ANSON COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Elizabeth Wright Will - 1830

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Elizabeth Wright Will

Vol. B - (1829 - 1847)

ELIZABETH WRIGHT'S WILL

I ELIZABETH WRIGHT of the County of Anson in the state of North
Carolina being far advanced in life & believing that my life is near
drawing to a close do make ordain & publish, this as my last talk &
testament in manner following (to wit)

Sec. 1 I give and bequeath unto my daughter MRS MARTHA McRAE wife of
DANIEL L. McRAE one dollar.

Sec. 2 I give and bequeath unto my daughter MRS. ELIZABETH FLOURNOY
wife of JAMES FLOURNOY sen. one dollar.

Sec. 3rd I give and bequeath in trust to my son ALEXANDER B. WRIGHT for
the use and benefit of my son JAMES LANIER during his life time one 
sorrel mare & one cow (both of which are however in the possession of
the said JAMES on loan, & at the death of the said JAMES to go to his 
son ALEXANDER, her (sic) heirs and assigns forever, so as not to be 
liable to the debts, contracts, or incumbrancy of the said JAMES LANIER 
at any time after my death.

Sec. 4 I give and bequeath my negro girl HARTY & her increase unto the
following named four of my children as Tenants in common (to wit) my 
son ALEXANDER B. WRIGHT and to the sole and separat use & benefit of my
daughters MRS. ALCY FLOURNOY, MRS. MARY STURDIVANT & MRS. REBECCA 
POWELL so as not to be liable to the debts, contracts, or incumbrancy 
of their respective husbands (to wit) NELSON FLOURNOY, JOHN STURDIVANT,
Jr. and JACOB P. POWELL - and furthermore, my will and desire is that 
my Executors herein after named shall prove as soon after my death as 
practicable to hire out the said negro girl HARTY either publicly or by
private contract for the term of one year & divide the amount of said 
hire equally between my four children in this case named and under the 
same limitations & restriction as herein - above expressed and 
directed. And at the expiration of the same time of one year of the 
said four children as tenants in common of the said negro girl, and any 
increase she may have by that time can mutually agree upon her 
valuation together with any increase as aforesaid there and that case 
it is my will that such one of the four as may mutually agree upon 
shall take unto possession the said HARTH and her increase according to
the limitations of the clause of any Will expressed and pay over to the 
other three their respective shares of such valuation - And in case 
they cannot agree among themselves as herein directed, then & in that 
case My Will is that My Executors here after named shall proceed to 
sell the said negro girl HARTY & her increase on a credit if not less 
than six months & divide the amount of the sale equally as in this 
clause of my Will directed between my son ALEXANDER & for the sole &
seperate use of my three daughters in the clause named.

Sec. 5 - I give and bequeath to the sole & separate use of my daughters
REBECCA POWELL four head of cattle which are now in her possession so 
as not to be liable to the debts, contracts or incumbrances of her 
husband JACOB P. POWELL. All the residue of my estate, after the
payment of the small legacies above named and the payments of my debts,
I give and bequeath unto my son ALEXANDER B. WRIGHT his heirs & assigns
forever.

Lastly - I nominate and appoint my son ALEXANDER B. WRIGHT and my
daughter MRS. REBECCA POWELL as Executor and Executrix to this my last 
will and testament, hereby revoking all former Will and codicils by me 
heretofore made, this the 12 day of February in the Year 1830.

signed & sealed by the
Testatrix as her last Will her and testament in presence of
ELIZABETH X WRIGHT (Seal)
JNO. A. McRAE mark
JASON COX

Anson July (?) 1830
Then this Will was duly proven in open court by JASON COX and ordered 
to be recorded.
M. DISMUKES Clk.