Anson County NcArchives Wills.....Maness, Amos January 3, 1849 ************************************************ 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: Linda Dillard petfriends2@bellsouth.net May 24, 2006, 7:45 pm Source: Anson County Register Of Deeds Written: January 3, 1849 Recorded: July 1852 In the name of God Amen. I, AMOS MANESS, of the County of Anson & State of North Carolina being at present in good health and of a sound & disposing mind & Memory, Thanks be to God for the same & calling to Mind the uncertainty of Life & the certainty of death, have this day made this, my last will & Testament in Manner and form as follows (To Wit) ----- 1st I Give unto my beloved wife, MARY MANESS, during her widowhood the following property, To Wit) all my Money that be found on hand, one Black Negro Woman, MOLLY, three hundred seventy five acres of Land, the Plantation on which I now reside with all my Plantation Tools, Household & kitchen furniture with the Balance of my stock of Cattle, Hogs, Horses & Sheep that may remain after giving off to my children as hereafter mentioned & after her decease, to be equally divided between my two sons, PLEASANT W. MANESS & AMOS B. MANESS. 2nd I Give unto my son, PLEASANT W. MANESS, one Negro Girl, ELIZA, one Bed, Bedstead & furniture, one sorrel Mare, Bridle & Saddle, one Cow & Calf. 3rd I Have already given to my son, TYSON G. MANESS, property amounting to about Three hundred Dollars [several illegible words following are lined out] which I consider to be his distributive share & the Right & Title of which is hereby confirmed to him & his heirs ----- 4th I Give unto my Daughter, OLLEY ROSS, one Negro Girl, VIOLET, to her & children with all her increase if any. I have already given her property which I consider worth about one hundred Dollars which, with the negro Girl, will make about three hundred Dollars for her share ---- 5th I Give unto my Daughter, SPICEY MEACHAM, one Negro Boy Named JOHN WILSON, worth about two hundred Dollars To her & her children. I have already given her property which I consider to be worth about one hundred Dollars as her share. 6th I have already given to my son, TALLEY K. MANESS, Property to the amount of Three hundred Dollars, the Right & Title of which is hereby confirmed to him & his heirs ---- 7th I have already given to my son, JESSE C. MANESS, Property to the amount of Three hundred Dollars, the Right & Title of which is hereby confirmed to him and his heirs ---- 8th I Give unto my Daughter, BILLINDA THOMAS, one Negro Girl, IRENA, to her & her children which I consider worth about Two hundred Dollars which, added to what I have already given her, which is about one hundred Dollars, will make her share equal. 9th I have already given my son, TALBUT [possibly TOLBUT] H. MANESS, Property to the amount of Three hundred Dollars, the Right & Title is hereby confirmed to him & his heirs. 10th I have already given my son, BENTON A. MANESS, Property amounting to the sum of Three hundred Dollars, the Right & Title of which is hereby confirmed to him & his heirs ---- 11th I Give unto my Daughter, MARTHA ANN MANESS, one Negro Girl, CLARISSA, to her & her children, also one Bed, Bedstead & Furniture, one Cow & Calf, one Bridle & Saddle, one sow & Pigs, 1/2 dozen Plates, one Pot, all of which I consider will make her equal with the rest. 12th I Give unto my son AMOS B. MANESS, one Negro Boy Named EDMUND, worth about two hundred Dollars, one Sorrel Horse, Bridle & Saddle, one Cow & Calf, one Bed, Bedstead & Furniture, all of which I consider to be about the sum of three hundred Dollars ---- 13th It is my will on account of the Confidence I have in my friend & Acquaintance, MILES W. MARKS, & also my son-in-law, BINJAMIN THOMAS, that they act as executors to This my last Will & Testament & as Guardians to my two sons, PLEASANT W. MANESS & AMOS B. MANESS, on account as I consider of their inability to act for themselves. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal This the 30th day of January in the year of our Lord 1849. Amos Maness seal Test Williamhorn Test John Davis State of North Carolina) Court of Pleas and Quarter Anson County ) Sessions July Term 1852 Then this will was exhibited in open Court and duly proven by the oath of William Horn and John Davis, the Subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded. (unsigned) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/anson/wills/maness92gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.9 Kb