CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Thompson, 3 Jun 1808 ----¤¤¤---- John Thompson Will - dated 1808 - proved 1811 Chatham Co. Record of Estates Vol. A NCSA film # 022.80001 pg. 161 In the name of God, Amen, I John Thompson of the county of Chatham do make and publish the following to be my last will & testament. My Will is the Tract of land of about one hundred acres whereon I now live shall on my death remain in the possession of my wife to her use and benefit for and during her life for the purpose of maintaining her & raising and educating my children who while they are single and my remain with her. I also lend to my loving wife during her life my Two Negroes (to wit) a Girl named Jean and a Man named Jack during her life. I also give to my wife all the horses, cattle, hogs, & stock of every kind that I may possess or own at my death. Also all the crop and provisions, that may be on hand; all the household and kitchen furniture and farming utensils. My will further is that Jenny/Jerry? the child of my daughter Martha dec'd remain as one of my family. that he have one years schooling and that he then be bound out to some train. My will further is that my tract of land of about 350 acres joining Capt. Smith's and Catharine Sinclair lands and all my personal property not herein bequeathed be sold on a credit at the discretion of executors hereafter named who, or either of them. I do hereby authorize and empower to make a deed or deed's of conveyance of the same and the amount of such sales together with the debts that my be due to me shall after paying my debts and necessary charges: be applied as follows- First, to give on years schooling to my younger children out of such amount and the aforementioned child Jerry and that the remainder of such amounts be divided equally among all my children that my be then living, in case of death, then lawful issues. My will further is that a division of such remainder shall take place as soon as the amount thereof can be ascertained and in a situation to be divided and that the shares of each child receptively shall be paid to them by my Executors at the age of twenty one years or to my daughters at their marriage and that the parts or shares of the younger children shall be put to interest by my executors until such child or children shall arrive at twenty one years or until their marriages a aforesaid. My will further is that if my Wife should die before my youngest child still living shall have attained the age of Fifteen years then in that event the aforesaid Negroes Jean & Jack shall be hired and the land whereon I lived rented by my executors which hire and rent shall be annually applied to and for the use and benefit of such of my children as shall be under the age of Fifteen. 'till they arrive unto that age and no longer: and when the youngest shall arrive at that age (if my wife shall not then be living) or if she is then at her death. my will is that the said Jean and her increase and the said Jack and this tract of land whereon I now live shall be sold on a credit at the discretion of my executors and that amount equally divided among all my children that may then be living or their lawful issue. My will is that my Executors pay to John Green the sum of Ten pounds which sum is to be deducted from the part of my son Williams. Lastly I nominate my Friends Murdock McKenzie, Esq. of Chatham & Jac'n McBryd of Moore County the Exectr's. of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand seal this 3rd day of June Anno Domini 1808 Jno Thompson {Seal} Signed Sealed, Published & declared by Jno Thompson to be his last will & testament in presons of us A. McBryan Shadrack (his "8" mark) Weaver proved May 1811 by Shadrack Weaver ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Ashby sueashby@earthlink.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------------