Duplin County, NC - Will of John Graddy, 1787

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In the name of God amen I John Graddy of the County of Duplin being of
perfect mind and memmory thanks be to God and knowing that it is 
appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this to be my last
will and testament that is to say first of all I recommend my soul into
the hands of God that gave it to me and my body to be buried at the
direction of my exectrs in a Christian like manner

Item I give and bequeve unto my loving wife one of hir chois of all my
feather beds and furniture and one horse bridle and saddle hir chois
of all my horses I also lend unto my loving wife Mary Graddy the
plantation whereon I now live and five cows and calves during hir
widdowhood

I also give and bequeve unto my daughter Mary Goodman ten shillings
proclamation money

I also give and bequeve unto my son William Graddy ten shillings
proclamation money

I also give and bequeve unto my son John Graddy ten shillings proclamation
money

I also give and bequeve unto my daughter Charity Herring ten shillings
proclamation money

I also give and bequeve unto my daughter Ann Croom ten shillings
proclamation money

I also give and bequeve unto my son Alexander Graddy ten shillings
proclamation money

I also give and bequeve unto my son Lewis Graddy ten shillings
proclamation money

I also give and bequeve unto my daughter Elizabeth Outlaw ten shillings
proclamation money

I also give and bequeve unto my son in law William Laws ten shillings
proclamation money

I also give and bequeve unto my son in law Isaac Dawson ten shillings
proclamation money

I also give and bequeve unto my gran son James Graddy son of my daughter
Ann Graddy one good feather bed and furniture one horse bridle and saddle

I also give and bequeve unto my son Frederick Graddy all the land and 
plantation whereon I now live excepting the time that I have lent it to
my loving wife to him and his heirs and assigns for ever

I also give and bequeve unto my loving son Frederick Grady all the 
remainder part of my house hold goods stock of horse cattle and hogs
blacksmiths tools and all the remainder part of my estate he first paying
all the legacies to his brothers and sisters heretofore mentioned

I also leave my son Frederick Graddy to be my executor of this my last
will and testament disannulling and revoking all other wills by me made
and acknowling this to be my last will and testament in witness where of
I have hereunto set my hand and fixed seal this ninth day of Febuarary 
1783

Test  Will'm Whitfield                  John (his mark) Graddy {Seal}
      Bryan Whitfield


State of No Carolina }
       Duplin County }  April Term 1787

Then was the within will proved in open court in due form of law by
the oath of Bryan Whitfield one of the subscribing witnesses thereto
and at the same time Frederick Graddy the executor named in the said
will came before the court and qualified by taking the oath of an
exec'r according to law - ordered that letters issue accordingly

                                    Test W Dickson CC

Source:
NC Archives & History
Mezzanine Section
Verticle files
Grady Family file

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