ANSON COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Abraham Rushing, 20 May 1805
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In the name of God Amen, I Abraham Rushing Sr. of the County of Anson and
State of North Carolina, Being in low state of  health, but of sound mind amd
memory, thanks be given to God for his mercy, calling to mind the mortality of
my body, touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me
with in this life, I give, demise and dispose in the following manner and
form.

First, Desire that all my just debts and funeral charges should be paid, at
the descretion of my Excutors.

Second, I lend to my Beloved wife Sarah Rushing, the land and plantation where
I now live, and one black mare and colt, and bridle and saddle, and one
feather bed and furniture, one loom, and gear and cotton wheel, and one pear
of cards ? and one cheast, one table and two chairs, pail and piggin, one
beason and one dish, and two ped ten plates and white earthen boal and two
cows and calfs, two ewes and lambs, and one sow and pigs, and twenty bushels
of corn and five bushels of wheat. one plough fraim and hoe and one ax,all the
above mentioned property that I have lent to my wife Sarah Rushing, she is to
keep and posses during her natural life and after her death to be sold and
equally divided between all my children hereafter mentioned.

Item, I give to my son Phillip Rushing, the land and plantation whereon he now
lives together with all the rest of the property that I have lent him.

I give to my daughter Elizabeth Morgan, twenty dollars to be paid by my
excutors out of the money arising out of my estate and all the property that I
have lent her.

I give to my son William Rushing, the land and plantation he nows lives on
with all the rest of the property that I have lent him.

I give to my son Jason Rushing, all the property that I have lent him

I give to my son Abraham Rushing, all the property that I have lent him

I give to my daughter Sarah English, twenty dollars to be given out of my
estate by my excutors, together with all the rest of the property that I have
lent her

I give to my son Peter Rushing, all the property that I have lent him

I give to my son Thomas Rushing , all the property that I have lent him

My will and desire is that the rest of my Estate not named heretofore
consisting of negroes, lands, horses, cattle and all the remainder part of my
estate not mentioned shall be sold by my excutors and the money arising  from
such sale after paying the above mentioned sums to be equally divided between
my eight children before named

I constitute and appoint my son Jason Rushing, and Samuel Bell Executors of
this my last will and testament, and I hereby disanull, revoke, and disallow
all other wills or bequeaths by me in anywise mentioned. Ratifying and
confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness
whereof I have unto set my hand and seal this twenteth day of May, eighteen
hundred and five

Signed, sealed, published and delivered as Abraham Rushing's last will and
testament in the presence of us
					Abraham (X) Rushing   seal
Test:
Wm. Plantt, and John Autry

State of North Carolina, Anson County
July ----- 1806
Then the ---- ? was admitted to probate and was proved in open court by the 
oaths of William Plantt and Jno. Autry subscribing witness thereto and ordered 
to be recorded

                                                      Tod Robinson  Clk.


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