Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Wills  Martain  (Martin) Gardner - 1784

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In the name of God Amen the 26 day of March 178- I Martain Gardner
being of sound and disposing mind and memory thanks (be to God) but
calling to mind the mortality of mankind and knowing it is
appointed for all men once to die do give devise and dispose of my
Estate in the following manner (To wit) 

Imprimis I give and devise unto my son John Gardner his heirs and
assigns forever the Land and plantation whereon he now liveth
containing two hundred Acres and one half of a peace of Land I
lately entered lying on the East Side of Freeman Marsh and one
negro Boy named Jack.

Item I give and demise unto my Son Martain Gardner his heirs and
assigns forever two hundred acres of Land contained on the same
pattent the aforesaid Land I gave to my Son John and after the
Death of my said Wife Sarah I also give to my said Son Martin
Gardner one negro Boy named Bob and one fether bed.

Item I Lend to my beloved wife Sarah Gardner during her natural
life time the land and plantation whereon I now live and all the
remainder of my perishable Estate and after her death I then give
and dispose of the same.

Item I give and devise unto my Son Bryan Gardner his heirs and
assigns forever the land and plantation whereon I live lying on the
south side of ____ ready Branch and Eighty acres of Land lying ____
Roquist Joining the said plantation I also give my said Son Bryan
Gardner one negro Man named Gim and money to be raised out of my
Estate to purchase him a negro girl and one fether bed.

Item I give and devise unto my Son James Gardner all my land lying
on the South side of the ready branch containing one hundred and
fifty acres one fether Bed and money to be raised out of my Estate
to purchase him a Negro.

Item I give and devise unto my Daughter Sarah Gardner her heirs and
assigns forever one negro woman named Janie (Nance?) one fether bed
& furniture.

Item I give and devise unto my Daughter Anna Gardner one negro Boy
named Jacob one fether bed and furniture.

Item I give to my Son James Gardner during his natural life
previledge of my paster in requist.

Item I give and devise unto my four Sons afore named John Gardner,
Martin Gardner, James Gardner, Bryan Gardner their heirs and
assigns forever four hundred Acres of land lying in Requist pocoson
the same Thomas Miers entered to be equally divided amongst them.

Item I give and devise unto my Executors hereafter mentioned their
heirs and assigns forever five hundred and fifteen acres of Land
Joining Joseph Holland and ____ Sholars and two hundred acres of
land lying in Requist Joining John Bond land to be By them sold to
raise money for purchasing negros aforementioned. I also impower
and athorise my said Executors to sell and dispose of any part of
my Estate unlegacied for purposes aforementioned and the benefit of
my representatives.

Item I have heretofore given my Son John Gardner all I intend he
shall have of my stocks of cattle and Horses and after the death of
my said Wife Sarah I give the remainder of my Estate of all kinds
to my five Children James, Martin, Bryan, Sarah, Anna to be equally
devided amongst them my Son John to have an Equl shair with them of
the household goods only. 

Lastly I nominate Constitute appoint and ordain My Wife Sarah
Gardner and my Son John Gardner and Noah Hinton Executors to this
my last Will and Testatment and I doe hereby Disalow revoke and
utterly deny all other wills Testaments and bequeaths heretofore by
me made in Witness whereof I the said Martin Gardner hath hereunto
set my hand and seal the day and year first written above.

Signed: Martin (M) Gardner (seal)

Signed sealed published pronounced and Declared
By the said Martin Gardner to be his Last Will and
Testament In presents of us
Noah Hinton
Salley Gardner
William (B) Bryan
Bertie County Court August 1784: proved by Salley Gardner and Noah Hinton. Stevens Gary, CCC.

NOTES:
Martin Gardner b abt 1724 NC (son of Martin and Anna ?)
married abt 1755 Sarah Bryan

Sarah (Bryan) Gardner Inventory 12 May 1794 by Amos Turner, Bertie