Will, NC, Northampton, William Tyner 1778 In the name of God Amen. WILLIAM TYNER of the county of Northampton in the province of North Carolina being of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to almighty God for the same calling to mind the mortality that attend my body and it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain and constitute this to be my last will and testament in Manner and form following viz. FIRST of all I commend my soul into the hands of almighty God that gave it hoping through the merits death and passion of My Savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and remission of my sins and my body I commit to the Earth to be buried decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my executors hereafter named; and as to such worldly estate as it hath pleased almighty God to bestow upon me I give and bequeath and Manner and form following viz. ITEM First of all my will and desire is that all my debts and funeral charges shall be paid and discharged. ITEM I give and bequeath unto ESSA TYNER timer 5 Shillings money. ITEM I give unto my daughter MARTHA CARTER Five Shillings money. ITEM I give unto my son JOHN TYNER five Shillings Virginia money. ITEM I give unto my daughter ELIZABETH DAVIS five Shillings Virginia money. ITEM I give unto my beloved wife ELIZABETH TURNER the third part of still; also the third part of my negro fellow named NERO; also the third of my land; and also the third of all the rest of my estate during her widowhood, and if she should marry then to have but a child’s part, and of after my wife's decease, or in case she should marry, I then give unto my son DEW TYNER my negro man named NERO and if my wife should marry or die I then give one to my daughters SARAH TYNER, PRISILLA TYNER and MILLIS TYNER my still. ITEM I give unto my three sons to wit: ARTHUR TYNER, WILLIAM TYNER, and DEW TYNER, that part of land called the Tina Woods containing 640 acres more or less to be equally divided among my three sons ARTHUR, WILLIAM, and DEW the upper part called the branch Pond to ARTHUR TYNER; the lower part called Sterling's Oldfield to WILLIAM TYNER; and the adjoining part to the land I now live on called Bittles to DEW TYNER and if either of them I said sons ARTHUR, WILLIAM, or DEW should die without issue, the said patent of land to be equally divided between the other two, and likewise if two should die without issue one to have the whole, and if they should all die without issue I leave the said patent of land to be equally divided between my four daughters to wit: MARY TYNER, SARAH TYNER, PRISILLA TYNER, MILLIS TYNER and if either of them should die without issue to equally divided among the rest of my said daughters herein mentioned. I leave all the rest of my estate to be equally divided amongst the rest of my children to wit: WILLIAM TYNER, MARY TYNER, ARTHUR TYNER, NICHOLAS TYNER, DEW TYNER, SARAH TYNER, PRISILLA TYNER and MILLIS TYNER; and my will and desire is that ARTHUR WILLIAMS, JESSE Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, William Tyner 1778 WILLIAMS, JOEL SHEARD [SHERRARD] should divide this my estate amongst my children according to my will. ITEM I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends WILLIAM SHEARD, RICHARD FIGURES and JOHN TYNER full and whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament. ITEM I do hereby revoke this at all and avoid all other wills and Testaments by me here too for made and acknowledged this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28 day of December 1778. WILLIAM TYNER {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us WILLIAM CARTER BENJAMIN MURRILL MARY TYNER Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Northampton, William Tyner 1778 Northampton County March Court 1779 The preceeding will of WILLIAM TYNER was exhibited in open court approved by the author of WILLIAM CARTER, BENJAMIN MURRILL, MARY TYNER three of the subscribing witnesses thereto. Ordered to be certified and recorded. Test JEPTHA ATHERTON, CC Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **