Bute County, NC - Will of George Rose, 1778

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In the name of God Amen, I George Rose of the County of Bute in the 
Province of North Carolina being weak in body, but sound in mind and 
memory, praised be to God, do make and ordain this my last will and 
testament in manner and form following

Primius - First and principally I recommend my soul into the hands of 
Almighty God, my maker hoping through the meritorious death of Jesus 
Christ my saviour to receive free pardon for all my sins past and my 
body to be buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter nominated

Item - I leave and bequeath to my loving wife all my possessions during 
her life together with one negro man named Sam and also all my stock of 
all kinds, but if my said wife should marry, her husband shall pay rent 
to the value of the plantation and that rent to be divided among all my 
children, except William and James Rose, and my will further is that 
what little stock my sons William Rose and George Rose shall have the 
stock they now have

Item - I give and devise all my land lying on this side the creek to my 
son James Rose after the death of his mother, and if he should die 
without heir lawfully begotten of his body my desire is that his part 
of the land shall go to my son Benjamin and George equally between them 
both

Item - I give and devise all my land lying over the creek to my son 
William Rose, and if he should die before he comes of age or have 
lawful issue from his body that his part of the said land to go to my 
next oldest son George Rose

I nominate and appoint my loving wife whole & sole executor of this my 
last will and testament revoking disannulling and making void all other 
wills and testaments before made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of February one thousand 
seven hundred and seventy seven

                              George R. (his x mark) Rose   {Seal}
Signed, sealed & delivered
in the presence of
Thos Newman
Thomas Wilson
Mathew Banks
John Hawkins


Bute County                                   August Court 1778

This last will and testament of George Rose dec'ed was presented in 
court and proved by the oaths of Thomas Newman and Thomas Wilson two of 
the witnesses hereto and the same was ordered to be recorded, and Anne 
Rose the executor having performed what is usual in such cases. Letters 
testamentary is granted to her

                                      Test: Thos. Machen  C.C.


North Carolina
Warren County

I, John D. Newell, Clerk of Superior Court for the aforesaid County and 
State do herby certify that the foregoing two sheets contain a true and 
correct copy of the will and the probate thereto of George R. Rose as 
is taken and compared with the original one which is on file here in my 
office.

Witness my hand and official seal this 17th day of April, 1931

                                       John D. Newell
                                        Clerk Superior Court


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