Bertie COUNTY NC Wills Henry Barnes Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandi Evilsizer Koscak Evilsizer3@aol.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm In the name of God, amen, I, Henry barnes of the State of North Carolina and COunty of Bertie do make and ordain this instrument to be my last will and testament in the manner and form following.... 1st i give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Jemimah Barnes one negro woman named Chaney, two feather beds and furniture, on desk adn square table, one chest and one trunk, one loom and gear, one iron pot, one cow and calf, one heifer, six setting chairs,, one woman's saddle, one wooling wheel and one linen wheel, three dishes, two earthen and one pewter tin earthen plates, six cups and saucers, two coffee pots, two bowls, one pair of flat irons, five hundred weight of cord and one dozen pigs, six barrels of corn and forty five dollars in cash. I also lend unto her my beloved wife during her natural life one negro girl named Luda and after my said wife dec'd to return to my estate.... 2nd I lend unto my son Reuben Barnes during his natural life, seventy five acres land whereon he now lives, one negro boy named George, one cow and calf, and should the said Reuben have any lawful heirs or heir, then I give the said land, negro boy and cow and calf to them,if not, after his dec'd to return to my estate or other heirs... 3rd I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law Thomas Casper one negro boy named Cuff... 4th, I give and bequeath to my son Asa Barnes, one negro boy named Bob and negro girl named Nance and one feather bod and furniture and one cow and calf to him his heirs and assigns forever.... 5th, I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Barnes one negro girl named Cate and negro boy named Harry and one colt called Old Mark's Colt with my bridle and saddle, one feather bed and furniture adn one cow and calf to him his heirs and assigns forever... 6th, I lend unto my daughter Jemimah Shaw during her natural life one negro boy named Glasgo and one cow and calf- should she have any lawful heir i give the said negro boy and cow and calf to them or that if not, to return to my estate or other heirs.... 7th i give and bequeath unto my daughter Martha Barnes, one negro girl named Charity, one feather bed aand furniture and one cow and calf to her her heirs adn assign forever... 8th i give and bequeath unto my above mentioned son Henry Barnes one table and buffet and one chest, and one large iron pot. All the remainder of my estate not mentioned or given away, I leave to be sold and after all my just debts be paid the remainder of the money arising from the amount of sale i leave to be divided amongst all my children namely as follows, Reuben Barnes, Asa Barnes, Asa barnes, Henry barnes, Edith Casper, Jemimah Shaw, Martha barnes... Lastly i nominate constitute and appoint my son Asa Barnes and Thomas Casper my whole and sole executers of this my last will and testament revoking all former wills by me made declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament this 8th Dec, 1812. Henry Barnes (X) His Mark Submitter Sandi Evilsizer Koscak Evilsizer3@aol.com