Will of John Cook, 30 April 1782, Wilkes Co North Carolina,
located in "Wilkes County Wills, 1778 - 1948",
North Carolina State Archives
In the Name of God, Amen, I John Cook of the County of
Wilkes & State of North Carolina being Perfect in body
and mind & memory. I give my Soul to God My Redeemder
and my Body to be buried in decent manner. First I give
and Bequeath to my wife Elizabeth all my movable Possessions
enduring her
widowhood and the Plantation whereon I now live and after
her Decease the moveable Effects then remaining to be Equally
divided amongst those my Children as follows to wit Isaac,
Isaah, Elizabeth, & Mary. I also give to my sons Isaac & Isaah
the (plantation Whereon I n --these words crossed out--)
tract of land where on I now live (after- crossed out)
or to be divided between them to wit to Isaac the lower
end next to the mill & to Isaah the uper end nex to
the Mountain as already divided by line. I also give to
my sons Isaac and Isaah one tract of land laying on the
mountain known by the name of Chesnut Nob To be divided
as they shall
see cause. I also give to my sons Johns widow the Particular
Articles she now possest with that she has Received of
me my wife
Elizabeth & John Barlow Executors}
I acknowledge this to be my last will and testament as
witness my hand this Thirtieth day of April Anno: Dom:
one thousand seven hundred Eighty two.
Signed Sealed Delivered)
: /s/ John Cook (seal)
In Presence of us )
/s/ Gershom Allen
/s/ Thomas Land
/s/ Thomas Carlton
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RECORDING OF THE ABOVE WILL, OCTOBER TERM, 1785
State of North Carolina) : October Term 1785
Wilkes Count ) Duly Proved in open court (and ord --crossed out)
By the oath of Thomas Land and Thomas Calton subscribing Witnesses
thereto ordered and to be Recorded. Test
Duly Recorded in Page 170th /s/ G. Wheatley _____
By Wm. Lenoir D.C.C. |
