CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Robert Paylet, 16 Dec 1783
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Robert Paylet Will - Chatham Co., Wills, Vol. 1, pg. 18, 18a, 19.
NC State Archives Film # C.022. 5001

In the name of God Amen  Decembrth 16 day 1783
I Robert Paylet being verry Sick in Boody bot of perfect mind and memry
thank God for it coillon [calling] to mind the mortilidy of my boody and
koing it is apointed for all men to Deay. I recoumend my sole unto the
hands of god that give it and my boodey to be bered in a Christen leck
manner  at the discreson of my Excators and touching soch worrely afers
as it heath pleased God to bless me with I give and dispose of in the
foling [following] maner Visert [Viz]  I give to my well beloved wife
Carlin all my worley goods lands and tenemerless [tenements ?] doring
her life or widdohood fraly [freely] to be ingeoyed  [enjoyed] and my
loving Children to heave a equall part or ase they marrey or come of
eage to heave ther part equaly Divided amounst the Hoall    James Paylet
William Paylet John Paylet Robert Paylet Benjamin Paylet and Elisabeth
Paylet and I leave Richard Dreack [Drake] my trusty frand holey and
soley my Exceter of this last Will and I devise all and every other
former Will or Teastmet but this to be my last Will Sined Sealled and
Dealivred in the preassents of us the subscribers and Witness my hand
and seall the day and year written.
James Sellars
Joseph Griffin
David (his  X  mark)  Bartrom
                               Signed Robert ( his l l mark)  {Seal}

    Proved Feby Sessions 1784 by the oath of Jame Sellars, Esq.
            A Copy Test  John Ramsey C.C.