Cumberland County, NC - Will of Nathan King, 1829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Last Will and Testament of Nathan King 19 August 1829 Cumberland County, North Carolina In the name of God Amen I Nathan King, Snr. of the County of Cumberland and state of North Carolina being in perfect mind and memory blessed be God for the same, but calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do this nineteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine make and publish this my last will and testament in manners and form following (viz) ~~~~~~~~~~~ Firstly I commend my body to the earth from whence it came, to be intered in a Christian like manner. As to my worldly estate with which it has pleased God to bless me with I dispose thereof as follows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Secondly I give devise and bequeath unto my son Michael D. King Three tracts of land containing seven hundred & twenty three acres joining his own four hundred acre tract on Carvers Creek to him and his heirs forever ~~~~~~ I have previous to making this my last will and testament given to my said son Michael D. King all of this property which I intended for him ~~~~~~~~ Thirdly I give devise and bequeth to the heirs of Nathan King, Junr. one hundred and fifty-two acres of land where on he now lives also two negroes (viz) Sam and Winiford one bed and furniture two cows and calves to his heirs forever ~~~~~~~~~~~ Fourthly I give devise and bequeth unto my son William M. King one negroe man (viz) Sam which he carried to Allabamma also one bed and furniture one mare and cart & two rifle guns which he also carried to Allabamma to him and his heirs forever ~~~~~~~~~~~ Fifthly I give devise and bequeth unto my daughter Flora Ann McKethan an half acre lot in Fayetteville joining Tellinghast and opposite Mrs. Winslow(?) also four negroes (viz) Nancy and her three children Annet Allen & Silvy one bed and furniture one set silver table spoons & two cows and calves to her and her heirs forever ~~~~~~~~ Sixthly I give devise and bequeth unto my son George T. King two hundred and thirty-one acres of land near the mouth of Carvers Creek it being a part of the Carvers Survey - one other tract containing one hundred & eighty acres it joining the above also three negroes (viz) George Loranzy & Betsy one bed & furniture and two cows and calves to him and his heirs forever ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seventhly I give devise and bequeth unto my son Henry R. King one tract of land containing one hundred acres more or less including my dwelling house and other improvements, one other tract of land containing ninety acres joining the lower line of the above tract, also three negroes (viz) April, old Leah and Mary one bed and furniture one walnut sideboard desk and table one set winzor chairs, two large looking glasses one set blacksmith tools, two cows and calves to him and his heirs forever ~~~~~~~~~~~ Eighthly It is further my will desire and direction if my said son Henry R. King should die without leaving lawful heirs of his boddy then and in that case it is my will and direction that the property that I have bequethed to him in this my last will and testament to go to my next three youngest children (viz) Flora Ann McKethan, George T. King & Julia C. King and to be equaly divided amoung them their heirs forever ~~~~~~~~~~~ Ninethly I give devise and bequeth unto my daughter Julia C. King one tract of land containing one hundred and fifty acres known by the name of the gum survey one other tract of land containing two hundred acres joining the above called the Shaw tract also three negroes (viz) Esther Patsy & young Leah also the child that old Leah is now pregnant with one bed and furniture, one walnut beauro, two cows and calves one sow and pigs to her and her heirs forever ~~~~~~~~~~~ Tenthly I give devise and bequeth unto my grand son Nathan King son of Michael D. King one tract of land containing two hundred acres joining Malcom J. Buies land called the Frenchman tract also one sow and pigs to him and his heirs forever Eleventhly It is further my will desire and direction that every species of property which I have or which I may be in possesion of at my death and not mentioned in my last will and testament to be sold or so much there of as may be required to discharge all my just debts to be discretionary with my executors to sell it wither at public or private sale to the best advantage ~~~~~~~~~ Twelvthly It is futher my will desire and direction that the residue of my estate after the full payment of all my just debts, to be equally divided amoung my five children (viz) Nathan King, Jnr. Flora Ann McKethan, George T. King, Henry R. King and Julia C. King them and their heirs forever Lastly I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son in law James McKethan and my son George T. King my executors to this my last will and testament In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date above writen ~~~~~~~~ Signed Nathan King Signed sealed published and declared by the testator in our presence who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses C. M. Gamble Thomas T. Whaley Guy Lewis ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Rick Richter - kingbuie@charter.net ______________________________________________________________________