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From: "alicia" <>
Subject: [CASEY-L] James Casey 1777 Will
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 08:24:05 -0600


Does anyone know who this James Casey's children were and if his wife remarried?

James Casse Will
Written in 1777-Recorded in 1778
In the name of Amen the fourteenth day of Sept. in the year of Our Lord 1777
I James Casse being sick and weak in body but sound and perfect in mind and memory Thanks be to God for the Same.
Therefore falling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all mankind once to die I do make and ordain this my last will and testament in writing that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that give at and my body I recommend to the earth to be decently buried at the direction of Resurrection. I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of Almighty God and or touching what worldly estate hath pleased God to bless me with this I give demise and dispose in the following manner-----
I give and bequeath to my beloved Dorcas Casse during her widowhood or Deces. my land and all the rest of my estate for her to raise my children upon and after that the eland and the rest of my estate to be sold for twelve months credit and then equally divide among my children and if my wife should marry before my children is raised I desire my Executor would raise them upon the money that my estate sells for I also desire my two sons would be bound out to general or hatter trade as soon as they're able Whom I likewise constitute make and ordain with my brother Willis Casse Thomas Dorcas whole an soul my executors of this my last will and testament in witness I have here upon set my hand and seal the day and year above written signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us
John Casse jurat James Casse
aby "x" whorten
State of N. C. June ______Court Pasquotank Co.

By Enoch Rolf
>>>I have corrected the spelling to make this easier to read here. If anyone wants a copy of it as is let me know.
Alicia Jones

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