BLADEN CO, NC WILL of MATTHEW PRIDGEN 1818

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In the name of God Amen.
I Matthew Pridgen of the state of North Carolina, Bladen County being in
perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling unto mind the
mortality of my body and reviewing? that it is appointed for all men once to
die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say
principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of
almighty God and my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a
decent Christian manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting
but at the resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Almighty power
of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to
bless me with in this life, I do dispose in the following manner and form.
I devise that the  ___of my property may be dealt with in this manner after
my death. Viz.

Item.I give and grant unto my two sons namely Stephen and Timothy all the
lands I purchased of Evan Anders..Stephen to have one upper part of said
land and Timothy one lower part and the grist mill equally between them.

Item.I give and grant unto my son         the plantation where I now live
and all the lands adjoining thereto containing two hundred and twenty four
acres.

Item. I give and grant unto my wife Hannah all my Negroes, stock of all kind
and household furniture of all kind to school and support my children and
while she remains a widow until the youngest becomes of age and then to have
an equal division between the heirs. Should she marry before the youngest
child becomes of age, then must be divided all the perishable property
except the negroes

Item.I give and grant unto my three  daughters viz. Catherine, Elizabeth and 
 Janet   one hundred dollars to each of them ready money that is now in the
house which I had be put up in interest to their use and benefit.

In witness  whereof I have herein set my hand and seal this 13th day of
september in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

GW Bannerman
Enoch Herring         I leave as Executor to my Last Will and Testament

                                           Matthew Pridgen       Seal

Signed Sealed in the Presence of us
GW Bannerman
Thomas Sikes




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