Source: Nc Archives & History
Written: 1834

Copy obtained from State Achieves in Raleigh, NC

(Front Sleeve - Tobias Koonce Will, 1833
Recorded Book B, Page 121 A)

Tobias Koonce

In the name of God Amen
I Tobias Koonce of the county of Jones and State of North Carolina (Planter) 
being weak in body but of perfect sound mind & memory do make and ordain this 
to be my last will and testament in manner and form following

I recommend my soul to God that gave it me, and my body to the Earth from 
whence it was taken, to be buried in a decent Christian manner at the 
discretion of my Executor herein named and as for such worldly goods as it 
hath pleased God to blefs me with, I give and bequeath in manner and form 
following  (viz)

Imprimos - I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Bonitos Koonce, (smudged 
jh) Negroes, rs, Sukey & Sarah which I got by her and Sarah two children Red & 
Mariah with all their futer increase, one sorrie horse called Paddy, two 
feather beds & furniture, one large chest of bed clothing wood tables which 
she bought here, all the crockery and furniture belonging to the prep *or 
carat) except the silver spoons - half dozen chairs all the dary waren and 
half the kitchen furniture, one horse cart & gure one clock two cows and 
calves or yearlings her Chaise and two heifers - onehalf of all my stock of 
hogs - five ewes - all the pottery of every kind, one plow and a qur - one 
grubbing hoe two weading hoes, all the flour that is on hand one tub with 
honey - all the small trunks and boxes she had before marrage two stacks of 
bees her chaise - one third part of all my crap of corn fodder, peas, 
potatoes, and two thirds of pork now killed & put up with all the lard and if 
the same should not be sufficient for the years support for my soier wife & 
family with the stock, then such deficiency to be made good to her out of the 
remainding part of my cropt, stock, provisions to be allotted her by my 
executors to her her heirs and apignes forever.

Item - I lind unto my said wife Beniter Koonce for and during her natural life 
that part of my lands and plantation, including the house I now live in with 
all out houses attached thereto, lying on the lawn side of Joshuays 
Resolution. Beginning at a lightwood stump called Williamsons second corner, 
afoset the Orchid near the path cropping to the Huggins fields, and runs down 
into branch and the resolution to the river, then down the river to a larger 
pine on the river bank some ten or fifteen yards below the corner of the fence 
and between the fence and what is called the mouth of the roundabout then a 
direct line through the plantation to the beginning.

Item - I give and bequeath unto my daughters Mary Pollack that part of my land 
and plantation lying below that loned to my wife. Beginning at a large pine 
standing on the River bank between this mouth of the roundabout and the corner 
of the fence say ten or fifteen yards below the fence and above the roundabout 
and runs a direct line through the plantation/leaving the dwelling house - on 
the upper side to a lightwood stump called Williamson corner (as described in 
the lone made to my wife Benita) and thence to continue in a straight line to 
William Huggins line then with Huggins line to NB Burkes (now Peter Andrews 
line) then with said Burkes or Andrews line to the River, then up the River to 
the beginning indeeding all the land own or hold below the aforementioned 
direct line - to her heirs and apignes forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my said daughter Mary Pollack one Negro by John 
to her her heirs and apignes forever

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mitilda Huggins, all my lands on 
the upper side of the division line between my wife Benitor and my daughter 
Mary Pollack it being attempts lands I own above a direct line running from a 
large pine on the river ten or fifteen yards below the corner of my fence and 
between said fences and the Roundabout a direct line to a lightwood stump on 
the Island branch called Williamson Second Corner and then at strength on to 
William Huggins line thence with his line up to Benjamin Huggins line then 
with said Benjamin Huggins line to the River, thence down the River to the 
Beginning (resign only the life estate in that part of said corner to my wife 
Beniteo) to have and to hold unto her my said daughter Mitilda Huggins her 
heirs and apignes forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Matilda Huggins two Negroes Jerry 
and Maria with all futer increase to her & her heirs and apignes forever. Also 
I give unto my said daughter Matilda my silver spoons to her her heirs 
forever. 

My will & desire is that after all my just debt & funeral expenses are paid 
the residue of my property not given away by this my will to be equally dived 
between my two daughters Mary & Mitilda to them their heirs and apignes 
forever.

Lastly I do nominate and appoint my son in law Benjamin Huggins whole sole 
executor of this my last will & testament, herby revoking & disallowing all 
former wills by me made ratifying and confirming this to be my only and last 
will.  In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand seal this 25 day of 
December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.

(signed) Tobias Koonce (seal)

Signed and acknowledged by the Testator to be his last will & Testament in the 
presence of us who affixed the same.

(signed) The ward one half in the twenty season line from the top and first 
page attest & witness before signed - and the wards (two sheds of) in the 
twenty seventh four paragraphs instrument before.

(signed) Wm Huggins
(signed) H Bryan 


North Carolina
Jones County Court March Term 1834

State of North Carolina of Pleas & Quarter session

Jones County - March term 1834 Then was the execution of the written and a 
foregoing last will & Testament of Tobias Koonce decesd duly prov'd in open 
court by the Oath of Wm Huggins & H Bryan the subscribing witnefses thereto 
agreeable to Law and Ordered to be recorded at same time Benjamin Huggins the 
Executor therein name'd qualified. In such ordered the Letters Testamentary 
ifsue accordingly

Attest: (signed) J Bryan, CT



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