CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Henry Crutchfield - 1786

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WILL
State of North Carolina
Chatham County, Dec. 22nd, 1786

In the name of God Amen, I commit my body to the grave & my soul to him
that gave it in hopes to asure Ressurrection to Eternal life through
Jesus Chris Our Lord and to prevent disputes about such worldly goods
as I shall leave at my Death Make and ordain this my Last will and
Testament That is as followeth, after all my lawfull debts is paid my
desire is that my Estate should be kept together till my son James
Crutchfield arrives at the age of Twenty one at which time I give him
by Negro Boy Abrahams at praise value to be appraised by two good ment
which he shall be accountable for at the Division of the Rest of my
Estate.

Item - I give to my son John Crutchfield at the age of Twenty one my
Negro Boy Daniel to be appraised as above & accounted in the same
manner.

Item - I give to my son Henry Crutchfield my Negro boy Peter at the age
as above to be valued and accounted for as above.

Item - I give to my daughter Elizabeth Crutchfield to her & her heirs
for ever my negro girl Nan at her marriage or at eighteen years of age 
But if in case my Daughter Elizabeth should die with out heirs lawfully
begotten then it is my will & desire & I order it shall be so that my
said negroes & her increase be returned to the remainder of my Estate &
divided as the same which legacy I give her in room of land.

Item - I give to my wife Milly Crutchfield the use of my estate after
my debt is paid except my gray mare and colt I give my son James at my 
death & the coult cald Huming Bird which I give to my son John at my 
death and what is above given to my Legatees, as they come to the age
above described till my son William comes to the age of Twenty one then
it is my desire that my estate shall be equally divided among my wife &
children then living or their Heir of the deceased lawfully begotten to
have their parents part james & John being accountable for the Mares 
given them above all but my land & plantation which my desire is if in
case my wife should remain a widdow that should enjoy during her
natural life & keep the younger childrens part till they severally come
to the age of twenty one, except the perishable part which is my desire
it should be sold & the money put to interest & at the death of my sd 
wife My desire is that her part except the land be equally divided
among all my children My Daughter Elizabeth having an equal part
with the boys & the land sold & equally divided between my sons James,
John, William, Thomas, Benjamin, Edmund, Stapleton, & Anderson, or the
survivors of them share & share alike. But in case my wife should marry
my desire is that my estate all but that left Betsey & my land be
equally divided between her and all my children at her marriage, which
childs part I give her to dispose of as she pleases & one third of the
land her life & at her death to be sold and the money be divided among
my sons as the other two thirds is to be sold at her marriage & divided
as above. But if either of my sons James, John, Henry, William, Thomas,
Benjamin, Edmond, Stapleton, Anderson, or my daughter Elizabeth 
Crutchfield should die without her lawfully begotten then I desire is
that their part of the estate be returned & equally divided by the
survivors share & share alike - Enterlined before signed.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us.
Test
George Dismukes Henry Crutchfield (Seal)
Turner Crutchfield Juart

Lastly I appoint my wife Millery & Son James Crutchfield Exertr & Ex.
of this my last will & testament as witness my hand & seal this 22nd,
day of Dec., 1786.
Geo. Dismukes Henry Crutchfield (Seal)
Turner Crutchfield

P.S. If my Wife & sons after my death should have a desire to move then
my desire is & I appoint that my son James Crutchfield shall sell the
land and he & his Mother make a dee to the purchase & lay the money out
for land in some of the back Countrys & devide it equally as this was
to have been as witness my hand & seal this 22nd day of Dec. 1786.