Bladen-Robeson County NcArchives Court.....Regan, Joseph 1773
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Source: Bladen County Will Book
Written: 1773

In the Name of God “Amen”.
     The 4th day of January in the year of Our Lord Anna Domino, 1773.
     I, Joseph Regan of Bladen County in the province of North Carolina, planter,
being sick in body but of good and perfect memory thanks be to God, and calling
to mind and remembrance the uncertain estate of this transitory life and that all
flesh must yield unto death whom it shall please God to call.
     I do made and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and form 
fol-lowing:
     First:  Being penitent and sorry for all my sins, most humbly desiring 
forgiven-nss for the same, I commend my soul unto Almighty God My Saviour and 
Redeemer, in whom and by whose merit I trust and believe and assuredly to be 
saved and to have the full remission of all my sins and to inhereit the Kingdom 
of Heaven, and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the 
discretion of my Execu-tors hereafter named and for settling my temporal estate 
and such goods, chattels and debts, as it hath pleased God to favor on with, I 
first desire that all my lands shall be equally divided between my three sons, 
Ralph, John and Richard Regan, that my negroes, home furniture and living stock 
of all kinds shall be Equally divided between my loving wife Anna Regan and the 
sons above mentioned.
     And it is my further desire that Mr. Absalom Barnes and Mr. Samuel Cain,
shall divide the above mentions lands, stocks and negroes and house and 
furniture.
     And I hereby make and appoint my two eldest sons, Ralph Regan and John 
Regan, full and sole Executors of my last Will and Testament hereby revoking, 
disannulling and making void all former Wills and bequests by me made and 
declaring this to be my last and only Will and Testament.
     In Witness whereof I have put my hand and seal, the day and year above 
written.
                                            Joseph Regan  (Seal)
Witnesses Present:
Samuel Richardson
William Moore
William Bird
 
Additional Comments: Joseph Regan and family, resided in that part of Bladen, 
which is now Robeson County, North Carolina. Joseph Regan was a 7th great 
grandfather if transcriber/submitter, Sam West.
 
Source: Bladen County Will Book 1, page 578 – Bladen County Courthouse, 
Elizabethtown, NC.


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