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Will

State of North Carolina, Duplin County
October Term 1790

Then was within proved in open court by the oath of John L*ts and John Linton, two of the subscripting witnesses -- in due form of law. And at the same time William Beck and John Beck to of the Exrs named in said will came before the court & Qualifed to Exrs according to Law ordained that issuant according by Just Wm Dickson CC.
In the name of God amen the second day of September in the year of our Lord God One Thousand Seven Hundred and ninety, I John Beck of Duplin County and State of North Carolina being at this time sick and weak of body but of sound mind and memory praised by God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of the body and that it is appointed unto all men once to died do constitute and make this my will in manner and form following. (That is to say) First and principally of all I give an bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it me and my body I recommend to the earth from whence it was taken to be buried in a christain like and decent manner at the descretion of my Exers heretoafter to be mentioned and as to my

worldly good with which it has pleased God Almighty to bless me with in this life, I give and devise in manner & form following. (To Wit) And first my will and desire that all my lawful debts be satisfied. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Beck Two negros To wit Tom and Myley to her and her heirs forever. Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Beck one feather bed & furniture & two cows & calves. Item. I give and bequeath & devise to my two grand sons Benjamin & Gideon Esen?, to tracts or parcels of land which I bought of my son John Beck the one tract lying in the persimen branch containing two hundred acres and the other tract or parcel of land lying on the north side of the bear pond perqrion containing fifty acres to be equally divided between them to them and their heirs forever. (Item) I give to my daughter Charity Wright one negro boy name Frank and one bed and furniture & two cows and calves which she has in possession to her heirs for ever. (Item) I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Jernigan one negro girl name Cate and two cows & calves which she has in possession (Item) I give and bequeath to my daughter two negros (Mary Whitfield) Viz Sune? & Sabine and two cows & calves which she has in her possession and one feather bed and furniture. (Item) I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Ann Slocumb one negro girl name Jenny one feather bed and furniture and two cows & calves which she has in her possession to here & her heirs for ever. (Item) I give devise and bequeath to my son William Beck one small tract of land which I purchased of of Doctor George Freezor lying on Goshen Swamp at the boat landing joining his own land containing three acres to him and his heirs forever. (Item) I lend to my beloved wife Elizabeth Beck all the remaining part of my whole estate both real & personal and during her natural life or widow Hood (Item) my will & desire is and I do hereby give devise & bequeath to son Stephen Beck to be by heir enjoyed? at the death or marriage of my wife and not before, the plantation where I now live together with all the lands belonging to me adjoining to the same to him and his heirs for ever. (Item) My will and desire further is that at the death or marriage of my wife there may be made out of the residue of my estate the sum of two hundred and ninety one dollars, and two thirds of which said sum I give and bequeath in the following means (to wit) To my daughter Charity Wright one hundred & twenty five dollars. To my daughter Sarah Jernigan one hundred & twenty five dollars. To my daughter Mary Ann Sclocum Forty one & two third dollars to be made out of my estate by my Exrs and paid by them to the above Legetry --(Item) My will and desire is that the whole of the remaining part of my estate be equally divided amongst the following children (To Wit) William John Charity Elizabeth Sarah Mary Ann Ann & Mary (Item) Hence I do here nominate and ordain and appoint my loving sons, William Beck John Beck & Stephen Beck Exrs of this my last will -- And I do here by revoke and dismiss all and Every other will or wills by me here to fore made or declaring this and only to by my last will and testament in Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and year above written. Signed sealed published and declared in the presence of Jos Sanderford John Fort T Linton
John Beck (Seal)