ASHE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Elijah Calloway Sr., 30 Oct 1843
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Transcribed by Kyle R. Graybeal from a photocopy of the document on file in 
Will Book A at the Ashe County Court House, Jefferson, North Carolina.  

I have made every attempt to preserve the original spellings and have 
inserted a "?" following words which were difficult to decipher and [-?-] 
for words which were undeciperable.

Elijah Calloway married Mary Cutbirth who was the grand-daughter of Sarah 
Boone and John Wilcoxen.

Surnames appearing in the document: BABER?, CALLOWAY, FAW, PANE

                    Elijah Calloway Sr. Will
                                
In the name of God Amen

I Elijah Calloway Sen'r of the County of Ashe & State of North Carolina 
being of sound mind & memory but knowing the uncertainty of my earthly 
existence, do this day make ordain and constitute this my last will & 
Testament as follows.

Item first.  I submit my Spirit to God that gave it & my body to be buried in 
a simple plain manner without pomp or parade.

2n'd.  I give unto my beloved wife Mary, Negroes Moses Grace Jack & Harriet 
& their children during her life, & after her death they are to be equally 
divided among all my children & if they cannot be divided otherwise they are 
to be sold at [-?-] sale, but there is to be no bidders but the Heirs.  

3rd  I give to my two beloved sons Benjamin Cleaveland Calloway & Thomas S. 
Calloway the 200 acre Tract whereon I now live & the 50 acre tract called the 
wagon ford tract & the ?0 acres called the Ivory Shoal tract & the 200 acres 
called the Old Pane tract known by the name of the big Meadows Tract & 100 
acre Tract adjoining the Old Pane Tract.

4th  I give unto my beloved son Elijah Calloway Jun'r 200 [acre] tract known 
by the name of the slide fork of Obids Creek Tract. 

              In testimony whereof I the aforesaid Elijah Calloway hath 
hereunto set my hand & seal this 30th day of October 1843

                                         his
                                   Elijah x Calloway, Sr
                                         mark
Attes
Isham T. Calloway
Rudolph Faw
Solomon Baber?