In the name of God Amen. I Pilgrim Williams of Edgcomb County in the Province of No. Carolina being sick and weak of body but of sound and mind and memory thanks be to god therefore and calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men on to die do make and ordain this my last will and testment. First I give my soul to god that gave it and my body I commend to the earth to be buried in a descent manner at the __________ of my ______ here after names and as for my word of good where with it hath pleased god to bless me bothe give and dispose of them in manner of the following
I give and bequeth to my loving son Rowland Williams One Hundred acres land being on the No. Side of the _____ swamp it being land I purchaed of Margaret Taylor, also one Negro boy named Norfolk and twelve head of cattle one gray horse saddle and bridle on bed and furniture one ___ pot and two pounds thirteen shilling and four pence ___ money to him his heirs forever.
I give and bewueth to my loving son Joans Williams land and plantaion where I now live but he not to be ___ with the same ___ the death of or marriage of his mother also. one black horse, bridle and saddle on bed and furnitur my ____ cloths him his heirs forever.
I give an bequeth to my loving son Joel Williams one Negro Winch Names Moll, One bed and furniture to his heirs forever.
I give and bequeth to my loving son Billey Williams one young Negro named Chippelro one bed and furniture to his heirs forever
I give and bequeth to my loving son Nathan Williams one hundred and forty acres of land on the So. Side of Sosnest Swamp joining the land of Thomas Loons?? and also thirty five pounds, of Heathers for a bed also Tenn pounds Gold and Silver for him his heirs thiers forever
I give and bequeth to my loving son Drewry Williams Ten pounds gold and silver to him his heirs forever
I also ____ my loving wife Sarah Williams one bed and furniture on Joey Mare five Cows and calfs two basons two dishes, six plates six spoons one ___ pot, ten head of sheep twenty head of two year old hogs one whooling wheel and lands during of her life.
My disire is that my heirs divide my pewter equally as they possibly can between my children hereafter named and as for the remainder of my estate be it of what kind so ever I desire my __- may sell and dispnce of the same to the best advantage they can without the ___- and devide the money equally among my children hereafter named, Jonal, Joell, Billey,Nathan, Drewry, Ann, E Mourning Williams.
I constitute make and ordain my loving brother Samuel Williams and my loving son Rowland Williams any whole and sole executors of this my last will and testments as witness my hand and seal. this 1sr day of April 1764.
Signed sealed published and pronounded by the Pilgrim Williams to be his last will and Testments in presents of
Ean Moore
John Deet
Henry Flowers
Edgecomb County July Inferior Court 1764. The within will and Testment of Pilgrim Williams .........