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Will of Peter Avent

In the name of God Amen I PETER AVENT of Northampton County in the
state of North Carolina being of sound memory thanks be to the Almighty God
for the same; Do make & ordain this my last will & testament in, manner &
form following, first I recommend my soul to almighty God hoping through
the (?) of my blessed Savior he will vouch safe to receive it, and my body
to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor, & he
is after mentioned & as for what (?) Estates it hath pleased God to bestow
on me I dispose of in manner & form following (Vizt.)

Item I give & bequeath unto my son Wm Avent five shillings sterling
Item I give & bequeath unto my son Isham Avent five shillings sterling
Item I give & bequeath unto my son Joseph Avent five shillings sterling
Item I give & bequeath unto my son John Avent five shillings sterling
Item I give & bequeath unto my son Thomas Avent five shillings sterling
Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Avent five shillings sterling
Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Eliza Baker five shillings sterling
Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Lucy (Truelove?) one Negro man
named (Jas?) to her & her heirs forever
Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Mourning Avent one Negro girl named
(?) to her & her heirs forever
Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Rebecca Avent one Negro boy named
(?) to her & her heirs forever
Item I give and bequeath to my wife's daughter Lucretia Tomlinson one
feather bed & furniture
Item I give and bequeath to my wife Molly Avent three hundred pounds
Virginia money her (account?) I made her at marriage I also leave my wife
all the remainder of my Estate during her life &at her (death?) to be
equally divided between my two youngest daughters to them & their heirs
forever.

I do hereby name & appoint Wm Avent & Lucas Tomlinson to be my Execs. of
this my last will & testament In (?) Whereof I have here onto set my hand &
affixed my seal this thirteen day of May one thousand seven hundred &
seventy nine.

Peter Avent & a seal

Sealed & delivered in presence of Henry Mason, Simon Harris,Wm.
(Louis?), Northampton County, Sept Court 1779.

This will of Peter Avent was proven by the oath of Wm (Louis?) One of
the subscribing (?) thereto & Lucas Tomlinson, Qualified as Executor
ordered to be certified and recorded . Test (Joseph Athenton?) CCO