Joseph Boone

• Death Notes
  • JOSEPH BOON'S WILL:
    (Written: Feb.19, 1728)
    I Joseph Boon: Being very sick and weak of body but in perfect memory: Do give and dispose of what worldly estate God hath been pleased to endow me with: I give and dispose after this manner following: First I bequeath my soul to God who gave it. And my body to be buried After a decent manner, According as my Executors shall feel Convenient.  Item: I give unto my son James Boon one certain tract or division of land granted by patent in my son James Boon's own name: Item:  I give unto my son Joseph Boon one hundred acres of land lying upon Ochonechy Neck at Roanoak: Item: I give unto my son Thomas Boon one hundred and eighty acres: it being part of a tract of land containing 480 acres granted by patent: Baring Date ye first Day of March 1719: Lyingye South side of Mahering River: Item: I give unto my son Ratcliff Boon my ---- Dwelling plantation containing 380 acres: I say unto my son Call after for his mother's --------.Item: I give unto my son James Boon my ---- Gun: Item: I give unto my son Joseph Boon my ------ Gun:(here there is a blank area in the copy of the will used for this transcription)..................... Boon one certain Gray mare ....... to........ each of them one.  Item: I give unto my sister Martha Bayley a hifer and calf........ ye: Item: I give to my son Thomas Boon my Siord: (maybe sword??) Item: I give unto my son James Boon one iron pot and a small one when he comes of ye age Sixteen years: Item: I give unto my two daughters Mary and Elizabeth, for each of them one Cow and Calf: Item: I give unto my Loving wife Mary Rest of my moveable estate.... and ..... for her to enjoy during her life and afterwards to be disposed to among my children: And I desire my two young horses to be sold and ye produce of them to be disposed toward ye payment of my debts: I appoint my Loving wife Executor of this my Last Will and Testament: The Last will and Testament of Joseph Boon Testator: To witness my hand This 19th day of Feb: 1728
    Joseph Boon ( his mark (an E))
    Witness our hands: signed sealed in ye presence of us
    Thomas Boon (his mark ( a T and B on the same vertical line)Nathaniel Cooper ( in the same hand as the rest of the will)-------------
    Source:1) Research of Sherry Osburn (Descendant) <osburn@bellsouth.net>You may visit her page at<ttp://www.geocities.com/~osburn/boon.html>
    

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