Northampton County, NC - Wills - Dickinson, John-1742

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In the name of God Amen. The fourth day of February in the year of our Lord
God 1742. I JOHN DICKINSON of North Hampton County in North Carolina
Gentleman Planter being in health of Body & of Perfect mind & memory Thanks
be Given unto God Therefore calling unto mind the Mortaility of my body &
knowing that it is apointed for all men once to dye do make & ordain this my
Last Will & Testament that is to say Principally & first of all I Recommend
my Soul into the Hands of God that Gave it & for my Body I Recommend it to
the Earth to be buried in a Christian like & decent manner at the
Discreation of my Executers nothing doubting but at the Genearl Resurrection
I Shall Receive the Same again by the mighty Power of God And as touching
Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me in this life I
Give devise & dispose of the Same in the following manner & form. Item I
Give & bequeath unto my loving Wife REBECKAH DICKINSON one feather Bed &
furniture & two Horses or mares & twelve Head of Cattle of her own Choosing
of my ____ hole Stock of Sheep two Iron Potts & Pott Hooks & Six Pewter
Basons & three Negroes Names Tone, Frank and Harry & the use of my
Plantation Whereon I now live During her natural Life & after her Decease I
do give devise & dispose of the aforesaid Negroes to my Son Isaac. Item I
Give & bequeath unto my Son DANIEL DICKENSON my negro named Cofee & the
plantation whereon he now lives. Item I Give & bequeath unto my Son JOHN
DICKINSON the plantation whereon he now lives & five shillings Cash. Item I
Give & bequeath unto my Son DAVID DICKINSON one Negro Girl named Bess & a
piece of Land lying between the Reedy Branch & JOHN HORTONs line up the
Reedy Branch to the Road And So allong the Road to ANDREW IRWINGs line &
down the Said Line to JOHN HORTONs Line one mare & Colt & two Cows & Calves
& one feather Bed & bolster & one Pair of Blankets & one old Gun. Item I
Give and bequeath unto my Son ISAAC DICKINSON the plantation whereon I now
live & three Negroes named Frank, Tony and Harry after his mothers Decease.
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter SARAH DANIEL one Cow and Calf.
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter ELIZABETH FUTREL five Shillings
Virginia Currency. Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter REBECKAH NEWSOM
three Cows & Calves. Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter CHARITY
DICKINSON one Negro Girl named Sen. Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter
MARY DICKINSON one Negro Girl named Dinah. The Rest of my Estate I Give to
be Equally Divided between my wife REBECKAH DICKENSON & DAVID DICKENSON &
ISAAC DICKENSON & MARY DICKENSON & CHARITY DICKENSON & of this my Last Will
& Testament I make and Constitute nominate & appoint my Sons DANIEL
DICKENSON & JOHN DICKENSON my hole & Sole Executors Revoking & Anuling all
former wills by me heretofore made ratified & Confirming this & no other to
be my Last will & Testament. JOHN DICKINSON (Seal) Signed Sealed Published
Pronounced & Declared by the Said Testator to be his last will & Testament
in the presence of us the subscribers, viz. JOSEPH JORDAN, ROBERT PEELLE,
ISAAC PARKER. Northampton County / August Court 1749 The within written Will
of JOHN DICKINSON deceased was proved in open Court by the Oath &
Affirmation of ISAAC PARKER and ROBERT PEELLE two of the subscribing
witnesses thereto and at same time DANIEL DICKINSON & JOHN DICKINSON were
duly Qualified Executors thereof Test. L. Edwards, Clerk Proved 24th Aug.
1749 (From Secretary of State, North Carolina Wills, 1663-1789, SS 844, John
Dickinson, 1749)
http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/northampton/wills/dick1742.txt

This is NOT the John Dickinson of Essex County, VA, who was married to Judeth and died 1724; their son John was under 21 in 1724. The John who was in Bertie County, NC, in 1719 or 1720 was born before 1700.

So this could be the John Dickson who was imported in 1717 by Dorothy Pleasants.