CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Robert Whinnery, 21 Jun 1809 ----¤¤¤---- Robert Whinnery Will - 1809 Chatham Co., NC Record of Wills Vol. A pg. 164 NCSA film # .022.80001 Be it remembered that I Robert Whinnery of Chatham County State of North Carolina being sick and weak and weak in body and of perfect mind and sound memory calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed to all men once to die: Do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, first I order that my funeral charge and just debts be paid out of my estate the remainder of which I will and bequeath in the following manner. First; to my beloved wife Mary Whinnery, I give and order that she have her maintenance on my land and privilege of the House and buildings a s long as she remains my Widow. Item. I give to my said Wife tow horses and two cows and two sheep and three part of the Household goods, two share ploughs and one cutter plough, one iron toothed harrow and double trees and gun sufficient for two creatines? and all the weeding hoes, sprouting hoes axes & mattocks on the place: these to be and remain hers during her widowhood that is so long as she remains my widow, and one Feather Bed and Beading, one Spinning wheel all the bar iron in my possession I allow to go to the use of the family and likewise give a ??? heirs? my right of the company school house I allow and lot I allow to go to the use of the family 'till my son Thomas arrives to perfect age. All my stock of swine and all my grain in the Barn or Crib or on hand Y& all my rough feed I allow to go to the use the family. To my daughter Eleanor's husband Joseph Alan and to my son John and to my daughter Sarah being p??? off according to my former. ? I will and ordain?? that each of them have out of my estate one dollar. To my daughter Margaret I will on Cow and two sheep, with one third part of my household property. To my daughter Mary i will and bequeath one Cow and Two sheep with the other third part of my household property. The said Household furniture to be equally divided among or between my wife Mary and my two daughters Margaret and Mary the --- Bed and Wheel left to my wife to be valued in her third part of said household goods. I will and ordain that my son Robert have one hundred acres of land including the improvement called Stephen Johnstons and two hundred acres including my Father improvements. To my son William I will and ordain that he have part of the tract that I now live on the North side of the same beginning on Reedy Branch, Branton's corner & running down said Branch to the mouth of the Spring Branch then up the said spring Branch including a spring called Samuel's Spring and from thence, West course as far as the Land left to my son Robert. All on the South side I give to my son Thomas except one hundred acres of the three hundred acre tract, which I give to my son William share excepting the house and land for my above said wife as long as she remains my widow. Item I give to my three sons Robert, William and Thomas my right of the company school house above mentioned when my said son Thomas arrives to perfect age. To my wife Mary I give one side saddle and all my stock of bees to be at their own? disposal. If any of my children should die before they come to perfect age and without issue, fo the Girls their part above mentioned to be equally divided between the remaining ones and my widow. And if any of my sons die before they come of perfect age and without issue (to wit) Robt. William and Thomas, his or their part or parts of the land shall be given to the surviving son or sons of the three above mentioned. If my widow should die before either of the Girls Margaret and Mary her part of the Household furniture shall be equally divided between my said two daughters Margaret and Mary. And if my widow should die before either of my sons, Robert, William or Thomas the horse creatures, cows and sheep guns and farming tools bequeathed to her in this will shall be equally divided among my said three sons, Robert, William and Thomas. All articles not mentioned in the will I allow to be exposed to public sale for the payment of debts and repairing of the house I now live in. And if there be any remainder I give the same to my three sons Robert William and thomas to each of them in equal parts. My Negro called wilson shall be free and at liberty to work for himself, provided he can give sufficient security according to law and if he cannot give such security I order my executors to hire him out and apply this price of his labor to the use of said Negro that is to say if after a term of time he can get security the wages that he may have earned to be returned to him and if not il it be kept for his use and support when he becomes helpless or otherwise necessitous? And said Negro should die before he give such securities and anything of his property remains after his funeral charges are paid I will it to be equally divided among my three sons Robert, William and Thomas. And lastly, I nominate .... and appoint my trusty friends Solomon Dixon and Hugh Woody whole and sole Executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 21st day of June month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine Robert Whinnery {Seal} Signed Sealed Pronounced and ordained by Robert Whinnery to be his last will & testament in presence of us Ephraim Doan Elizer Brown Thomas Holoday Proved May Term 1809 by Thomas Holoday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------