Caswell County NcArchives Wills.....Browning, Robert December 28, 1842
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Source: Will Book P Page 18
Written: December 28, 1842
Recorded: October 1843

Will of Robert Browning

In the name of God Amen.  I Robert Browning of the County of Caswell and state 
of North Carolina being in old age though sound in health and memory feeling 
disposed to settle my worldly matters in my lifetime on this the 28th day of 
January 1842 do appoint this my last will and Testament as follow viz:

1st I commend my soul to God who first gave it to me and my body to the dust 
from whence it came to be buried in a plain and decent manner.

2nd I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Francis Browning three of my Negroes 
of her own choice one yoke of oxen and cart two work horses of her choice The 
Tract of land on the east side of the Creek whereon we now live and so many of 
my stock of cows hogs and sheep as she may deem necessary for her own support 
together with so much of my household and kitchen furniture as she may see cause 
to take out and so much of the crop that may be in hand as may be sufficient for 
one years support in her house hold furniture I include one bed and furniture or 
so many as she may think be proper to take this property for her own use so long 
as she may live and after her death the remainder that may be in her hands to be 
sold and equally divided amongst my surviving children as will be named in this 
will.

3rd I will and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Martin all of the property that she 
has already had.

4th I will and bequeath to my daughter Ann D. Roberson all of the property that 
she has already had of me.

45h [sic] I will and bequeath to my son John K Browning the parcel of land where 
on he now living containing seventy five acres including all the improvements on 
said land to receive said land at three hundred dollars if he may see cause.  
Otherwise to be sold with the rest of my land lying on the west side of the 
creek also to have all the property which he has already received of me.

6th  I will and bequeath to my daughter Zibuther T Murrow all the property she 
has had already. 

7th  I will and bequeath to my son Sanders Browning the tract of land whereon he 
now lives containing one hundred and fifty acres rating said land to be worth 
three hundred Acres left to his own choice whether to receive it or not if he 
does not receive said land for it to be sold with the rest of my  property also 
I give him all that he has had already.

8th  I will and bequeath to my son William L Browning all the property that he 
has had of me

9th I will and bequeath to my son James Browning all the property that he has 
had of me

10th I will and bequeath to my son Young H Browning all the property that he has 
had of me

11th I will and bequeath to my daughter Francis S Smith all the property that 
she has had of me

12th I will and bequeath to my son Robert I. Browning all the property that he 
has had of me one negro by valued to four hundred dollars

13th I will and bequeath to my son Elijah G Browning all the property that he 
has had of me

14th I will to my daughter Ava P. Browning one bed and furniture one Bureau

15th I will and bequeath to my daughter Hannah N. Browning one bed and furniture 
and one bureau to be bought for her out of my property if I should not get it in 
my life time

16th It is my will that all my children render a schedule of the property 
received of me and it to be valued to them before they may receive any more and 
all to be made equal and then to share and share alike in the remainder of my 
estate except the two last Ava and Hannah who is to receive their beds and 
bureaus as special gifts.

17th I will that after my wife may take out of my estate so much namely as 
aforesaid then all of the remainder be sold on a credit of twelve months and the 
proceeds be equally divided among my children namely as before so as to make 
them all equal shares in my estate.

Last of all I do hereby constitute and appoint my son John K Browning and my 
friend James Wilder my true and lawful Executors to execute this my will and 
Testament in manner and form as herein stated.  In witness where of I the said 
Robert Browning have hereunto set my hand this the day and date as above 
mentioned.  Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Robert Browning to 
be his last will and Testament

In the presence of
Goodwin Evans             Robert Browning {seal}
L B Evans


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