The Will of Joshua Whitney
For additional details about Joshua Whitney, see Family:Whitney, Joshua (1690-c1736).
In The Name of God amen the twenty Six Day of December
one Thouasend Seuen Hondred & threty five I Joshua
Whittny Mariner Being Veray Weak and Sick in Body But of
Perfit mind and memery thanks be Giveng to God For it
Calling vnto mind the mortality of may Boday and Knoing that
it is Apoynted for all men Once to Daye, Dewe make and
Ordine this my Last will and and Testament that is to Say
principlie and first of all I Giue and Recomend my Soull into
the hand of God that Giue it & my body I Recomend to the Earth
to be Buried in Decent Christen Buriell at the Decration of
My Executors Noth[i]ng Douting but at the Genrall Resurraction
I shall Recaue [Receive] the Same agan by the mighty poure of God,
and as Tachiching Such worldy Estates Wherof it hath pleased
God to blease me in This Life I Giue and Demise & Despose
of the Same in the folling maner and form
Ittim
I Giue and BeQuith unto my Louing wiffe Mathea
Whittniy one Negor Wench Called Deanna & the Beast bead [best bed]
in the House
Ittim I Giue to my Son David Whittny one Negar Girl Name
Nancea
[&] one Quarter part of the Ship Ketring
Ittim I Giue and Be Quith to my Son Jerimih Whittny
ane [one] Negor man Caled Franke
and ane Quarter part of the Ship Ketring
Ittim I Giue and be Quith to my Son Samuell Whittny
one melatow Boy Called Derrie
and one Quarter part of the Ship Ketring
Ittim I Give & be Qu[i]th to my Doghter Ketring
one mollatow Wench Calld Jean & hir incrace
and the Beast Ceader Chist in the House
and my Second Beast Bead & all the Beas Forniter
of the Bead
Ittim I Giue and be Quith
I Desayer the plantation that I have ane pagon
Creek may be Sold
Ittim I give be Quith to my Son Joseph Whittiny Three Silluer Spouns Ittim I Giue and BeQuith unto my Doghter Ruth Whittney three Silluer Spouns Ittim I Giue and BeQuith to my Son Frances Whittiny three Siluer Spouns Ittim I Giue to my Doghter Ketring Whittney one Silluer Spoun and on Siluer Tankard Ittim I Giue to my Son Samuell Whittny a ane Siluer Spoun abord of the Ship Ketring and all my Clos abord of the Ship Ketring and all the Cash both Gold and Siluer that is in the Briches pocket that is abord Ittim I Giue to my Son Jeramaih Whittny one Silluer Spoun my Will and Desayer is that my plantation that Layes on pagan Creek Land Houses and and Stock may be Sold and Deuidid Eckwillie among my Wife and Childrine and all the pork and Beaf and Tallow that is Dew in Carolina and all the Skins and Furs that ther is I Liue my Son Dauied Whittniey and my Son Jerrimieh Whittney My Holle and Sole Execturs and I Recall and Reuock all other Wills and Testments that was made Befor this Singed Silled and Dell[i]uored in the prasens of us this 26 Day of Decmber 1735 [signed] Joshua Whittny (Seal) Test John Bently Jeremiah Bently James Blair
No Carolina &c These my certifie that Jeremiah Bentley and John Bentley Personally appd before me and made Oath on the holy Evanglist that they was present and saw Joshua Whittney Signe Seal Publish and declare the within writing to be and contain his last will and testament and that he was of sound mind and memory at that time he Executed the same and at the same time David Whitney took the Oath of an Exectr Sworn before me the 21st day of January anno Dom: 1735 (signed) W Smith (written sideways) Whitneys will letter Granted January 21: 1735 Recorded (written upside-down) Joshua Whittiny His Las Will and Testament
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