CHOWAN COUNTY, NC - Will - Josiah Skinner, 1831.

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From the original at the Chowan County Courthouse, Edenton, NC.

                    WILL OF JOSIAH SKINNER, 1831

State of North Carolina
Chowan County

Know all men by these present that I, Josiah Skinner of the county of 
Chowan of the State aforesaid have this day empowered my two sons Lemuel 
and Tredwell Skinner to sell my plantation in Perquimans county and the 
rest of my property to be equally divided amongst my children except the 
Boy Isaac which boy I want hired out annually to school my son Josiah 
Skinner and a girl, Venus, I give to my daughter Sally __? Frances extra.  
I want the plantation above mentioned sold for the purpose of satisfying my 
just debts and the rest of my property divided amongst my heirs as the law 
provides for as witness my hand and seal as first above written 24 
September 1831

/S/ Josiah Skinner

Witness:  Josiah Coffield

Probated June 1832