Will, NC, Northampton, John Bass 1777 Know all men that are JOHN BASS of Northampton County in the province of North Carolina being sick of sound mind and memory do make constitute a point and ordained this my last will and testament and Manner and form following ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my son JACOB BASS one negro girl named BECK and her increase. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my son ISAAC BASS two negro women named ROSE and MOLL and their increase one feather bed and furniture and a mare colt called pleasure. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my grandson JOHN BASS son of ISAAC BASS a negro girl named FANNEY and her increased. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my son ABRAHAM BASS one negro girl named PHILLIS and her increase. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my grandson JOB BASS one negro girl named QUEEN and her increase and one feather bed and furniture. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my grandson COUNCELL BASS son of JETHRO BASS my land and Plantation we're on I now live containing 200 Acres more or less my negro fellow named SHARPER, my still cap and worm, and a negro boy named SCOTLAND to him his heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my grandson your URIAH BASS son of DRURY BASS my land and Plantation we're on the said DRURY now lives containing 100 acres more or less adjoining DICK HOMONEY branch on the MOSES HALL's line also the new half of my land line in Uriah swamp joining Colonel DAWSON's line also a negro woman named HANNAH and her increase hereafter also a negro boy named BEN to him his heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter ALCE ERPE [EARP] one negro woman named PEGG and her increased also one negro boy named POMPY. ITEM I lend unto my daughter you UNDICE COUNCELL the use of one negro woman named DINAH and her increased during her life and at her decease I give and devise and bequeath the said negro woman DINAH and her increase aforesaid to be equally divided up between or among her children. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my grandson JESSE BITTLE son of JOHN BITTLE the land and Plantation we're on the said JOHN BITTLE now lives containing 200 Acres more or less founded on an agreed line already made also 100 acres of land adjoining my son JETHRO’s land an agreed line already made and joining CHARLES BRYAN's line also 50 acres of land I purchased from JOHN KERNEY [KEARNEY] according to the most known and reputed bounds thereof also one negro girl named JANE and her increased to him and his heirs and assigns forever. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, John Bass 1777 ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my granddaughter WINNIFRED BITTLE one negro boy named DAVY. ITEM I give unto my grandson JOHN BITTLE one negro girl and her increased named Pat. ITEM I give unto my granddaughter MARGARET BITTLE one negro girl named RACHEL and her increase. ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my grandson DRURY BITTLE one negro boy named JEHAM. ITEM I give unto my daughter ELIZABETH BITTLE one negro woman named JUDITH and her increase hereafter. ITEM I give devise and bequeath all the remainder of my estate that is not in my will given away to be equally divided between or amongst my children namely: JACOB, JOHN, ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JETHRO, and DRURY BASS all ALCE EARP, UNDICE COUNCELL, and ELIZABETH BITTLE to them their heirs and assigns forever. ITEM I do hereby ordain, constitute and appoint my esteemed friend JOHN KNOX my son JOHN BASS and RICHARD VEAL my whole and soul executors of this my last will and testament hereby disannulling and making hull and void all former wills and Testaments by me heretofore made, and this only to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 14th day of June 1777. JOHN BASS {seal} Signed Sealed published and declared by the testator to be his last will and testament in presence of: THOMAS KNOX WILLIAM LOVE MOSES HALL JOHN LAWRENCE Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, John Bass 1777 Northampton County September Court 1777 The preceding will of JOHN BASS was exhibited in court proved by the oath of WILLIAM LOVE one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto at the same time JOHN KNOX qualified as executor ordered to be certified and recorded. Test JEPTHA ATHERTON Clerk Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **