In the Name of God, Amen, I John WESTBROOK of the county of Jones and State of North 
Carolina being Weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be 
Almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in 
manner and form of following (that is to say) First: I give and bequeath unto my 
beloved wife Pheby WESTBROOK all of my house hold & kitchen furniture also two cows 
and calves & all of my stock of hogs & all of my stock of sheep & geese and one young 
mare by the name of Fance and I do also give  and unto my beloved wife Lend? Unto my 
beloved wife during her lifetime or widowhood a certain portion of my cleared land 
that is to say all of my plantation Westward of a crop fence that is cross my 
plantation & joining of my brother Harman WESTBROOK'S plantation also all of the 
cleared land under fence where I now live and privaledge of the woodlen lands for fire 
wood & rale timber for the support of the above mentioned plantations I do also lend 
unto my beloved wife one Negro man by the name of TED to her use and to assist in 
making of support for my sons & daughters during her life time or widowhood. I also 
desire that my beloved wife should keep all of my children together with her until 
they come of the age of Twenty one years old if she and they all should live that 
long, I do also desire that my beloved wife & my Executors to have my children 
educated as fare as they may think proper (that is to say) reading & writing & plain 
arithmetick. I desire that the balance of my cleared My Executor should rent them out 
to the best advantag, keep up good fence & keep the ditches cleaned out & also rent 
out my turpentine boxes? And the funds that will on my arise from the rent of lands 
& boxes to be kept for my children until the oldest one comes of age and then give 
him or her their equal part of the funds that has risen from the rent of land & boxes. 
And I also desire that my lands should be equally divided amongst my children at the 
decease of my wife if she should live until the youngest comes of age. If she should 
not live until my youngest child comes of age, then all of the lands to be rented out 
until the youngest comes of age. I do also give and bequeath unto my son John 
WESTBROOK my Negro man TED after the decease of my beloved wife if he is servisable. 
If he is past labour I desire that each one of my heirs should pay his part towards 
supporting of said Negro man TED. I also desire that my Executor after giving off my 
wife one years provison for her debt?, her family & stock? What three free holders 
may a lot her to sell the balance not mentioned in my Will and the funds arising from 
the sale and what is now diew me to pay my just debts and if anything be left after 
paying my just debts to be equally divided amongst my children if here should not be 
enough collected from the sale & what is diew me at present collect enough out of the 
rent to pay my just debts. I do hereby appoint Nathan STANLEY my for my Executor of 
this my Last Will and Testament, In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal, this 26th day of May 1846.
John (his "W" mark) WESTBROOK

Signed, sealed and duly published in presence of us:
Wm. RHODES & Benjamin (his "X" mark) WESTBROOK

North Carolina
Jones County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 

Then was the Execution of the Last Will and Testament of John WESTBROOK dec'd. proved 
in due form of law by the oaths of Wm. RHODES & Benjamin WESTBROOK two of the 
subscribing witnesses.

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