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The Will of Nancy Diggs

                           (Will Book C pg 110, Anson Co., NC)

In the name of God Amen I Nancy Diggs of the County of Anson and the
State of North Carolina being of Sound mind and disposing
understanding Calling to mind the mortality of all things knowing that
it’s appointed to all once to die and after this the Judgment . do
on this the 14th day of September in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and fifty five make and ordain this my last Will
and Testament in the manner following and first of all I wish my friends
to bury me in a decent and Christian like manner and as it
regards my worldly estate I Wish it disposed of in the following manner
(to wit) My Wish and desire is that my negro girl Mary (a
slave) to be sold and that my Executor have choice to sell her In
privately or publickly as he may think proper for Cash or on a credit as
he may think proper and for him to make a division of the moneys arising
form Said sale in the following manner and first my Wish
and desire is that my son Dixon D Diggs Should have One Hundred dollars
of the money arising from the Sale of Said girl as a
renumeration for his trouble with me in my declining years all the
balance of the money arising from the sale of Said girl I wish it to
be Equally divided amongst all my children (eight in number) with the
following exception that is to say that part that that would fall to
my daughter Lydia Preslar wife of Levi Preslar I give and bequeath to my
son Dixon D. Diggs in trust and confidence for the sole use
and benefit of my daughter Lydia Preslar and his children so that it
shall not be subject to the control [?] Constitutions nor debts of her
husband Levi Preslar in no way or manner whatsoever. And lastly I hereby
nominate constitute and appoint my beloved son Dixon D.
Diggs sole executor of this my last Will and testament hereby Revoking
any and all former Wills and testament by me at any time to be
my last Will and testament in Witness where of I have unto Set my hand
and Seal in presence of this Witness whose were all present at
the Signing and Sealing there of day and date first above written.
                                             her
                                         Nancy x Diggs
                                            mark

Test.
W.H. Cox
John J. Ratcliff

State of North Carolina Court of Peas and Quarter Session Anson County
Oct. Term 1855 This the forgoing Will of Nancy Diggs was
duly proven in open court by the oaths of Wm. H. Cox and John J. Ratliff
two subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded
whereof Dixon D. Diggs was duly qualified as Executor to execute said
Will.
                                          White Clk