CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Gabriel Utley, 6 Sep 1850
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Chatham County, November Term 1850

In the name of God Amen, I, Gabriel Utley being of sound mind and
understanding and impressed with the great uncertainty of life & the
certainty of death and being desirous to dispose of my temporal affairs so
that after my death no contention may arise relative to the same that I
Gabriel Utley of the County and State aforesaid do make ordain publish and
declare this my last will & testament revoking all other wills by me
heretofore made.

First.  I bequeath my body to the dust whence it came & my soul to God who
gave it hoping for a happy immortality through the atoning merits of our
Lord Jesus Christ the Savior of the world my desire is that my body be
buried in a neat and christian like manner.

Secondly That all my just debts be paid out of the proceeds of such property
as shall hereinafter direct to be sold.

Thirdly.  I loan unto my wife Lucy Utley during her natural life or
widowhood the following property (to wit) slave Mary & child Any also my
plantation with the exception of one hundred as hereinafter named with such
farming tools as she may see fit (?) two bed steads & covering one side
board & cupboard candle stand crokery & glass ware of every description with
all the kitchen furniture.  2nd choice table & all the chairs and all other
articles that may be needed for housekeeping also one bay horse and gray
horse cart & steers, fifty barrels of corn fifteen hundred pounds of pork
one sow & pigs and ten dry hogs first choice six head of sheep 100 lb coffee
100 # sugar three milch cows & calfs thirty bushels wheat seven blade
stacks.

Fourthly: I give to my beloved son Jacob Utley to make him equal to my other
two sons one hundred acres of land adjoining the lands of of William Boylan
to be valued & layed of by any three disinterested men to at least to be in
valuation equal to the land I gave to my son Asa Utley.

Fifthly.  I give & bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Utley one negro girl
slave Mariah.

Sixthly I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary Utley one slave by the name
of Emely.

7th.  I give & bequeath unto my daughter Ap--- Utley one slave by the name
of Martha.

8th.  I give & bequeath unto my daughter Emeline Utley one slave Sally
having heretofore given Paris money & Asa Utley a lot of land I think equal
in valuation to the property named to my other children therefore I have
bequeathed to them only an equal part of my remaining property hereinafter
named to be sold to wit the residue of my crop & stock waggon & other
articles not disposed of in in my will with slaves Mirty, Chery & Charles
with all debts due me either by note or account with cash on hand shall be
equally divided share & share alike among all my living after paying my just
debts of every kind & at the death of my beloved wife Lucy the land given
her shall be equally divided between Jacob Utley & Asa Utley my beloved sons
The residue of my estate to be sold by my Executor & equally divided among
all my children share & share alike my children are not to account to one
another for any thing I may have given them heretofore.

Lastly I appoint my beloved son Jacob Utley my whole & sole Executor to this
my last will & testament and direct that no security be required of him for
the faithful execution and discharge of the trust hereby reposed in him.

In testamony whereof I have this the 6th day of September one thousand eight
hundred and fifty hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal.

In the presence of
Thomas Ragland                                        Gabriel Utley
J. W. Buchanan