Barbara Wilkinson - 1827 - Duplin Co., NC - Wills

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Will of Barbara Wilkinson, Duplin Co., NC,  Book A, p. 488

In the name of God, Amen, I Barbara Wilkinson of the State of NC, Duplin Co.,
 being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory and reflecting upon the 
uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, to hereby make and ordain 
this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, viz:

	First, I give up and relinquish my Soul to God who gave it and my 
body to be decently buried at the descretion of my executors hereafter named.

	Secondly, I wish out of my property as my executor may think it will 
be most proper to dispose of

	Item - It give and bequeath to my son Lincoln Shuffield, my negro 
woman Maria and her two children Lott and Sam, one bed bolster and two 
pillars and one half of the bedclothes that I may be possessed of and three 
of my best sheets and I give and bequest to my daughter, Susan Hooks, my 
negro woman, Silvy and one bed bolster, two pillars and the other half of 
the bedclothes that I may be possessed of.

	Item - I give and bequest to my son, William Dickson, one bed which 
he has already received.

	Item - I give and bequeath to my grandson, Thomas Armstrong, one bed 
and furniture which is to be furnished with bolsters, pillows, sheets, 
coverlet before the division takes place between Lincoln Shuffield and Susan 
Hooks.

	Item - I wish all my household furniture not mentioned in this Will, 
my kitchen furniture, stock and everything not mentioned hereinto to be sold 
and the money to be equally divided between Lincoln Shuffield, Susan Hooks, 
William Dickson, and the children of Edward Armstrong, the children of 
Edward Armstrong having one fourth of it equally divided among them.

	Item - I constitute and appoint David Hooks, executor to this my 
last Will and Testament, in testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand 
and affixed my seal, this 10th day of February 1827.

                                              Signed Barbara Wilkinson

Signed, sealed and acknowledged
in presence of David O. Bunton, Jr. and William Hodges

State of NC , Duplin Co. April. Term 1827 
This was the written Will proved in Open court in due form of law by the 
oath of David Bunton one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and at the 
same time, David Hooks, the executor named in said Will qualified as such 
according to law.  Ordered that letters be issued.

                                           James Pearsall, Clerk


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