Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Wills    Richard Sowell - 1751

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RICHARD SOWELL

Secretary of State Original Wills NC 1663-1789, 
Box 23, 
Richard Sowell 1751 (Bertie Co.)  

In the name of God amen I Richard Sowell of Bertie County
in the province of North Carrolina being in sound and
perfect mind my thanks be to almighty god for the same
calling tomind the frailty and mortality of mankind and
that is is appointed for all men once to die I do hereby
make constitue ordain and appoint this and my last Will
and Testament first my soul I recommend into the hands of
All mighty God that gave it hopeing through the merits of
my Blessed Redeemer to receive a joyful Resurection at
the last day my body to be buried in christien like
manner and as Touching Such Worldty Estate as it hath
pleased Allmighty God to bestow on me in this world I
dispose of in manner and form following.   

First I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren a cow
calf each being four to them and their Ears or asigns
forever. 

Second I give and bequeath unto my son Richard Sowell a
young horse to him and his hers forever. 

Third I give and bequeath unto my son Aaron Sowell my
manor Plantation wherein I now dwell and land to be
belonging to him and his hers forever his mothers life or
widow excepted. 

Fourth I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Martha my
Plantation and house where I now dwell with all what is
there unto belonging and all my stock of creatures and
housealgoods dureing her life or widowhood and after all
my moveable estate to be equally divided among all my
children. 

Lastly I constitute ordain and appoint John Soiwell and
Obediah Sowell to be my whole Esecutors to this my last
Will and Testament uterly renouncing and making void all
other Will or Wills by me formerly made ratifying and
confirming this and no other to be my last will and
testament. In witness whereof I have here unto set my
hand and affixced my seal this 5th Day of July one
Thousand Seven Hundred and fiftyone. Seigned Seald
published and acknowledged in presence of us.  His
signature Richard (R S) (his hand) Sowell  Witnessed
Eleaser Quimby  Aaron Oliver and William (W)(his mark)
Bennet 

Spelling and Capitalization and wording his as well as I
could make out.  

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