BLADEN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William N. West - 1830

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WILL OF WILLIAM N. WEST

In the name of God "Amen"
I William West of the County of Bladen and State of North Carolina 
planter being weakly in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be 
given unto God Calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing 
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 into the hands of Almighty God that gave 
it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent 
Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but
at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the 
mighty power of God and as touching such worldly goods wherewith it 
hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of 
the same in the following manner and form.

I give and bequeath unto Hannah West my dearly beloved wife all my 
movable property such as cattle horses hogs sheep household furniture 
&c only enough taken out of said property to satisfy my just debts and 
demands also the plantation where on I now live to remain hers during 
her lifetime in purpose of raising my youngest children and after Annah
Wests death my lawful wife then said property to be equally divided or 
sold amongst my own children and their Grandchildren Annah and Hannah 
Jane and James West to share in equal part among themselves which 
division is to be made by honorable men

I likewise constitute make and ordain the sole Executrix of this my 
last will and Testament my wife Hannah West of all and singular 
property me------ and Tenements as above mentioned by her freely to be 
possessed and enjoyed.
And I do hereby utterly disallow revokeand disa------ all and every 
other former Testament will Legacies bequests and executors by me in 
any wise before named ratified and bequested or confirmed this and no 
other to be my last weill and Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 19th 
day of February in the year of Our Lord 1830

Signed sealed published and declared by the said William West as his 
last will and Testament

In the presence of us whom in his presence and in the presence of each
other have hereunto Subscribed our names
William Wilkeson
Amos Cain (Two illegible words)

Wm. N. (his mark) West
Archd Culbreth
Neill (his mark) Culbreth
William Wilkeson