Caswell County, N.C. - WILLS - Alexander Kerr, 7 Apr 1810
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Caswell County, North Carolina - Will Book "F", pages 387 & 388

January Court 1814

In the Name of God Amen, I Alexander Kerr of the County of Caswell and 
State of North Carolina, being in a state of perfect health and strength 
both of body and mind, But taking into Consideration the Shortness and 
uncertainty of this transitory life and that it is appointed for Man Once 
to die, do constitute and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner 
and form following (Vizt) first and principally I recommend my Soul into 
the hands of Almighty God, who gave it me and my body I commit to the Earth 
from whence it was taken to be buried in decent Christian burial, at the 
discretion of my Executors hereafter named, and at the expense of my 
Estate, and as to such worldly goods as it has pleased God to bless me in 
this life with, I dispose of the same in the following manner - - Impremis. 
I give and bequeath to my Son John Kerr all the lands that I now own, also 
my Negro woman Caty & her Child that it now born with all her Increase that 
she may hereafter have, and my feather Bed and furniture that is now at his 
house, and also all my wearing apparel to him, and his heirs or assigns 
forever. Item, I leave my Negro Man David to be appraised by three Men no 
ways connected with my family, and for my Son in law George Barker to take 
him by paying up the praise Value into the hands of my Executors within 
twelve months from the time he receives the Said Negro David if it is his 
choice to take him on them terms, but if not, the Said Negro David may have 
the priviledge of choosing which of my Other two Son in Laws (Viz) William 
Gooch or William Slade he chooses to live with, the one he Chooses may have 
him on the Same Conditions - -

Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sally Gooch my feather Bed and 
furniture that is at her house to her or her Heirs and assigns forever - -

Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter Nancey Spencer thirty Dollars to 
her or her heirs and assigns forever - -

Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter Susannah Taylor thirty Dollars, to 
her, or her Heirs and assigns forever - -

Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter Patsey Slade my feather Bed and 
furniture, that is at her house, to her or her heirs and assigns forever - 

Item, I give and bequeath to my Daughter Frances Baker my feather Bed & 
furnature that is at her house to her or her heirs & assigns forever - -

Item, I give and bequeath Twenty Dollars to be equally Divided between the 
four Daughters of my Deceased Daughter Molley Spencer to them their Heirs 
or assigns forever - - 

Item I leave my Negro Man James to be Sold to the highest bidder among my 
own heirs, or Others that he the said Negro James may be willing to Serve, 
but by no means to be sold to any Man out of my family that he is not 
willing to Serve, and the money arising from the sale of the said Negro 
James with an addition of forty Dollars to be made up out of my Estate, I 
leave to be equally divided among the children of my deceased Daughter 
Betsey Richey or their Heirs or assigns forever - -

Item I leave all the rest of my Estate to be Sold at twelve Months Credit 
to the highest bidder, and the money arising from such Sale with all the 
rest of the money belonging to my Estate to be equally divided between my 
Son John Kerr, and the children of my Deceased Daughter Betsey Richey and 
my Daughter Salley Gooch and my Daughter Susannah Taylor and my Daughter 
Nancey Spencer and my Daughter Patsey Slade and my Daughter Frances Barker, 
to them or their heirs and assigns forever - -

Lastly I nominate and appoint my Son John Kerr and my Son in Laws William 
Gooch and George Barker whole and Sole Executors of this my last Will and 
Testament to be performed. In witness whereof I do hereunto Set my hand and 
affix my Seal this Seventh day of April In the year of our Lord One 
thousand Eight hundred and Ten

Signd Seald publishd & Declared

				Alexander Kerr (Seal)

In presence of
    John Henslee
          her
    Betsey c Henslee
         mark

State of North Carolina
Caswell County } January Court 1814
                            The Execution of this Will was duly proved in 
open Court by the Oaths of John Henslee & Betsey Henslee the two 
Subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion ordered to be recorded - at the 
Same time John Kerr and George Barker qualified to execute the Same and 
letters Testamentory issued accordingly - -

Test. A. Murphey, Cl