Martha Pickett - 1803/1809 - Anson County, NC - Wills SUBJECT: Will of Martha Pickett, Anson Co., NC, 1803 / 1809 SUBMITTER: Sarah Sharpless EMAIL: sks6@earthlink.net DATE: Jan 26, 1999 SURNAMES: Pickett, Robards, DeJarnett, Gibson, Covington Will of Martha Pickett Anson Co., NC, WB 2, p. 127 Copy received from North Carolina State Archives -------------------- In the name of God Amen I Martha Pickett of Richd County in the State of North Carolina being in Common state of health and sound mind & memory do make & ordain this this [sic] my last will & Testament in manner & form following that is to say Imprimo I give and bequeath to my well beloved daugh-ter Polly Robards my Negroe Woman Candace during her natural life and at my daughters death and the said Negroe Woman Candace is to have her freedom forever. And lastly I give and bequeath to my four beloved children Martin Pickett, Joseph Pickett William R. Pickett & Frances H DeJernett the whole balance of my estate without any reservation whatever to be equally divided by my executors share and share alike. I constitute and appoint Martin Pickett Joseph Pickett & William Pickett Executors to this my last will and Testament revoking all others heretofore by me made Martha Pickett {seal} Signd Seald and acknowledged in Presence of the subscribing witness and at the request of the Testatrix this 25th of May 1803. Gilbert Gibson Mourning (her M mark) Gibson Mathw Covington [Back of page] Martha Pickett Will North Carolina Anson County Januy Court 1809 Then the within will was exhibited in open court & provd by the oaths of Gilbert Gibson and Mourning Gibson witness hereto and ordered to be recorded. (Tod?) Robinson Clk ----------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.