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1830 WILL: Franklin Co, NC, Mar Court, Vol J, pp. 81-82
In the name of God amen, I, Benjamin Morgan of Franklin County and State of North Carolina being weak but of sound mind and memory blessed be God, do this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following. I leave my Executors the following property for the maintenance and caretaking of my daughter Mary, that is deranged, not having reasonable sense: my Negro man Jim, one yoke of work stock & cart, two cows, 1 calves, two small cattle for beef, a third part of my hogs, sheep, & poultry, one of my best work carts, two plow hoes, one weeding hoe, one killing hoe, one grubbing hoe, one axe, a third of my cider casks and peach stands, one washing tub, one water pail, one pot, one dutch oven, one pewter dish, one basin, two plates, case of knives and forks, the bed & furniture she lies on to have plenty of covering to keep her from suffering in cold weather. My will is that my daughter Susan shall take Mary to live with her and clothe her and take the above mentioned property for her support and Jim to work with her children to earn cash for their support. And after the death of Mary, Jim and the other property to remain with Susan and her children during her life then to go to children in same manner as the other property I lent her formerly- As to my other children at a former division of small Negroes among them they drew one small Negro each. My daughter Temperance drew the highest lot. My will is that they be made equal at the last division. My daughter Nelly has one hundred and two dollars without interest coming at the last division to make equal to the highest lot. My son Winfield has one hundred and fifty dollars without interest coming at the last division to make him equal to the highest lot. My daughter Susan has forty two dollars and seventy cents without interest coming at the last division to make equal to the highest lot- My will is that my Negroes be valued by respected men all my Negroes except Jim and them that I lent to my daughter Susan which includes Judy and her children all the Negroes to be equally divided between my four children Nelly, Temperance, Winfield and Susana divided by lots as formerly, those that draw the highest lot or lots as to make others equal out of their own property. I leave in the hands of my Executors for maintenance of my daughter Susana and her children if they take care of my daughter Mary her life time all my land where I now live containing four hundred and fifty seven acres and the property that I formerly lent her which includes one negro named Judy and her two children, Polly and Winney.They and a man and the union of her, the stock of cattle and hogs, beds, household and kitchen furniture. My will that after the death of Mary that the property left her for support as well as that left to Susanna be taken possession of by my Executors whom I direct to act as guardian to Susana and her children and my daughter Mary and after deaths of my daughters Mary and Susana my will that the property I left her for their support remain in the care of my executors for the support of Susana's children until the youngest comes of age- Then all the real and personal property be equally divided between Susana's children the heirs of her body. As to my personal property not before mentioned to be sold in a reasonable credit out of which pay my debts and then when as the Estate may amount to the rest to be equally divided between my three children Nelly, Temperance and Winfield except my still I give to my son Winfield and the best bed & furniture I give to my grandson John Minnis whom I make and ordain Executors of this my last will and testament, the above property which I give my Executors I give as a compensation for the trouble they may be at, concerning my will- And if my legatees or any other person is aiming to destroy this my will I request my Executors with the assistance of the Court, to choose five respectable men to examine this will and report from under their hand what they think my meaning was and a majority of them shall be abided by to decide all disputes which I direct my Executors to abide by- To this my last will and testament in witness whereof I the said Benjamin Morgan to this my last will and testament have set my hand and affixed my
seal the day & year above written
Signed, Sealed published /s/Benja Morgan (Seal)
and declared in presence of
Shemuel Kearney, Jurat
Henry Kearney
Benjamin Winston Jurat,
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