CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Alston, 2 Aug 1789
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Will of William Alston - 1789 - Chatham Co., NC Wills
Vol. 1, pg. 37, 37a, 38 - NC State Archives film # C.022.50001

In the Name of God Amen, I William Alston of Chatham county in the State
of North carolina being of sound mind and memory and disposition blessed
be the Almighty for the same but knowing the uncertainty of life & the
certainty of death, do make declare and ordain this my last will &
testament; hereby revoking and annulling all former wills by me or for
me made. Item  To the Almighty & omniscient being I resign my soul in
fervent & strong hope, that his mercy will look over any transgressions
which I have committed in this life and will extend to promote my
everlasting rest in that which is to come
Secondly To my eldest son John Joseph I give & bequeath in fee forever
my land lying on the hicory mountain in the said county of Chatham,
whereon he now lives containing about Three hundred & fifty seven acres,
To my said son John Joseph I also give and bequeath a negroe fellow of
the name of Mustapha to possess the said land & negroe forever, Thirdly
To my son William Chaney Alston I give & Bequeath a negroe boy named Ben
the son of Rachael to him & his heirs forever.
To my son Oroondates Alston, I give & bequeath in fee forever the
Plantation on Sellers Creek whereon I do now live, together with a
negroe boy named Will, the son of the aforementioned Rachael
Fourthly To my daughter Ann Alston I give & bequeath to her & her heirs
forever a negroe wench named Nan and all her Children, Fifthly, to my
daughter Mary Ann, I give & bequeath a negro wench named Esther & her
Child named Winney to her & her heirs forever. I also to my said
daughter Mary Ann in like manner give & bequeath, a Molotto girl who
nursed her, named Nanncy/Nanney  And whereas if the Almighty disposes of
all things should be please to call me from this world, my two before
named daughters Ann and Mary Ann, without some provision of mine, might
be from their tender ages in an helpless situation, It is my earnest
will & desire, that my dear Sister Ann Hunt Alston, the relict of my
deceased brother John Alston should have the sole management & guidance
of them until they attain the age of eighteen years, or are married, for
which purpose I give & bequeath unto my said Sister my Plantation, stock
of all sorts, Plantation utensils, & all the Negroes which I now possess
or may possess at the time of my decease, in Warren County. To have & to
hold the same; until my youngest daughter shall attain the age of
eighteen years or is married for the purpose of educating, maintaining &
clothing my said two daughters. And at the time of both being married or
the youngest attaining the age of eighteen, It is my desire that the
said Plantation in Warren county be then sold and the money arising from
the sale thereof, to be divided in equal parts and given unto my before
mentioned sons John Joseph, William Chaney/Chancy and Oroondates or the
survivors of them. share & share alike
Sixthly To each of my before named Children, John Joseph, William
Chaney, Oroondates, Ann and Mary Ann I give & bequeath all my Negroes,
Plantation, Utensils, Stock of all sorts and all my personal property of
what kind or nature soever in the following manner a full proportion to
each share & share alike, to each of my sons, on the attaining the age
of twenty one, of the said Negroes, plantation utensils, stock of all
sorts & other kind of personal property at the time each of them
attains  the age of twenty one, and to my daughters a full proportion on
each attain the age of eighteen or being married, and in case of the
death of any of my said children previous to their arriving of age, that
proportion which would have been the deceased to be divided in like
manner among the surviving, It is also my will and desire that my
negroes be not hired out but continued on the plantation, and that the
profits arising from them be appropriated to the discharge of my just
debts and to the support and maintenance of my three named sons, Lastly
I hereby constitute and appoint my well beloved Brother Joseph John
Alston, my dear Sister Ann Hunt Alston and my loving nephew Wyllis
Alston to be my executors, and executrix of this my last will &
Testament:  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal this 2nd day of August in the year of our lord one thousand
seven hundred and Eighty Nine.
Signed & Sealed in the}            Signed  Wm.  Alston  {Seal}
Presence of us the day}
above mentioned         }
James Taylor
Sam'l Guthrie            A Copy Test   John Ramsey  C.C.