Thomas McEachern - 1844 - Cabarrus County, NC - Will Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Project Archives by Cindy McCachern McCachern@worldnet.att.net In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas McEachern of the county of Cabarrus and State of North Carolina do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament and being in a low condition but of perfect mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men onse to die I recomend my Soutl to God who gave it and my body to be buried in a decent manner at the descretion of my Executors which Shall be hereafter named as for what worldly estat hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose of it in the following manner first I order my funeral expences and all my just debts to be paid out of the whole of my estate also I bequeath to my beloved wife Jenny C. Mcheren all my household and kitchen furnitur cubbord and all the wears belonging to it and also all my beds and bedsteads and all my furniture in the house and also I bequeath to my beloved wife Jenny C Mchern all my farming utensils and also my waggon and four Head of Horses and all my Cattle Sheep and Hoges and geese and also my loome and all the utensils belonging to it and also my grind stone and also I bequeth to my beloved wife Jenny C. Mchern all my crop that on the ground and all my corn in the crib and all my hay and fodder I order my beloved wife Jenny C. Mchern to settle all my debtes to sell any property that will be most sutible to dispose of and also to keep the plantation on which we live during her lifetime or bering my name. 2. I bequath to my son Charles S. Mchearn a note of twenty dollers with Intres Due on Said C. S. Mchern and all he has recived before this date. 3. I bequth tomy daughter Elizabeth McClellen two dollars for by what she has recived 4. I bequeth my daughter Margurt Russel what she has recived and two dollars 5. I bequeath my daughter Polley Love what she recived and two dollars 6. I bequeqth to my daughter Jane Mechern I order my executors to make her equel with my married daughters 7. I bequeath to my daughter Cathrin Mchern I order my execeutors to make her equel with my married daughters 8. I bequeath to my daughter Rebecca Mchearn I order my executors to make her equel with my married daughters. 9. I bequeath to my son Robert Mchearn a horse colt now clamed by him I order my executor to take possesson of said colt and raise it untill he came of age 10. I bequeath to my son Carson C. Mchern a mare colt now clamed by him I order my executor to take posesion of said colt and raise it untill he came of age 11. At the death of my beloved wife Jenny C. Mchern I bequeth the plantation on which she lived to be equely divided between my two sons Robert and Carson Mchern 12. I order at the death of my beloved wife Jenny C. Mchern all the remaing property to be equely devided betwen my two sons Robert and Carson and the single daughters. 13. My will is if Robert or Carson should marry for the executor to settle them on the old plantation where it would be most convenient 14. My will if for my familey to livve to togeather while they keep singgle I do hereby nominate and ordain my wife Jenney C. Mchern and Charles S. Mchern as Executors of this my last will and testament heretofore maid by me in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th of Marth 1844. Signed sealed in the presence off Wm. S. Swaingen Wm. Gilliam Tos. McEachren (signed by X and name) ========================= USGENWEB NOTICE In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist.