Elihu Albertson: Last Will and Testament

Date: 10 Sep 1787 to Jul 1789
Location: Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Albertson Small Wilson

Source Information

• Elihu Albertson original Last Will and Testament of can be found in the North Carolina States Archives.
• A transcription of Elihu Albertson's Last Will and Testament can be found among the probate records of Clerk Superior Court, Perquimans County.

A transcription of Elihu Albertson's will is recorded in "Record of Wills," Book C (1763 -1794), pages 396-7 which will be found Elihu Albertson's original will can be found in North Carolina State Archives.

Images of these two documents can be found on Ancestry in the database "North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998,"

"North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9061/ : 25 Aug 2020); citing the County District and Probate Courts of North Carolina. These records are stored in the North Carolina State Archives.

Last Will and Testament

To all people to whom these presents shall come ~ Know ye that I Elihu Albertson of the County of Perquimans in North Carolina Being in health and sound, disposing mind and memory do make and ordain these presents to contain my Last Will and Testament in manner follow;

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I give and bequeath unto my son Josiah Albertson all the manor plantation and land whereon I now live, with the water mill to him and his heirs forever. Only I reserve the use of one half of said plantation and land, with half the use of said water mill, with the rail timber and firewood unto my loving wife Jane Albertson during her natural life, she having use of that half whereon I now live. Likewise I give and bequeath unto my son Josiah Albertson all of my plantations and land lying below William ? to him and his heirs forever only I reserve the use of one half of said plantations and land with the privileges of rail timber to my loving wife Jane Albertson during her, natural life.

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I give to my son Josiah Albertson one half of my still to him and his heirs.

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I give the use of the other half of my still to my beloved wife Jane Albertson during her natural life and after her decrease I give that half of said still to my son Josiah Albertson to him and his heirs.

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I give to my son Joshua Albertson five pounds species to him and his heirs

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I give to my daughter Miriam Albertson one riding mare and side saddle and one cow and calf and their increase for her and her heirs.

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I give to my daughter Sarah Small two cows and calves, one she hath already received, and to her and her heirs.

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I give to my daughter Lydia Wilson two cows and calves, one she hath already received, and to her and her heirs.

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I give to my daughter Abigail Bond two cows and calves, one she hath already received, and to her and her heirs.

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I give to my daughter Elizabeth Albertson one riding mare and one cow and calf and their increase and one side saddle her and her heirs.

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I give to my son Josiah Albertson all of my carpentry tools and coopers tools to him and his heirs.

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I give the residue and the remainders of my estates to my beloved wife Jane Albertson She having use of all of the stock of every kind not already given, during her natural life and after her decrease to be equally divided among all of my children, viz., Joshua Albertson, Josiah Albertson, Miriam Albertson, Sarah Small, Lydia Wilson, Abigail Bond and Elizabeth Albertson to them and their heirs.

Lastly

I nominate, constitute and appoint my son in law John Wilson and my son Josiah Albertson and my loving wife Jane Albertson executors of this my last will and testament - to see the same fulfilled and performed in a manner as above said and I do hereby ratify and confirm this and no other to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I the said Elihu Albertson have here unto set my hand and seal 10th day of the ninth month 1787. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Elihu Albertson to be his last will and testament in the house of John Anderson.

Witnessed by John Anderson, Moses Jackson and Joseph Turner

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