CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Jeremiah Brewer/Philips, Sen'r, 5 Sep 1805 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Jeremiah Brewer/Philips Will - 5 Sept. 1805 - Nov. 1805 Chatham Co., NC Will Bk. A, pg. 223 (116 written) NCSA Film #022.80002 The 'noncupation' Will of Jeremiah Brewer, Sen'r of Chatham County, North Carolina, who dec'd on Thursday the fifth day of September one thousand eight hundred and five, reduced to writing, from the information and at the request, of Lazarus Philips and Nimrod Philips sons of the said Jeremiah, who as they say (were to the best of their recollection) the only competent witnesses is as follows to wit; Elizabeth Philips daughter, of the dec'd to keep the Bed & furniture in her possession, also to have a cow a calf and yearling, that was generally called her own. Sarah Philips another daughter of the dec'd to keep the Bed and furniture in her possession and commonly called her own, and also a speckled heifer, one half of the crop growing being by agreement the property of Nimrod Philips, the other half belonging to the dec'd to go to the use and benefit of the said Elizabeth Philips, Sarah Philips & Elizabeth Philips two children, Elmore and Alexander. After the debts of the said Jeremiah Philips dec'd is paid the residue of his estate both real and personal to be equally divided between all his children. Signed by the said Lazarus and Nimrod on the day aforesaid, in the presence of Matt. McKenzie Lazarus Philips Nimrod Philips Proved November Sessions 1805 by Amy Brady & Lazarus Philips. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Ashby sueashby@earthlink.net ___________________________________________________________________