In the name of God Amen
I, James Stanley, of the County of Jones, & the State of No.
Carolina, being sick & weak in body but of sound mind and memory,
do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, in manner and
form following. viz---;

And first, I recommend my Soul to Almighty God who gave it me &
my body to the dust until the resurrection of the just, when I
expect to receive it again fashioned like unto Christs' glorious
body. believing in the Christian Revealed Religion. I hope to be
justified when I am judged because Jesus Christ bore my sins in
his own body on the tree of the cross and made reconculation for
sins. And as for my worldly goods that I have. I give and leave in
manner and form following. vit.

I give to my son James Standley two hundred acres of land on the
South side of greater Chinquamin Creek, being the power part of
the Plantation whereon I now live, to be laid of from the said
creek joining  Franks line to the back line of said land so as to
include two hundred acres to him and his heirs forever.

Itum, I leave for the use and benefit of my six daughters,
namely  Olivet, Sarah, Elizabeth, Susanna, Winifred, & Mary
Standley the use of fifty acres of land on the North Side of the 
Creek, I live on and joining the land that I heretofore deeded to 
my son John Standley, jointly so long as they, my aforesaid Daughters
have remained unmarried & upon the marriage of one or more
of my said daughters the lone of said land, to sease with respect
to such child or children so marrying and to continue to hold
good to an such as remain single during the time they share,
remain single and after the death or marriage of my said
daughters,  I give and bequeath my said fifty acres of land as
above to my son Nathaniel Standley to him and his heirs forever.

Itum, I leave the use of and benefit of the remainder of my
plantation, including the mantion house and the lands I bought
adjoining whereon Lewis Conner formerly lived, to gether with the
rest of the ---? pallent? to my loving wife Winifred, during her
natural life and after her death I give the said land with the
improvements to my son Nathaniel to him and his heirs forever.

Itum, I give and bequeath to my three sons, John, James, and
Nathaniel, all the rest of my lands to be equally divided among
them, to them and their heirs forever.

Itum I give to my son John two horses, Call and Ship, four cows &
calves and one feather bed and furniture

Itum, I give to my son James two horses, Pablient, and Talemancus
? , four cows and calves & one feather bed and furniture.

Itum, I give and leave all the remainder of my estate of what
nature or kind soever or wherever  it may be found, not hereto
fore mentioned in this will first, subject to the payment of my
just debts and then the use and benefit of the same. I lend to my
loving wife Winifred during her natural life and that she my said
wife do find sootable maintanance out of the incomeof the same
and the use of the plantation lent her, for my children whilst
they are under full age and after the death of my said wife
Winifred

I give all the said property not heretofore given in this will to
be equalll divided to and amongst my six daughters, Olivet,
Sarah, Elizabeth, Susanna, Winifred, & Mary Standley,and my son
Nathaniel to them and their heirs forever, with this proviso that
if one or more of my said daughters should marry before the death
of their affectionate mother then it shall be in the power of my
two sons John and James Standley to make a division of the estate
so left undivided and lot? off to such child or children so
marrying if they my said sons shall judge such a division can be
made without selling the property and without injuring the
remainder of the family too much which division if made in manner
above mentioned shall be good and -alled tho made before the
death of my wife Winifred and the child or children so taking
their share, shall not again Claim any part at a division after
the death of my wife as aforesaid.

Itum, I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Bats, five
shillings Currant money together with I have heretofore settled
on her to be fully her share of my estate.

And lastly, I do constitute and appoint my two soas John and
James Standley Exts. to this my last and testament with full
power and authority to make all the division herein directed to
be made, without selling the property and such division or
divisions shall be binding on the parties and I do hereby ratify
this to be my last will and testament in witness thereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 12th day of 1793.
Signed, Sealed, published, and declared in the presence of us

Nathan Bryan
Daniel Quilling
John Dillahunty                James S. Standley { seal }
                                  his mark


State of North Carolina
Jones County Court May term 1793

Then was the general  last will and testament of James Standley
dec'd duly proved in open court by the oath of Nathan Byran
and Daniel Quilling two of the subscribing witness & orded to be
recorded at the same time John Standley & James Standley the
Executors therein named qualified as such that letters
testamentary ----- accordingly
                                Attes & Lukyiban?  CC





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