Will of Tobias Koonce ~ 1834
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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