James Palmer - 1845 - Davidson County, NC - Will Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Project Archives Cindy McCachern McCachern@worldnet.att.net I, James Palmer of the county of Davidson and state of North Carolina being in sound mind and memory do this the 2nd day of May 1845 make and ordain this to be my last will and testament. 1st I give and devise unto my son Abram Palmer the plantation whereon he now lives. 2nd I give and bequeath unto my daughter in law Polly Palmer the use of the plantation on which she now lives until her youngest child now living come to the age ten years or no longer than she remains single provided she should marry before the said time then it is my will and pleasure that the said plantation be equally divided among the living children of my son John Palmer. (dec.). 3rd I give and bequeath unto my children Hannah, Irving, Edmund, and Jame Palmer and Mary Miller five hundred dollars each and also fore hundred dollars to Rhoanna Hodges and children and five hundred dollars to the children of Katharine Parks dex. 5th I give and bequeath unto Joseph Sothern son of Barbara Nothern four hundred dollars and one horse worth fifty dollars though should he die before he at the age of twenty this gift and bequeath is to be null and void as to him and his heirs except one hundred dollars which I hereby give to his mother Barbara Nothern. 6th All my personal and Real Estate except such as is mentioned above I will to be sold and after the payment of all just claims to be equally divided among my children Edmond, James and Abram Palmer. Hannah Irving and Mary Miller and the children of Rhoanna Hodge (dec) and Katharine Pacs (dec) that is the children of each deceased daughter to receive what their mother would be entitled to in an equal division of the Residue, and I also will and wish the children of my son John Palmer (dec) to receive one share as above stated they will pay a note or bond for about eighty dollars of interest that I hold against the said John Palmer (dec) not otherwise. 7th I hereby appoint my son Abram Palmer to be my executor. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Signed Sealed in presence of G. L. Ball, Peter F. Owen ========================= USGENWEB NOTICE In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist.