BLADEN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Thomas Bryan, 25 Feb 1766
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Will of Thomas Bryan     Deed Book 36 pg. 303
In the name of God amen, the twenty fifth day of February in the year of our 
Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty six.  I Thomas Bryan Planter of the 
Providence of North Carolina in the County of Bladen being very weak in boody 
but of perfict mind, and memory.  Thanks be given unto God therefore callin 
to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once 
to die I make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say 
principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul to Almighty God 
that gave it and for my body I recommend to the earth to be buryed at the 
discretion of my dear wife and children.  Nothing doubting but at the general 
resurection I shall  receive the same again by the might powers of God and as 
Touching estates where unto it has pleased God to bless in him life I give 
devise and dispose the same in following manner and form.  Impremis it is my 
will and I do order that in the first place all my just debts and funeral 
charges be paid and satisfied.  Item I give and bequeath unto my dearly 
beloved wife all my goods and chatels, Lands and tenements durring her term 
of life and after her death I give to my daughter Sarah Simson my land where 
on I now live and a negro wench called Guin? to her heirs and assignes.  Item 
I give to  my son Stephen Bryan one negro boy named Ben , 
to him and his assignes.  Item I give to my son William Bryan on negro boy 
named Jack to him and his assignes.  Item I give to my son Phlemon Bryan the 
full and just sum of eightty pounds and five Larmatein? money to be raised 
and levied out of my estate together with all my house hold goods and 
chatels.  Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth Q. one negro wench called 
Dinah that she has already in her hands.  Item I give to my son John Bryan a 
negro wench named  Hannah to him and his assigns.  item I give to my daughter 
Amy Baldwin a negro girl named Dains to her and her assigns.  Item I give to 
my son Edward Bryan a wench called Phebe and a child called Tom to him and 
his assigns.   I do appoint Edward Bryan my executor after the decease of my 
loving wife.  I will the remainder of my goods and chatels may be equally 
divided among these that are herafter named Edward Bryan, Thomas Bryan, John 
Bryan, Philomen Bryan, William Bryan, Stephen Bryan, Sarah Simson, Elizabeth. 
 I do here by disavow revoke ;and disanul all and every other testamony wills 
legacies and executors by me in my will before this time.  Mention? will and 
bequeath satisfying and conferming this and no other to by my last will and 
testament.  In the precense of I now have unto set my hand and seal the day 
and year above mentioned.
                                                                              
  Thomas Bryan (seal)
Witness 
Jacob Mruts?
Mathew Mruts?            Proved May Term 1767