I Thomas Bradshaw of the …….. Carolina and County of
Craven being of perfect s….. and memory doe make and ordain this my last will and
testament in manner and form following impremis I give to my beloved wife during her
future life one bed and furniture one horse one mare and saddle and half of small
….ster I have two pots one skillet and all the plantation tools such as for making
corn ….. one spinning wheel one loom ……………….. harness
two cows by …………….. two or three dry cattle and what hogs I have
and my plantation ……….. one hand saw drawing knife one adds one pare of
…………. frying pan ……………. after her decease
………………. to my daughter Bur Bradshaw
Item I give …………my son Thomas Bradshaw Jr. Fifty acres of
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All the rest of my estate I leave to be equally divided between Rachel Harbert David
Bradshaw Hugh Bradshaw and Samuel Bratcher for their paying an equal part of my debts
……………………….what they have and Hugh Bratcher is
to have one half of the syder that the orchard I ………….. during his
life on paying the fifteen shillings he owes me
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I make and ordain and constitute and appoint my true and loving wife and her father
Samuel Smith my whole executor of this my last will and testament utterly
………….. revoking all other wills by me. Made in
……………… I have set my hand and fixed my seal
………… day of September, 1778.
Back of the Will
…………………..Thomas Bradshaw in the State of
…………. Craven County ………………… This is
my last will and testament in manner and form following
Item I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Bradshaw Jr. fifty acres of land lying
joining to Samuel Bratchers and Hugh Bradshaw and so running up ……… my
plantation for compliment
Item I give and bequeath to son David Bradshaw
