CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Isaac Brooks, 5 Mar 1815
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Chatham Co., Record of Wills
Vol 2 Book B -- Microfilm Reel C.022.80001, page 370 (97,98).
Dated 5 March, 1815 

In the name of god Amen I Isaac Brooks of Chatham County and State of
North Carolina being in my perfect mind and memory blessed be god for
it do make this my last will and testament of this my worldly estate

Item I give to my beloved wife Eleven negroes names as follows Milly
Emesly Dianna Dick Lacy/Lary [Nany?] Jabez Mary Easter Jordan Matthew
and also two beds and furniture also the tables and one chest and
cuboard furniture and also six [chairs?] and nine head of cattle three
horses named Dick and Jack and a colt 

Item I lend to my beloved wife my house and a garden and cotton patch.

Item I have given my daughter Anne Headen as much of my estate as I
allotted for her
allso I have given my daughter Phoebe Brasher as much of my estate as I
allotted for her
and allso I have given my Daughter Mary Brantly as much of my estate as
I allotted for her
also I have given my daughter Ruth Brooks as much of my estate as I
allotted for her 
also I have given my son Terrell Brooks as much of my estate as I
allotted for him

I have given my daughter Elizabeth Hunter as much of my estate I alloted
for her
Also I have given my daughter Sally Rogers as much of my estate as I
alloted for her
Also I have given my daughter Milly Jackson as much of my estate as
alloted for for her

Item I give to grand son Thomas Stanford Headen the son of Phebe one
Negro girl named Amy

Item I give to my son Joseph John Brooks all the remaining part of my
land and mill and allso all my hogs and sheep and one horse named
[Noah?] and allso one Negro man named Travis and one bed and furniture
and one big Pot.

I apint my beloved wife and my son Joseph John Brooks and George McMath
my executors of this my last will and testament disannulling all other
will or wills and this to be my last will and testament this
5 of March 1815.
 
 Test.
                                 Isaac Brooks (SEAL)
 
 Thomas Crutchfield
 
 Lety Crutchfield (her mark)
 
In the name of god Amen I Isaac Brooks do make constitute and appoint
this my codical to the written will and testament which will and
testament bear date the fifth day of March AD 1815 and I do hereby
ratify and confirm each and every part of said will except as is
herein excepted to be my last will and testament hereby revoking and
disannulling any other will or wills which I may have made before or
since the date of said will Altering the said will only in this that
whereas in the said I have given and bequeathed to my grand son Thomas
Stanford Headen one Negro girl named Amy now my will and desire is
that his mother Phoebe Brazier shall have the use of said Negro girl
and her increase during her natural life and then that my said
grandson Thomas Stanford Headen shall have the said girl and her
increase in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 23rd March 1816
 
Witness Nicholas P. Smith
                              Isaac Brooks (SEAL)