Bladen County, NC - Will of Ignatious Flowers, 1793

Oct 25, 1793           page 359
Record of Wills

In the Name of God "Amin"

 I Ignatious Flowers of Bladen County and state of
North Carolina being sick and weak of body but of perfect and sound 
mind and memory. Thanks be to Almighty God. for 
the same calling unto mind the frailty of the body 
and knowing that all mankind has once to die do make 
and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament 
nothing doubting but that I shall receive fine and 
free remission of my past sins at the general
resurrection by and through the merits of my 
Blessed Savior Jesus Christ. but first of all I 
give and recommend my soul into the hands of
God who gave it and as for my body I recommend 
it to the earth to be buried at the discretion 
of my Executors hereafter named and as for my
worldly estate which it hath pleased God to 
bless me with I give and dispose of in manner
and form following. Viz

I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son 
Goolsbury, Two hundred acres of land in the state 
of Georgia and County of Washington which land I 
purchased of Benjamin Eason.

I also give and bequeath unto my well beloved son 
Uriah, Two hundred and fifty acres of land in the 
state of Georgia lying on the Big Ohoopy.

Also one half of my stock of Cattle in Georgia 
now in the possession of John Grantham deducting 
five likely young Cows and calves out of said
stock.

I also give and bequeath unto my well beloved 
daughter Sarah, thirty pounds cash.

I also do give and bequeath unto my belove daughter 
Susannah, Thirty pounds, cash.

I do give and bequeath unto my beloved son 
Ignatious one Negro Boy named ben and three hundred 
acres of land entered in the office in my name, 
Joining Borders Stephen Goodwin and Goolsbury 
Flowers live-also two hundred and twenty acres of 
land east of Drownding Crick, including F Bluff
part purchased pf Ander, Griffin and the other of 
AlexanderGoodwin.

I do also give and bequeath unto my beloved son 
Richard Flowers one Negro girl named Mary also the 
plantation whereon I now live containing four 
hundred acres of land also fifty acres of land 
joining Joseph Nobles. lives on Long branch. 
and it is my negra man named Ned and one Negro named 
Phyllis and fifty head of hogs and thirty head of
Horses be sold and the money equally divided among 
my beloved daughters Emma, Nancy, and Milly and 
Alice, and it is my Will that what household
furniture and farming utensils remains after 
my decease be equally divided between the 
following children. Viz. Ignatious, Richard, Emma, 
Nancy, Milly, and Alice. 

I do give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter
Morgan the remaining half of my stock of Cattle 
in Georgia in the possession of John Grantham
excepting the five cows and calves before 
deducted and it is my Will that the estate 
remains in the hands of the Executors until 
my beloved son Richard comes out of his 
minority and I do appoint sons Uriah Flowers 
and Ignatious Flowers Executors to this my last 
Will and testament. In witness whereof I have 
here with set my hand and affixed
my seal this 23th day of October 1793.
Published declared and pronounced in presence of_______?

Reteron Strong 
    his mark of

    Ignatious   (X)  Flowers  
    seal


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