Onslow County, North Carolina

Dated 14 October 1826

Proved February 1827[?]

In the name of God amen. Know all persons by these presense that I Isaac Lipsey being sick & weak of body but of sound disposing mind & memory do make & ordain this my last will and testament in the folloing maner & form. my will is that my body be deacent buried at the discretion of my Exect hereafter mentioned, my will is that all my just debts be first paid in manner & form as follows, that is all my piny Lands lying to the East of Piny green¹ & fifty acres I bot of Purnal Marshiel² with as much of my stock & furniture my Executor & my friends may think advisable be sold and credit of six months either by Public or private sale at the discretion of my Executor with all the notes except those I may hereafter will away with my back debts be appropriated to pay my debts and the surplus arising to be equally divided amongst my sons if any & should there be debts I am not apprised of that I am bound to pay & have not sufficiently provided for it is my will that my Executor retain from each of the legacies by me given an equal proportion for such payment.

Item. I give to my son Elijah all my lands lying on the waters of Gum branch including the lands I bot of the heirs of William Melton reference to the title papers I hold the lands by & a negro girl by the name of Dorkes one bed bedstead & furniture & one bay mare here to fore given provided he should die without lawfull issue his brothers to __________ to have the above property equally divided amongst them.

Item. I [erasure--apparently "give", also lined out] Lone to my daughter Urina Thompson a negro girl by the name of rose & at her death to be equally divided with her increase amongs the children lawfully begotten of her and in case she should have no lawfull issue I give said girl & Increase to my daughter Elizabeth

Item. I [erasure] lone to my daughter Elizabeth the lands I bot of Edward Simmons and a negro girl by the name of Phillis & one bed bedstead & furniture two cows & calves & one chest & give the before mentioned lands & girl Phillis to the lawfull heirs of her body and in case of her leaving know heirs for [erasure and lined out?] to go to the lawfull heirs of my Daughter Urina Thompson & in case of ________ to their lawfull heirs

Item. I give to my son Isaac my lands lying on the southwest which I bot of John Doty & two negro girls by the names of Annaca & Temp to him & his heirs if he should live to have any lawfully and if not to return & be equally divided amongst his brothers & one bed bedstead & furniture

Item. I give to my two youngest sons the lands given to me by Daniell Newton & the note I hold on Richard Ward for one thousand dollars with its interest and one negro woman by the name of Tamar & boy Dick & girl Alice one bed bedstead & furniture each provided they should live to have lawfull heirs of their own body & should they either of them die without lawfull issue for for [sic] their property to be equally divided amongst there brothers

I further constitute & appoint my son Elijah Lipsey my sole Executor to this my last will & testament & give him the use of my three sons property for the use of rasing & schooling my three sons & for to keep them clear of expence until they come to age or marry & my desire is they shall have as much schooling as the income of their property will afford but not to incur expence in testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal this 14 day of October 1826

Signed & delivered in the presense of

Danl M Dulany Isaac Lipsey {hand-written seal}

Daniel Newton

E. Lipsey qualified Feb 1827

[On the outside of the original will:]

Isaac Lipsey

Will 1827

Recorded in

Wills of 1800

Page. 79