Will of Aquilla Jones, Sr. - 26 Nov 1843

Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801

In the name of God Amen I Aquilla Jones Senr
of the County of Orange and State of North Caroli
na being old and some what weak of body but 
of sound mind do make this my last Will
and testament in the year of our lord one thousand
Eight hundred & forty three Nov 26    ["Nov 26" appears to be in a different handwriting]
First of all When I dye I recommend my
spirit to god who gave it and my body
to its mother Earth to be Buried in Deasent
Christian burial
First  I hold the Plantation as long as I live and
if I dye before my wife Ellen she is to have her
maintanance of off this Plantation so long as she
lives Then the plantation to belong to my son
Aquilla C. Jones him his heirs Executors adminis
trators & assigs[sic] ever to have and to hold as his
his heirs Executors administrators and assigns 
But in Case he die without a lawful child
the said plantation to return to my other chil
dren to be equally divided among them but in
case he have a lawful heir he holds the said premise
as his lawful property but is bound to pay my[sic] unto
my daughter sally fifty dollars at enny time
she may go to house Keeping
further my son A. C. Jones is to pay all the
debts I have heretofore contracted that I am by
law Bound to pay
All the Parishable property I own I hold so long
as I live after my death it is to be equally divid
ed among my children              }
In witness whereof I have         }            his
hereunto set my hand and          }    Aquilla (+) Jones (seal)
affixed my seal this day & date   }            mark
above writen                      }
Test Richd M. Jones Jurat         }
     James Jones Jurat


Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC <benz2@earthlink.net>
12 Dec 2009.  Please credit me if you use this. This information is in 
the public domain.