CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - James Copeland, 30 Sep 1793
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Chatham Co., N.C. Record of Wills - (1798-1819) Vol. A, pp. 177, 178
N.C. State Archives film # C.022.80001

Will of James Copeland - dated 30 September, 1793 - no probate date


In the Name of god, Amen. I James Copeland of the county of Chatham and
State of North Carolina, planter, Being sick and weak in Body But of
perfect Mind and Memory thanks be given unto God Calling in to Mind the
Mortality of My body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once
to Die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to say
princippally and first of all I give and recomend My soul into the hand
of Almighty God that give it and My body I recomend to the Earth to be
Buried in decent Christian Buriel at the Discretion of my Executors
Nothing Doubting But at the general Resurrection Receive the same again
by the Mighty power of God and as Touching such worldly Estate wherewith
it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give Devise and Dispose
of the same in the Following Manner and form.

First. I give to my well Beloved Wife Elisabeth all and singular My
movable Estate containing My household furnature togather with my stock
of Every kind of Beasts and fowls and my Land that I Now live upon and
all the Lands that is Now in my posetion after all my just Debts is paid
during her widowhood and then I give to my son John copeland one hundred
and sixty acors. One hundred acors of the same Being part of  a tract
Entered by me James Copeland for My self and Daniel Copeland and the
other sixty was Entered  by Me James Copeland for my self also I give to
my son Daniel Copeland after the widohood of my Wife I  give and
Bequeath the Moveble part of my property containing the household
furnature and stock of  Every kind to my well beloved children By Name-
Lillah (?) Bryant, Daniel Copeland, Silvy Bryant, James Copeland, Liddy
Branton, Elisabeth Lasetor, Frankey Lasetor, Susannah Ellitt (Elliott?),
William Johnston, Sarah McIver? and Richard Johnston, whom I own as my
children although Known by the Name of  Johnston and McIver, Sealley
Copeland, John Copeland, Dolley Copeland, David Copeland, Anney 
Copeland, Cloe Copeland. I likewise constitute make and ordain Daniel
Copeland and Thomas Branton,  the sole Executors of this My Last Will
and Testament and do hereby Disavow Revoke and disanull all and  Every
other former Testaments Wills Legacies Bequests and Executors by me in
any wise before named  Willed and Bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming
this and no other to be my Last Will and testament in  Witness Whereof 
I, the said James Copeland have hereunto set my hand and seal this
thirtyeth Day of  September in the Year of Our Lord one Thousand Seven
Hundred and Ninety Three.
                                James Copeland   {Seal}

Signed Sealed Published
Pronounced and Declared By the Said
James Copeland as his last
Will and Testament in the presents 
of us who in this presents and in the
presents of Each other have hereto
subscribed our Names
Benjamin Gunter
Richard Gunter
Isac Bright, his mark "B"