackkles 1 oyl flask 1 pair
Stilyards 1 Lantern 1 Iron Ladle 1 pair fier tongs 1 pair hand Bellows
1 Box Iron 2 heater 2 hors bells 1 Gunshot Bag powder horn
1 pr Candle snufs 2 Bibles 1 psalter 1 prayer Book 1 sermon
Book 1 old Book 1 almanack 1 kee hole saw 1 half hour Glass
1 Courriers knife & steal 1 Box & old Irons 1 tin Collender
1 Chafen dish 5 files 4 Rasps 1 saw set 4 spike Gimblets 3 plaig
Irons 1 pr Pinchers 1 pr Nippers 2 Cross saw files 1 ink Bottle
1 Shoe knife 5 shoe awls 3 Small Bottles 2 Small Vials
1 Cowshen 11 Gimblets 1 Carpenters Rule 1 file 3 pr. Money
Scales & Weights 1. Griddle 3 Spectacles 1 paper fish hooks 2 peice
Sealling wax 1 paper awl blades 1 pack Cards 1 Nutmeg greater
4 pen knives 2 pr. harness 6 stays 14 Earthen Bowles 1 flask Bottle
1 Pr hors fleams 1 Leather pocket Book 1 Bridle Bit & Spur
1 Stock Lock 8 Candle molds 6 Earthen Dishes 6 gallon porrengers
14 teaspoons 12 stone Cups & 10 Sausers 1 gallon Porrenger 6 Earthen
plates 2 Quart pots 2 1/2 pints 1 pint 1 Gil pot 4 tea pots 1 sugar bowl
1 muster'd pot 1 Salt seller 1 peper Box 2 horn tumblers 1 horn
Drinking Glass 2 Dippers 5 mugs 1 Tea kittle 1 Coffee pot 1 Copp
sauce pan 3 old mugs 7 tumblers 4 Drinking Glasses 6 Small Bowls
8 Club Bottles 2 stone mugs 1 Butter Boat 5 silver teaspoons
1 silver sugar tongs 1 Glass milk pot 6 Chainy Cups 5 saucers 1 tea
strainer 1 peic hour glass 2 Enjoin pots 1 pan 1 pint Scilet 12 Case Knives
21 forks 2 gack knives 2 Earthen Butter pots 2 sugar Boxes 2 sugar
tubs 1 wood funnell 1 Brass Ladle 1 Chopping knife 1 Dryping pan
6 Stone Jugs 4 Stone pickles 1 stone pitcher 1 Earthen pitcher
1 small Earthen Dish 25 pewter plates 13 pewter Basons 6 pewter
Dishes 14 pewter spoons 3 Earthen pans old pewter Dishes &c
1 yellow porrenger 1 tea cup 2 hones 1 Rasor 2 small Vials
1 pr. Spoon molds 1 Copper Cock 5 Large Drum Hooks 2 Dawlen bits
2 knife Cases 1 Girt & web 1. Bag peper 1 Bag alspice senek snakeroot
1 Bag Coffee 1 pr. Iron Dogs 3 old Sifters 1 old search 3 Cakes Chocolate
& 2 pieces 1 Cork scrue 5 Rep Hooks 9 pr. old Cards 1 Coffee
mill 1 Pr Leather Bags 3 Straw Baskets 2 baskets 1 Linning wheel small
matter yewpon 2 Buckets 1 old Real 1 Flower tub
1 old powdering tub 4 pr wood scales 1 peice Cholk
6 Bedsteds 6 Beds 2 Rugs 3 Bed Quilts 3 Blankets 5 Mats
1 hide 10 Sheets 5 Bolster 4 pillar 4 table Clothes 4 Napkins
9 Bolls yarn 8 Bolls tow 3 Combs 1 Bunch Cord line 3 Money Bags
7 old knives 13 pipes 1 Lump Allom parcel old Almanacks 2 fishing lines
1 paper salt peter 1 Cork scrue 1 Cork scrue 33 Bols Cotten 1 Bob hook
4 peices Brimstone 2 Lancets 2 Iron Scillits 13 3/4 yards homspun
Cloth 1 sword 1 small Baskets 47 fowls 18 Sheep 7 Geese thirteen
pounds five shilling & eight pence prock money
4 Iron pots 2 frying pans 3 Club axes 1 Broad 2 Grubing
4 weeding hoes 2 hilling hoes 2 pr pot hooks 3 Rack hooks 1 horse 2
James Cason Executor of the last Will and Testament of William Watkins deceased maketh Oath and Saith that the foregoing Account contains a true and perfect Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of his said Testator come to this Deponent hands Custody Power or possession
James Cason
Sworn this 4th day of November 1773 Before me
Jo. Martin
(Pitt Co.)
A JUST AND TRUE INVENTORY of the Goods and Chattels Rights and Credits that were of Sarah West at the time of her Death, taken the 25th day of January, 1758 , Vizt.
Four Houses and Lots on Pollocks Street, No. 360, 361, 362, 363
Fourteen Pounds, Eight Shillings in Silver
Five Pounds Sixteen Shillings and six Pence in Bills
Four Feather Beds and four Bedsteads
Two Rugs and four Blankets
Four Gownes, Six Petticoats
A Piece of Country Cloth
Patter for a Gown
1 Callico Bed Gown
1 Flannel Bed Gown
1 blue Broad Cloth Cloke
1 yard 1/2 Calico
1 Silk Bonnet & 1 check'd one
Quarter of a yd Country Cloth
2 Shifts & Caps, 4 Ribbands
2 Silk Handkerchiefs
1 Checked Apron, 2 Pair of Stockings, 2 Pair of Shoes,
1 Pair of Leather Gloves
1 Pair of Silver Sleeve Buttons
3 Mats, 1 small Trunk, one Chest,
6 new Dishes and 4 old one, 12 new Plates,
and 6 old ones, 2 new Basons and 4 old ones,
6 new blue and white Earthen Plates
4 Pewter Spoons, 5 Earthen Dishes, 4 Earthen plates 2 Earthen Pans, 3 Earthen Butter Pots, 1 Earthen pitcher
7 Earthen Coffee Cups, 1/2 Gallon Earthen Jug, 6 Coffee Bowls
2 Stone Muggs, 2 Earthen Pint Muggs, 1 large stone jugg
9 Iron Potts, 1 Iron Kettle, 1 Skillet
Five Tongs, Box Iron & Heaters
1 Tea Pot, 6 Cups & Sasers
4 Punch Bowls
7 Glass Tumblers
2 drinking Glasses
1 Funnel 2 Pepper Boxes
2 Pair Pot hooks
1 Pot Rack
2 Candlesticks
6 Tea Spoons
a Sun Dial
8 Knives & 5 Forks
old Flesh Forks
2 Linnen Wheels
2 Woolen Wheels
3 Tables
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- [S206] North Carolina Wills and Inventories.
Ancestry.com. North Carolina Wills and Inventories [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002. Original data: compiled by J. Bryan Grimes. North Carolina Wills and Inventories: Copied From Original and Recorded Wills and Inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State. Raleigh, North Carolina: 1912.
- [S205] North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790.
Grimes, John Bryan. Abstracts of North Carolina Wills. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of State, 1910.
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