State of North Carolina
Jones County.

In the name of God Amen 
I Daniel Parry of the County and State aforesaid, Being weak in Body but of 
Perfect Sound mind and memory Blessed be God, do therefore this 14th day of 
March in the year of Our lord Christ 1801.  Make and Publish this my Last Will 
and Testament in manner and form following---viz,

Item	I Lend unto my beloved wife Sarah the Plantation whereon I now Live, 
and Two Negroes, namely Jack and Bine, for and During her natural Life or 
widowhood.

Item 	I give and Bequeath unto my Son Silas the Land and plantation whereon I 
now Live, with other Pieces as follows, fifty acres deeded to me by my father, 
fifty acres Left out of a ninety acre patent, Ten acres Bought of my Brother 
Robert decd., one patent or twenty Six Acres, Sixty Eight Acres, Patented by my 
Self, One Hundred & Sixteen Acres Bought of Calib Busick, fifty acres Out of a 
Patent of one hundred and fifty acres, in the dead pines joining each other, 
and one hundred acres on the Sand Ridge, to him his heirs and assigns for ever

Item  I give and Bequeath unto my Son Hardy and Elijah, all my land on the 
north Side of Trent River, the lower part to Hardy, and the upper part to 
Elijah, to be equally divided Between them, to be Laid off most Conviniant to 
each part, to them there heirs and assigns for ever not as Joint Tenants, but 
Tenants in Common.

Item	I give and Bequeath unto my Son Hardy the following pieces of land viz, 
on the South Side of Trent River, fifty acres Bought of Thomas Morris, fourteen 
acres of Land on flat Swamp, one Hundred Acres in the dead pines, Two Hundred 
Acres of Land in the Gap patented by my Self, to him his heirs and assigns for 
ever.

Item	I give and Bequeath unto my Son Elijah, the Following pieces of Land, 
on the South Side of Trent River viz, one Hundred & ninety Eight acres of Land 
in the dead pines, one Hundred acres on the Sand Ridge, granted to me by 
patent, to him his heirs and assigns for ever.

Item	I give and Bequeath unto my Son Hardy one half acre lot in Trenton to 
him his heirs & assigns for ever.

Item	I give unto my Son Elijah one half acre lot in Trenton to him his heirs 
& assigns for ever.

Item	I give unto my Son Silas one half acre lot in Trenton to him his heirs 
and assigns for ever.

Item	I give and Bequeath unto my Son Elijah, the Land Contained in a Patent 
granted to me Joining Wm Jerman on the South Side of Trent River, to him his 
heirs and assigns for ever.

Item	I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Sally Williamson one Negro girl 
Sukey and another by the name of B__? to her, her heirs that is now Lawfully 
begotten of her Body, if they Should Die with out Esue to Return to my Family.

Item	I give and Bequeath unto my Son Hardy Two negores one by the name Peter 
another by the name Penney to him his heirs and assigns for Ever.

Item	I give unto my Son Elijah one negroe man Jack, Immediately after my 
wifes death, or marriage which may first happen-and one Negroe Girl name Mosing
(?) to him his heirs and assigns for Ever.

Item	I give and Bequeath unto my Son Silas one Negroe Woman by the name of 
Bine and one by name of Kit and Charles and Hannah of her Body and all Bines 
increase after this date and Immediately after my wife’s Death, or marriage 
which may first happen, to him his heirs and assigns for ever.

Item	I give and Bequeath unto my Grand Son & Daughter, Daniel Williamson & 
Narcissa the Plantation wareon now my Daughter Sally Williamson Lives to them & 
there Esue, if Know Esue to Return to my Family and my Desire is that the 
Executors Should Do with the Plantation what they think most Proper, and to 
Support my Daughter Sally Williamson as usuall, During her natural Life or 
widowhood.

Item	My will and Desire is That all my Personal estate of what Kind or 
nature Sover it be, Remaining to gether on my Plantation until my wife’s Death, 
and then to be equally divided Between my three Sons by my Executors hereafter 
named, Share and Share alike without any Sale as equally as may be.

	I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my Son Hardy Parry and Elijah 
and Silas my three Sons Executors to this my last will and Testament hereby 
revoking and disannulling all other wills by me heretofore made.
	In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the day and 
year first within Written.
	
      Signed Sealed Published and declared by the Testators for and as his Last 
will and Testament in presence of us who have hereunto Subcribed our names as 
witnesses
	


							Daniel Parry  (Seal)


Robt Wilton
Benj Small
Daniel Stanley 

State of North Carolina
   Jones County Court February Term 1806
Then was the within & aforegoing last Will & Testament of Daniel Parry deceased 
duly provd in open Court by the Oaths of Robert Wilton & Benjamin Small two of 
the subscribing Witnesses _?_in due form of Law, ordered _?_; at same time 
Hardy Parry & Silas Parry two of the Executors therein named qualified as such 
agreeable to Law-Orderd that Letters Testamentory issue accordingly

                                 Attest Wm. Orme CC (Clerk of Court)

Recorded in the Clerks Office of Jones County in Book 1, No(1) Pages 279 & 200





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