Currituck County North Carolina
Recorded in book of Wills No 3
Page 516
Researcher :Mary Markley April 2004
In The Name of God Amen
I Jermiah Mercer of the County of Currituck & State of North Carolina Being of sound and perfect mind and memory, and blessed by God do this tenth day of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner following Viz
First, I give and bequeath to son Jeremiah Mercer one silver dollar to be raised out of my estate to him and his heirs forever.
Item I lend to my daughter Mary Mercer during her life a certain piece of land , bounded as follows , beginning at a pine stump go ----------- Anthony Simmons corner, turning North Westwardly to a large persimmon tree in the plantation and so on straight to a ditch and thence with said ditch , go eastwardly to another ditch , thence eastwardly straight to the first station, for her to live on during her natural life and at her death , I give same to William G Mercer and his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my son William G Mercer all my land that lyeth north of the string of juniper rail fence , straight each way as the juniper fence now stands to him and his heirs forever, which will cover the land I lent Mary Mercer.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Cornelius Mercer all my land lying on the South side of the juniper fence which I bounded W G, which will cover the building whereon I now live to him and his heirs forever. Also I give to said Cornelius Mercer one negro woman named Comfort and one negro woman named Peg and one negro boy named Forlen ? And one negro girl Edy, together with all the rest of my property, within _________ and without after paying my just debts to him and his heirs forever.
And I hereby make and ordain friend H Simmons Executor of this my Last Will and Testament
writings whereof the said Jeremiah Mercer Sr. Hereto set my hand and seal the day and hour above written.
Signed Sealed Published And Declared
by the said J. Mercer in the presence of us
Test. Willis Simmons
Nancy Simmons
H Simmons
Jeremiah Mercer Seal
516 Jeremiah Mercer Jr/1750 b 1750c d 1815 Currituck-NC m Franky d 1814b widow of Jordan Sawyer ( Book 2 Page 476) 1. Jeremiah Mercer lll , soldier War of 1812
2. 518 Cornelius Mercer Soldier War of 1812
3. 519 William G Mercer m Nash-NC Doxey d/o John
4. 520 Mary Mercer d 2-1816b Currituck-NC
