CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Pyle, 13 Jun 1799
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Chatham Co., Record of Wills, Vol. A, pg. 187 (50)
N.C. State Archives film # C.022.80001 

In the Name of God, Amen. 
That I John Pyle of the State of North Carolina, Chatham County, Cain
Creek Settlement, Being weak in body but of perfect health & memory
calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed
for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will & Testament
that is to say Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my
soul Into the hand of Almighty God that gave it & my Body I recommend to
the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the discretion of
my Executors; nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall
receive the same by the mighty power of God & 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 & form to wit.
All my just debts & funeral charges to be paid by my Executors hereafter
named that small piece of land whereon my buildings & meadow are what I
purchased from Valentine Hollingsworth I leave to be sold after my
decease with all my other immovable properties & all the moneys either
by Bond, Note or Book debt & the money arising from the above mentioned
sale to be equally divided between my son & my daughter.
First I give and bequeath to my sons Parlientor, Daniel/Samuel/??? John
Nicholas Wm & Jeheu Pyle each double that of a daughters. I have named
Sarah Lindley Edith Steel Ann Steel & Susanah Justice.
If it should be that if any one of my sons or daughters above named
should be deceased before the sealing and signing of this my last will 7
testament my will is that their part shall equally be divided between
his or her children & I do hereby disannual & make void all other wills
bequeathments, legacies heretofore made by me & doth acknowledge this to
be my last will and testament & I do constitute James Newlin & Thomas
Lindley to be my whole & sole Executors of this my last will and
testament in witness whereunto I have set my hand & seal this thirteenth
day of June In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety
nine.
			John Pyle {Seal}
Signed Sealed Pronounced & declared
by the sd. John Pyle in his last
Will & testament in the presence
of us who in his presence and in the
 presence of Each other have
here unto subscribed our names
John Newlin
Jacob Newlin