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(1648 - 1735)

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(1610 - 1678)
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John Loftin's Will

       
 

Born: 29 Nov 1740, Sussex, Brunswick & Greenvile Co, VA
Died:  03 Aug 1793, New Bern, Craven Co, NC

 

 

                           

This is a photo copy of John Loftin's Will

 

 
 
 
 

The Will of John Loftin

Transcribed by Curtis & Carolyn Loftin

(If words were misspelled, we left them that way)

 

In the Name of God, Amen. I john Loftin of the Parish of Saint Andrews in the county of Greensville, being sick in body but of perfect sense and memory do make and declare This my Last will and testament in manner, following

 

First, I bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping and believing a remission of my sins by the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, and my body I commit to the earth to be buried at the descretion, of my Executor herein after named, and my worthy estate.  I give and devise as follows my just debts and funeral charges being first paid

 

Imprimion, first I lend my beloved wife Martha Loftin my three Negros, Andrew, Kate and Lewecy/Lucy, during her natural life.

 

Item:  I give and bequeath unto my son James Loftin my two Negros, Dilvy/Dileey and Fanny with their increase from this day, with all other things that I have given and possest him with to him and his heirs for ever.

 

Item:  I give and bequeath unto my son Edmund Loftin my Negro girl Pegg and her child, Jenny, with their future increase, one bed and furniture, one blaze-faice mare, also fifty pound cash to him and his heirs for ever.

 

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Eldridge Loftin my Negro boy, Doctor, to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Augustine Loftin my Negro boy, Scott, to his and his heirs for ever.

 

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Hearbert Chamberlain Loftin my Negro boy Ephram to him and his heirs for ever.

 

Item:  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha Loftin my Negro girl Rose with her future increase, one bed and furniture, one horse named Dobings, one sadle and bridle, and ten pounds worth of household furniture, to her and her heirs for ever.

 

Item:  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Frances Loftin my Negro girl Charlot with her future increase, one bed and furniture, one mare named Venton, one sadle and bridle, and ten pounds worth of household furniture, also after the death of my wife, my Negro woman Lewecy/Lucy to her and her heirs for ever.

 

My will and desire is that my loving wife Martha Loftin shall have the use of my land and plantation with the Resudue of my estate of what kind or quality so ever not before mentioned or given away during her widowhood, to bring up and educate my children on, also the use of the Legases/Legacies bequeath my sons John, Eldridge, Augustine, and Hearbert Chamberlain Loftin, and also the use of the Legases bequeath my Daughters Martha and Frances Loftin until they shall arrive to the Eagi/Age of twenty one years or marry or during the widowhood of my said wife.

 

Item:  I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Elizabeth Harwell, my Negro girl Silva, with her increase from this date, after the death or marriage of my wife to her and her heirs for ever.

 

My will and desire is that my land containing four hundred and one acres more or less whearon/where-on I now live be equally devided amongst my four sons, John, Eldridge, Augustine, and Hearbert Chamberlaine Loftin at the death or marriage of my wife to them and their heirs for ever.

 

Item:  I give and bequeath my two Negros, Andrew and Kate, after the death of my wife unto my four children namely James, Edmund, John and Martha Loftin, to be equally devided amongst them to them and their heirs forever.

 

Item:  My will and desire is that my Negro man Bob with the Resudue of my estate of what kind or quallitys ever not before mention or given away be equally devided at the death or marrage of my said wife amongst my three sons names Eldridge, Augustine, and Hearbert Chamberlain Loftin to them and their heirs forever.

 

Lastly my will and desire is that there be no appraisment of my estate and I do nominate, constitute and appoint my loving wife Martha Loftin, Joel Wilkerson and my son Edmond Loftin Executres and Executors of this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this third day of August anno Domini one thousand seven hundred ninety three.

 

John Loftin (Seal)

Signed, sealed, published, and
declared by the said John Loftin
as and for his Last Will and
Testament in the presence of us
who were present of the signing
and sealing thereof.
 
Charles Atkins  X
Nancy Atkins  X
Edward Pettway  X
 
 
 
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