Will of Humphrie Reavil 
Northampton County, NC

 

CR 071-801-37

Northampton County, NC

 

In the Name of God Amen

I Humphrie Reavil of Southampton County

In the State of North Carolina being at present

In perfict helth of Body & of good & Sound Memory

thanks be to god & Colling to Mind the Mortality

of My body Doth give & bequath my goods & Chattels

In the maner & forme following  vis?

First My Will & desiar is That all my just Debts

Shall be paid out of My Estate

Second Item I Lend untomy loving Wife Marget

Reavil During her natrel life the Land and

Plantation wheare on I now live all so

All My household and Chitchen Firniture

Likewise all My Stock of Cattle Hogs Horses

And  ???????? Second After the deth of

My Loving Wife My disier  I give unto

My Sun Humphrie Reavil the land and

Plantation Whereon I now live that

Is to Say one hundred Eakers Second I give

Unto My Sun Mathew Reavel the land

And plantaton wheare on He now lives that

Is to Say one hundred Eakers if there is Moore

Land Then Each parte in land I desiar That

The Ballons May be devoided Between My

Two Suns Mthew and Humphree  Third I give

Unto My son Mathew all My Carpenter

Twols  Allso I give to My Two sons My

Handmill and Cros cutsaw to Mathew & Humphree.

Forthly I After The deth of My Loving Wife

L Give all My Stock House hold and Chichen

Furniture to My Grand Children That is

To Say The Children of Lazerus Reavil

Humphree Reavil Mathew Reavil Salley

Moore Temprence Garriss Randel Reavil

to be Eaquelly divided Amoust them.

I give unto My Sun Lazerus Reavil five

Shillings also I Give unto My Daughter

Temprence Garrison (smuged like marked through) five Shillings also

 I give unto My Son Randol five Shillings

I Give unto My son John Reavel five

Shillings also I Give unto My Daughter

Salley Reavil five Shillings

I Give unto Humphree ? arkers one Horse

Cattle

My Will and desear is That My Two Sons

Humphree Reavil and Mathew Reavil

Be my Exeutors of This My Last will

And Testement as witness ????/ My hand

And Seal this 28 day of Jan 1797

P Pritchard                                        his

Las McDowel   Jurs            Humpree  x   Reavil {Seal }

           E ? Qualified                         mark

 

Cover Sheet

Humphrey Revels

Will

March 1799

Recorded

July 1799

By   ? Haynes Clk.

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