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From page 302 of the court minutes, August Court 1765:
"Ordered that John Beverly an Orphan of John Beverly Deceased be bound unto Harmon Husband until he arrive to the age of 21 years who is to pay him £12 ???? ???? ???"
Birthdate: A record giving the birthdates of John and his siblings has been posted on some Ancestry stories, though I have not been able to locate the original source of the following information:
Hannah Beverly one of the Children was Born Oct 17th 1750 and wants to stay with John Fruit and his wife until she is 16 Years old and they agree to find her Sufficient Meat drink and Apparel & Teach her to sew,
Isaac Was Born March 30 th 1753 Joshua Hadley agrees to take him & Learn him to Read & Write & give him 12 or £15.
John Beverly Was Born Feb. 12th 1755 Harmon Husband will agree to take him & give him 2 Years Schooling and further Leasing at home at times & if of Capacity Practice him to Surveying & give £12 Proc when he is of age or 21 Years old.
Jesse Beverly was Born October 27th 1757 William Mofit will take him & Learn him to Read & Write & Arithmetick as far as the Rule of three & Give him when of Age ££12 Proc.
Elijaha Beverly was Born May 15 1762, Henry Doyle/Deall will take him & Learn him to Read
Harmon Husband
John Marshall
Orange Augt. Inferior Court 1765 This Inventory was retd. into Court by Harmon Husband & John Marshall & was ordered to be Recorded Test Francis Nash CC
Will of John Beverly
State of North Carolina
Anson County
I John Beverly of said State & County, being fully aware of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, and being well taken in years and the infirmities commonly attached to advanced life in febbleness of body, but still being blessed with my usual mental faculties and having still a sound mind and memory, and feeling thankful for the same to Him who gave it.
I do make, ordain and publish this my last will and Testament, in the following items (vis.)
It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid out of my Estate or the proceeds thereof, and that all my Estate real and personal be sold on a credit of nine or twelve months (except what is hereinafter disposed of) the time of credit to be left to the discretion of my Executor, and that an equal division of the proceeds of all my Estate be equally divided amongst all my children or their representatives, all legacies hereinafter named excepted.
I give to my beloved granddaughter Martha Threadgill who [with?] her husband lives with me over and above the use of my lands and plantation heretofore had, one feather bed and full furniture - for and in consideration of her attendance to me in my declining years.
I give to my Son William Beverly all the tract of land on which I now reside heretofore deeded to him with the reservation of my life Estate, and I wish the title to him by this will to be confirmed at my death, and the remnant of a small tract which I [?] between the tract on which I live & the tract which I gave to my Son Jesse Beverly of which tract I gave two acres to my Son Nathan Beverly on which Lewis W. Beverly my grandson now lives. I wish the Balance of said tract sold and have directed that my executor make & execute a title to the [?] for the same, it consisting a few say from 5 to 8 acres and the proceeds to be considered as part of my Estate subject to an equal division amongst all my children now living and having representatives. Namely, Jesse, Jephtha, John, Lydia Valentine, Abner, Elizabeth Sasser, James Beverly, William Beverly & Nathan Beverly being all now living or were the last account I have of them. I also wish all debts due me to be collected and an equal division of all this & all the other proceeds of my Estate equally divided as herein above directed amongst the above nine children.
I hereby nominate and appoint my beloved Son Nathan Beverly my Executor to this my last will and Testament.
In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and Seal.
August the 16th 1842.
John Beverly (Seal)
In presence of
Wm Mendenhall x
John W. Flake x
January Term 1843. This the foregoing last will and Testament of John Beverly was duly proven in open Court by the oaths of Wm Mendenhall & John W. Flake and ordered to be recorded and Nathan Beverly the Executor qualified and obtained letters of [Testamentary?].
[W.D. Baggain MC ??]
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