ALLEGHANY COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Richard Cheek Sr., 27 Dec 1864
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To all whom it may concern I Richard Cheek of the county of Alleghany and the 
state of N Carolina do hereby make this my Last will and Testament that is to 
say I will and bequeath to my wife Jinny Cheek my lands to have* and gold and 
silver plenty to her during her natural Life, at her Death I will and bequeath 
to my sons Richard Cheek & Meredith Cheek my Lands to be divided as follows 
begining on a stake in the middle of the first old field east of the House 
running a north and south Line through the Land Richard Cheek to have the 
eatern Part & Meredith Cheek the western Part & at the death of my wife I want 
my heirs to choose three disinterested free Holders & have same Lands valued & 
Richard & Merideth Cheek to pay a proportionable [part?] to Each one of my 
heirs my money what is Left at the death of my wife Jinny Cheek to be Equally 
divided between my Heirs Richard Cheek, Meredith Cheek, Henderson Cheek, Gilly 
Edwards Wady Crows Pinky Blevins Martha Richardson and Heirs of Chesly Cheek. 
(2) one cow & six Hogs to be sold in October 1865 and the money Equally 
divided among the above named Heirs, my House Hold Kitchen furniture one bed & 
stead & bed cloths Enough for the bid to be Equally Divided between my four 
Daughters Gilly Edwards Wady Crowse Pinky Blevins & Martha Richardson

Given under hand this the (27) twenty seventh day of December 1864

					his
				 Richard x Cheek
					mark

Witness
James Andres
Wm H Joines

State of North Carolina Alleghany County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
April term 1866

The within will is duly proven in this court by the oaths of James Anders & 
Wim H. Joines The subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to recorded

							C.G. Fawlkes, Clerk

*Transcriber's Note: The words "to have" appear to be striken out..