Anson County NcArchives Wills.....Coulson/Colson, Jacob 1808 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Eleanor Colson EleanorCol@aol.com September 5, 2009, 11:06 am Source: Anson Co Will Book 2, Pages 27-28 Written: 1808 Will of Jacob Colson Anson County, NC Will Book 2, pages 27-28 Wr 26 Oct 1807 Pr January Court 1808 North Carolina } October 26 1807 Anson County } [note - will on this film is typewritten - ec] I Jacob COULSON [COLSON - ec] make & ordain this my last will & testament - 1st I give and bequeath unto my wife Mason one third of my lands, viz, the plantation whereon I now live and land joining it bought of Robt. TROY, to have during her natural life and then the said third to go equally to my two children Kirby and Harriott forever. 2nd to my children Kirby and Harriott I give the other two thirds of my land to be equally divided between them to hold to them and theirs forever. 3rd To my wife Mason I give two negroes named Prince and Jacob to have during her life and then said Prince to go to my child Kirby and said Jacob to go to my child Harriott forever. 4th I give two negroes named Dick and Kate to my son Kirby and their increase forever. 5th To my daughter Harriott I give two negroes namely Frank and Arrinton to have forever. 6th Shares coming of right to me, from my father, mother, and Sanders COULSON [COLSON - ec] Decd. in property consisting chiefly in negroes, and in Land already disposed of in this will, I give equally to my wife Mason my son Kirby and my daughter Harriott to be divided among them to my son and daughter forever and to my wife for her life and then her part to be equally divided between my sd. children. 7th I give to my wife all my household furniture, one sorrel roan horse, main, and harness, her choice of a cow and calf. 8th To my brother Thomas I give my rifle gun. 9th To my son Kirby I give my silver watch to be kept by his mother for him. 10th I leave to be sold one negro man, Charles, all my horses except the one disposed of , and cattle, except the cow and calf to my wife, hogs, except what may be necessary for my wife's and children and tenants provisions, as much of the crop as can be spared, one smooth gun, and a tract of land lying on Brown Creek called the KIRBY tract. 11th It is my will that all the negroes of my children, be kept at work on the plantation, under my wife, for the maintenance of my children till she marries or until my executors shall judge it best to remove them and accordingly I leave all the plantation utensils to remain on the place and one bay mare called Kate, and one yoke of oxen and four cows and calves, of my wife's choice, for the use of the plantation and not be sold as before directed. 12th I appoint my wife Mason, my brother Thomas COULSON [COLSON - ec], William MARSHALL and James HOUGH executors of this my last will and testament. 13th The surplus of money from the sale of property desired to be sold, over what will pay my debts, is to be applied to repairing the house and schooling my sd. children. 14th If one of my children dies under age and without a lawful heir, his or her property to go forever to the surviving child and his or her heirs. 15 My wife to have my dwelling house and her choice of her third, but in Page 28 case of marriage not to deprive my sd. children of a home in the house. 16 My wife, in case she keeps the children's negroes in possession or the executors, in case they deem it advisable to remove them, is to use of the earnings of sd. negroes as much as may be necessary in addition to the above named surplus for the education of my two children. Jacob COLSON Signed in the presence of us, date above Geo. BUCHANAN Elisha KINDRED C. COPPEDGE Anson Jany Session 1808 Then the last will and testament of Jacob COLSON was duly proved in open court by George BUCHANAN and Elisha KINDRED and ordered to be recorded. Tod ROBINSON Clk. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/anson/wills/coulsonc1147wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb