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- (Research):Will of William Bell
August 27, 1721; August 31, 1721
Secretary of State Original Wills NC 1663-1789
Mr. Wm: Bell's Nonqupative Will
Aug'st 27th, 1721
Lres(?) granted
8th Apl 1722(?)
To Benj: Payton
No. Carolina Corrotuck Prec't
Mr. William Bell Late of this prec't before he dyed being in good sense &
Memory made a Verball will as followeth-Imprimus He did give unto his son William Bell one negro man named York and one negro woman named Doll.
Item that all the rest of his worldly Estate should be equally divided between his Wife and Children and if any of his Children should dye before they come of age then their part to be equally divided between the Rest of the Children.
The above Mr. William Bell Declared this will before us the subscribers
August ye 27th 1721
The mark of Thomasin (her mark) Oneal
Mary (her mark) Oneal
The mark of Deborah (her mark) Pell
The mark of Sarah (her mark) Walker
This Verball Will made oath to by the above Evidences August the 31st 1721
before us Tho: Taylor John Woodhouse
Transcribed as true to the original as possible by Martha Holland, April 7,
1999.
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- Abt 1721