Dear Group, Does anyone know if this is William BRYAN SPIVEY? I have copied the will as best as I could determine the words. Virginia if you would please add it to the archives? Thank you, Cathy Some of the words and names were difficult to determine. I will give names and places contained within this will…cathy Starky TAYLOR this is probably Holly TAYLOR, I could not make out the name, and the relationship could be determined by me. Louiza?____? Levin SPIVEY son, Elizabeth PRIDEN, PRIDHAM? Daughter Calven SPIVEY son, Lavina? WARD, grand daughter, Launora/Lawson? Moses SPIVEY son, Susannah SHARK daughter, Celia Ann? HARRELL no relationship mentioned. Cel___ SPIVEY child of William. Land locations mentioned: Land bought of Thomas EASON. Land bought of John EASON. Gardner’s Land, Quarter? Branch. SS Loosing Swamp, Purchased from George OUTLAW. Stoney? Island tract. Jone’s Place. SS Dows? Branch (maybe Jones Branch). Green’s Hall Swamp. William SPIVEY will 1736 Bertie County In ___ ____ I William SPIVEY being in perfect mind and memory do ordain this my last will and testament this 12th day of June AD 1736. To Wit as follows: 1st I give and bequeath to (I can’t read this name clearly…cathy) Starkey? or Holly? or Kitty? TAYLOR ( I think it is Holly TAYLOR…cathy) four negroes B___, Milley and Rachel and Clavey? Which she has allso received two cows and calves and one __ __ to her Heirs forever. 2nd I give and bequeath to my daughter S_____ _____? My three negroes Cate, Anterson? And Hill, one feather bed, one cow and calf which she has already __ __ __ __. 3rd I give and bequeath to Leven SPIVEY 2 negroes ___ and Rachel, one cow and calf one feather bed which he already had to hi and his heirs forever. 4th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth PRIDEN?, 3 negroes Kidy? ___, Rudy, one feather bed which she has already had to her and her heirs forever. 5th I give and bequeath to my son Calvin SPIVEY my negroe boy George and one feather bed which he has already had with his heirs forever. 6th I lend unto my grand daughter S___ WARD (Susannah? Cathy) one ninth part of all of my perishable Estate not given away and after paying all of my just debts or ___that if she shall live to be twenty one years of age of have a legal heir of the body and if she ___dies before the __ ___ the age of twenty one years or a lawful heir begot from the body this __ its my __ and desire that it should return to my other lawful heirs? to be equally divided between them, if Lanora? Should arrive to the age of twenty one years or has a lawfully begotten heirs I then given and bequeath it unto her? And her heirs forever. I hereby appoint my son Celon? (I think this is a different name than Calvin…can’t quite make it out…cathy) SPIVEY the agent of my grand daughter Sawson? Susan? Lawson? (can’t make this name out…cathy) Is and to take charge of the above named property and hire? ___ ____ taken care of the said property and increase? Until Daurou Saurow? (can’t make it out…cathy) arrives to the age of twenty one years or have a lawfull begotten heirs, then it is my will that Celand? Pay out? The said property to Launora? Or her representatives. 7th I give and bequeath unto my son Levon SPIVEY the balance of the Tract of land that I bought of Thomas EASON know by the acres? Of the Gardner’s land except a __ to __ __ charged? Of John EASON to him and his heirs forever. 8th I give and bequeath unto my son Levin SPIVEY one tract of land known for? __ __ the Quarter ? Branch Wession? Of land and all __ __ I __ of the said tract to him and his heirs forever. 9th I give and bequeath unto my son Calvin SPIVEY one tract or parcel of land lying on the south side of Loosing Swamp. That I purchased of George OUTLAW Esq. To him and his heirs forever. 10th I give and bequeath unto my son Moses SPIVEY land and plantation whereon I now live __ __ and __ of the Stoney? Island tract and the Jones? Plantation tract as it is called with the choice of my horses with Bridles and saddle as the rest of my heirs has had as his? A piece? Price? ___and dis____? That Calvin Moses and Susannah SHNK? All have a bed? A pieces? To them and their heris forever. 11th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susannah SHARK one small tract of land purchased of Thomas EASON know by the name of the Jno. EASONS Tract lying on the south side of Dow? Jones? Branch to her and her heirs forever. 12th __ will and devise? That all any land lying on Green? Guen? Hall Swamp shall be equally divided between Kitty? TAYLORS (may be Holly TAYLOR…cathy) heirs Locriza? Head___? Elizabeth PASDES? (PRIDEN?cathy) Susannah SHARK to them and their heirs forever. 13th I give and bequeath to Celia Ann? HARRELL one feather bed and my watch to her and her heirs forever. 14th My will and desire is those in who have rec’d as part of my Estate will account to the balance of my children for what they have received these its my will and desire that all the balance of my property not given away shall be equally divided between the heires of Holly TAYLOR, Lurga? HENDERSON? Leven SPIVEY Cel__ SPIVEY Elizabeth PRESDIN? Susannah SHARK Moses SPIVEY and Calvin SPIVEY to them and their heirs forever. My will and desire is that my children proceed to settle my Estate agreeable to my will without any administrators at my deceased. Signed sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us: Wm. WILFORD Geo. O. ASKEW Wm. SPIVEY seal Presented in open court Aug. Term 1837. Leven SPIVEY