CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Thomas Wicker Sr., 24 Aug 1781
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Vol. 1. pg. 17, 17a & 18 in the Chatham Co., Wills, NC State
Archive Film # C.022. 5001

In the name of God Amen  I Thomas Wicker Sen'r of Chatham County and
State No' Carolina planter being in perfect health mind and memory
thanks be given unto God for it but calling unto mind the Mortality of
my body and 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 &
first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God
that gave it and as touching such worldly goods & Estate wherewith it
has pleased God to bless me with in this life after all my just debts
being first paid I give & demise [devise ?] & dispose of the same in the
following manner and form __
    First I do lend Mary my dearly beloved Wife during her natural life
the plantation whereon I now live together with all the Household goods
& furniture the stock of every kind and all that my appurtain thereto to
be freely possessed by her until her decease then and at which time I do
give & bequeath the said plantation to my son Robert Wicker & his heirs
forever and the said Household goods & furniture Horses & stock of all
kinds and every thing that may appurtain to the said plantation I do
leave to be sold agreeable to Law at the discretion of my Executors and
after all Just Debts being first paid out of the same to be equally
divided amongst each and every one of my Children __
Secondly I give to my son David Wicker one Negroe wench named Doll, only
not to be possessed until his Mother deceases then to him and his Heirs
forever whom I likewise constitute make and ordain together with my son
Thomas Wicker Jr. the Executors of this my last Will and Testament
Thirdly I give to my son Benjamin Wicker and his Heirs forever one
Negroe Boy named Harry.
Fourthly I give to my son Thomas Wicker Junr. and his Heirs forever one
Negroe girle named Jinny
Fifthly I give to my son James Wicker and his Heirs forever one Negroe
girle named Phillis
Sixthly I give to my son John Wicker and his Heirs forever one Negroe
girle named Kate
Seventhly I give to my Daughter Temperance and the Heirs of her body
forever one Negroe Man named Isaac and I do hereby utterly disavow
revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments Wills and
Legacies and bequests and Executors by me in any wise before named
Willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be
my last Will & Testament  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand
& affixed my seal this Twenty fourth day of August in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven Hundred and Eighty one.
Signed Sealed Published
and acknowledged
                         Signed Thomas (his X mark) Wicker  {Seal}
In presence of
James Servt. Jones
Davis (his X mark)  Parrish
        Proved in open court February Session 1784 by the oath of James
Servt. Jones
            A Copy Test   John Ramsey C.C.