In the name of God Amen. I John Wilkinson of the County of Chatham, planter Being very Sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God, calling unto mind the mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial, at the discretion of my executor; nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and forme.

First I give and Bequeath to Margaret my dearly beloved & wife, one third part of my estate to be possessed by her as her own property forever (with a young black mare which I give to her in her third of my estate) whome I make and constitue and ordain with my son Robert, Executrix and Executor of this my last will and testament.

Also I give to my well Beloved Son Solomon and grandson William my plantation including two Hundred thirty Seven acres of land to be equally divided betwix them by them freely to be possessed and injouned.

Also I give to my Son Jacob one black mare with a Ball face as his one property forever. And the rest of my houshold goods and moveable Estate I give amongst all my Childering equally to be divided amonst them all by apraisment and not sold by them freely to be possed and enjouned, and I do herby utterly dissalow, revoke; and dessannul all and every other former tesstaments, wills, legacies, bequeats, and executors, by me in any wise before named, willed and bequeathed; ratifying and confirming this, and no other, to be my last will and tesstament. In witness whereof I have heareunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Seven.

Signed, Sealed published pronounced and declared by the said John Wilkeson as his last will and testament in the presents of us who in his pressence and in the pressence of each other, have heareto Subscribed our names.
John Ratcliff    Affirmd.

Thomas Rubottom     Affirmd.

This will was duly proved in open Court by the affirmation of Tom Ratcliff one of the Subscribing Witnessess thereto & ordered to be recorded.

Recorded in theClerks office Book B page 30

The above inventory was taken from Vesper Cook's Wilkinson Chronicles on pages 432 and 433. She notes that it was oringinally copied from"Chatham County Deeds, Inventories, Wills, and Sales"; 1782-1794; p. 88?; Located in N.C. Dept. of Archives & History.