North Carolina Tyrrell County

In the name of God amen the twenty fifth day September one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, I JEREMIAH SPRUILL of No. Carolina in the County of Tyrrell being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto god therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die dwo make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say Principaly and first of all I give and recomend my soul into the hands of god that gave it and for my body I recomend it to the Earth to be buried in a
Cristian like and decent manner at the descretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurection I shall receive this same again by the mighty Power of god and as touching such
Worldly Estates wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in following manner and form it is my will and I dwo order that in the first place all my just debts and ?? all charges be paid and satisfyed.
ITEM. I give to my well beloved daughter APUME MERRET two year old hogs
ITEM. I give to my well beloved daughter ELIZABETH GILES oneyoung mare
ITEM. I lend to my beloved wife SARAH during her widowhood or natural life the use of the one half of my negro man called Sampson also the one half of my plantation i now live on also the
use of the one half of all my moveable estate and after her marriage or death to return to my son JESSE SPRUILL
ITEM. I give to my well beloved sonJESSE SPRUILL the one half of a negro man called Sampson and the one half of my moveable estate also I give to my son Jesse Spruill my plantation I now live on to him and his heirs for ever also that parte of the moveable estate with the one half of my negro man Sampson at his mother in ?? marriage or deceasae and I dwo also make and ordain
my wife SARAH and my son JESSE SPRUILL only and sole Executors of this my last will and testement and I do heareby nullify disalow revoke and disanul all and other former testaments who lequecies and executions by me in any wills before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifyed and confirmed this and no other to be my last will and testament witness where of I have hear unto set my hand and seal this day and year above written.
Signed sealed published pronownced
Jeremiah Spruill

Declared by the said Jeremiah Spruill as his last will and testament in presents of us the subscribes
Jos Spruill
Hezkiah? Norman
Joseph (his mark) Midlanton?

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