CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Abner Brown- 1797

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Will of Abner Brown, dated 24 Sept. 1797, proved Nov. Term, 1797
N.C. State Archives film # C.022.50001, Vol. 2, pg. 127b, 128

State of North Carolina, Chatham county
In the Name of god, Amen, I Abner Brown being Weake in body but in my
sound judgment and Memory thanks be to God for the same and calling to
mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men
once to die do make this my Last Will and Testament Revoking and
disannulling all former wills by me made And acknowledging this to be 
my only to stand in full force and virtue, First of all I Recommend my 
body to the Earth in Hope of a Joyfull Resurrection and my souls in the
hands of a Almighty God that gave it. As Touching my goods where with 
it hath pleased God to bless me with I Dispose of in the following 
manner
Item I give Lucy Brown a feather Bed & furniture a Good Cow & Calf.
Item I give unto my beloved wife during her natural Life time or Widow
Hood all all my House hold furniture of every kind.
I give unto my beloved son John Brown and the Child my Wife is big
with, if it is a boy the Mill and three acres of Land after my Wife's 
Death or when she should marry, to be Equally divided between them when
they come of Lawfull age if the child my wife is pregnant with should 
be a Girl I give the above Mill to John Brown. My Will is after my 
Wifes death that my Household furniture and Stock of every Kind be 
Equally divided between Nancy Brown and Sally Brown, Polley Brown and 
the Child my wife is Pregnant with if it a Girl, if not between the 
above mentioned three girls
Item I give my son John Brown a Horse saddle & Bridle Also I give unto
said John a rifle Gun & Shot bagg. I nominate and appoint my beloved
wife Mary Brown & Robert Ward my Executers to this my Last Will &
Testament And now O Lord I have finished my Worthely (should be
Earthly?) business thankfull for this and all thy mercys and in Charity
with all men and Humbly wait thy will, in Testimony I Have Hearunto set
my hand & seal this 24th day of Sep. 1797.
Sign'd Abner (his X mark) Brown {Seal}

Signd & acknowledged to
be that Will of the Testator
in the precence of this Witnesses
A Burnett (X) 
Harbert Lewis
Joseph Fooshee X
Proved at November Term 1797 by the Oaths of A. Burnett & Joseph
Fooshee, the subscribing Witnesses thereto