SPRUILL FAMILY WILLS
JESSE SPRUILL
December 9, 1804
In the name of god amen the ninth day of December in the year of our
lord 1804, I JESSE SPRUILL of Tyrrell County and State of North
Carolina planter being sick but of sound disposing mind and memory do make
and ordain this my last will and testament in form following
IMPRIMIS I ??? my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid out
of my
Estate
ITEM THEN I lend to my beloved wife ELIZABETH SPRUILL the
use of my house and one third part of my lands during her natural life
or widowhood and if she will relinquish her third part of my land in the
body that it may be sold as hereafter directed in that case.
I give her my young horse & oxen named Darling but if the ??? give
up ??? then part of the sd body land when required by my friend CHARLES
SPRUILL. I desire that the said above mentioned horse and oxen be sold
by the sd CHARLES SPRUILL and the money arising therefrom to be
divided between my son SHADRICK and daughter ROSEANNA SPRUILL
when they arrive to twenty one years old.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my friend ANN OBRIAN one cow
named Cherry & her heffer one spotted sow & six piggs one black
barnow? with a long tale at the Outer pen one Ewe choice of my ??? to her
& her heirs forever.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my wifes daughter ELENORE
one silver dollar.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my son SHADRICK SPRUILL all my money
notes and ??? to be paid to him when he arrives to twenty one years old.
I also give him my small gunn all my wearing
apparrell & my chest to him and his assigns forever.
ITEM I give my lands in the body that was deeded to me by my father
to be sold at the discretion of my friend CHARLES SPRUILL and the
money arrising therefrom to be paid by him to my beloved son SHADRICK
SPRUILL when he arrives to twenty one years old. I also leave the two
thirds of my manner plantation & land to the discretion of my friend
CHARLES SPRUILL to be sold in the same manner as the above mentioned
land in the body or rented out during the life or widowhood of my wife
and at her death or marriage the whole to be sold and the money arrising
to be paid to my beloved son SHADRICK when he arrives to twenty
one years old. And I hereby impower the said CHARLES SPRUILL to
convey by deed all my lands to whoever may first have the same as fully
and effectually as I could do in my life time.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved wife ELIZABETH one
third part of my stock and other movable property not before given
ITEM I will and desire that all the remaining part of my Estate
to be sold by my friend CHARLES SPRUILL and the money arrising therefrom
to be equally divided between my two children SHADRICK and ROSEANNA
when they arrive to twenty one years old and it is my will and desire
that my friend CHARLES SPRUILL have the whole care command and management
of my two children SHADRICK and ROSEANNA and there property
until they arrive to the age of
twenty one years and that no guardian or other person they may choose shall
have power to take the command of the sd SHADRICK and ROSEANNA or
their property out of the power of the sd CHARLES SPRUILL without
his own consent. In case either of my two children SHADRICK or ROSEANNA
should die without heir of their bodies lawfully begotten it is my
will that the surviving one shall have all my property and if they should
both die without heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten it is my will
that there property shall be equally divided to ANN OBRIANS three
children when they arrive to twenty one years old and should my friend
CHARLES SPRUILL die or refuse to act as he is hereby impowered I
have the whole grant that I have impowered him with to my nephew and friend
NATHAN SPRUILL except the guardianship of my two children and I
hereby leave the said CHARLES SPRUILL and NATHAN SPRUILL the sole
Executors of this my last will and testament revoking all former wills
or gifts by me before made ratifying and
confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above
written entered the word SPRUILL before
signed
JESSE (his X mark) SPRUILL
Signed sealed and pronounced by the Executor to be his last will and
testament in the presence of us
JEREMIAH GYLES
JOHN DAVENPORT