CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - James Bullard, 18 Jun 1801
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Chatham Co., N.C. Record of Wills, Vol. A, pg. 192b
N.C. State Archives film # C.022.80001

James Bullard Will dated 15th or 18th day of June, 1801
MY NOTE:
This will is the most precious thing. Whoever wrote it was probably
Scots and had a tremendous burr, then they couldn't spell, so the words
in it are extremely hard to figure out but, I typed it as written and if
you will sound out the words you will make sense of it. (even if he does
repeat himself, a lot.)
A wonderful insight into the times of our ancestors!!

In the Name of God, Amen, I James Bullard the 18th ? day of June 1801, I
James Bullard of North Carolina and Chatham County being very sick and
weak in Boody but in perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God
therefore callen to collin to mind the mortality of my boody and knowen
that is appointed for all men to deay do meake and order this my Loyst
will and Testamoney that is to say princepable and first and fines/ of
all I give and refund my soual in to the hands of God that gave it and
for my boody I recommend into the Earth to be burried in a christen like
and dearsent meaner at the descresson of my Eixurters Nothing doubten
but at the genneril reserrecion I shall receve the same again by the
imglidy prower of God and as touchen such worrily esteat whearn with is
treath ____ pleased ?? God to bless me with in this life I give devis
and dispoase of same in the follern maner and from
fires of all my just deabets to be paid out of my esteat impurmis
I give and bequath unto Molly my well beloved wife my planteasson and
stock and houssul good and forrenatuore all oneralby? one bead and
forreter (furniture?) and one wheat (white?) heffer I leave to my
deaughter Nancy at Maregh (marriage) or 18 years old an to my son Ambros
a young coalt now tucken and one? cow and my Loving wife to heave
possession? of my plantesson and other things menchened durran her life
or widdowhood freeley to posses 
I Leave to my son Thomas and Laisey (Lacy?) and Elisebeth and James
Bullerd all my children five shillings at my well beloved wife death the
plantian and all other things beloning to it or is to be soald and
equeley divided amoungst my six children I Leave my Loved wife and my
son Thomas Bullerd my holey and soley my Exetuers of this my last will
and teastemaney in any before this time menchened and bequeatheaed this
this and no other to be my laist will and teasetement in in witness
wheairof I heave hear on seat my hand and seaell the deay and yearr
above written
Sinned Seaelled and deleaved by the sd. his  layst will and teastemoney
in the praisentess of us
			James Bullard  {Seal}
James Sellars
John (his mark "X" Bollun
Ordery (his mark "X" Mangum