Will, NC, Bertie, JOHN BASS 1732

In the name of God Amen.

JOHN BASS being sick and weak of body but of sound sense and memory, thanks be
to God, do make and ordained this to be my last will in Manner and form
following.

FIRST and IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath to my son EDWARD BASS my Manor
Plantation whereon I now live to him and the heirs of his body lawfully
begotten forever, but except the use and liberty of ye said Plantation for my
loving wife MARY [BASS] for her lifetime for bring up my small children in.

ITEM I give unto my loving son WILLIAM BASS my land at ye Beaver Dam and so
through the swamp down to a dividing line.

ITEM I give to my grandson AARON JOHNSTON one hundred acres of land, more or
less, known as less north side of Urah swamp it is not to reach ye Broad Swamp
nor to take in any of ye swamp.

ITEM I give unto my loving daughter JUDITH [BASS] CANADY [WILLIAM CANADY] one
hundred acres of land, more or less, lying on the south side of Urah swamp
adjoining JAMES HUTCHISON to her in the heirs of her body lawfully begotten
forever.

ITEM I give to loving friend DANIEL WHARTEN “BURBEGG” fifty acres of land
lying on the north side of a quarter swamp beginning at TONEY's path so down
he said swamp across the first Branch to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give unto my loving daughter SARAH [BASS] ANDERSEN one hundred acres of
land, more or less, lying on the north side of Urah swamp and the most
convenient land to this Plantation whereon she now lives, but not any part of
ye said swamp, but on ye tract towards HUTCHISON's line for complement as far
as ye first Branch to her and heirs of her body lawfully begotten forever.

ITEM I give unto my loving daughter LUCY BASS one hundred acres of land, more
or less, lying on the north side of Urah swamp bounded by NEWSOME's line and
so down betwixt two branches to ye said swamp, but not into you said swamp.

ITEM I give to my loving daughter MARY [BASS] one hundred acres of land, more
or less, lying on ye north side Urah swamp founded by my online NEWSOM's and
down a branch to you said swamp including and Island on the same side of he
said swamp.

ITEM I give unto my son AARON BASS my Plantation on the south side of Bear
swamp whereon xxx lives and all ye Highland from my upper line and so down to
the Great Pine Branch.

ITEM I give unto my daughter PATIENCE [BASS] my Plantation on the south side
of Bear swamp that I bought of WILLIAM JOHNSTON and all the land from the
Great Branch above ye Plantation down to ye lower line to her and the heirs of
her body lawfully begotten forever.




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ITEM I give unto my son MOSES BASS all my land that lying on the north side of
Bear Swamp which is adjoining to my brother EDWARD [BASS’s] line. In ceding
all the swamp to my son, my will is further that if my loving wife should
again MARY and my sons ??? then my son's EDWARD BASS and WILLIAM BASS to have
half the benefit of my orchards on my Manor Plantation.

ITEM I give unto my loving sons JOHN BASS my old square muzzled gun.

ITEM I give unto my loving wife the third of my household and all the
remainder of my estate both within and without doors to be equally divided
amongst ye said last wife's children and …

LASTLY I do nominate and appoint my loving son's JOHN BASS and EDWARD BASS to
be my executor together with my loving wife as a executrix during her
widowhood.

in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of January 1732.

JOHN BASS {his backward B mark}

Test

THOMAS BRYANT jurat
JAMES GUIE {his mark} jurat
EDWARD BASS {his mark} jurat




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                       Will, NC, Bertie, JOHN BASS 1732

Burke Precinct

February Court 1732

The aforewritten will of JOHN BASS was exhibited by JOHN BASS Junior, executor
thereto and was proved by the oath of Captain THOMAS BRYANT, JAMES GUIE and
EDWARD BASS. Evidences thereto and at the same time the said executors took
the oath by law prescribed.

Test

R. T. FORSTER, CCC




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