Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Barnes, Nancy 1835
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Written: 1835

	Barnes, Nancey Barnes, date of will 23 May 1835, date recorded August 
Ct. 1835; In the name of God Amen I Nancey Barnes of the county of Edgecomb & 
State on North Carolina being in a low state of health but in sound mind and 
memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body and recollecting that it 
is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and 
testament.  First of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of 
Almighty God who gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried a 
decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executor and as touching and 
concerning such worldly goods wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me I 
give and dispose of the same in manner following viz. Item I give and 
bequeath unto my brother in law Fredrick F. Robbins my negro Frank to him and 
his heirs forever.  Item I give and bequeath unto the heirs of my brother in 
law Thomas Thorn my negro Forten to them and their heirs forever.  Item I 
give and bequeath unto my brother in law James Deens my two little Negros 
Amos and Vilet to him & his heirs forever.  Item I give and bequeath unto 
Martha Barnes, daughter of my brother Dempsey Barnes one hundred dollars to 
her and her heirs forever.  Item I give and bequeath unto Nancey Robbins, 
daughter of Fredrick F. Robbins my bed and bedstead and all the furniture 
that belongs to it to her and her heirs forever.  I leave my land and the 
residue of my estate to be sold and my debts to be paid and one hundred 
dollars to be taken out of it for Martha Barnes the residue of the money 
arising from the sale and my incomes I leave to be equally divided between my 
brother James Barnes and my brother in law John Dew to them and their heirs 
forever.  Item I give all my wearing apparel to my two sisters to be equally 
divided between Dolley Robbins and Penny Deans to them and their heirs 
forever.  And I hereby nominat constitute and appoint my trusty friend 
Dempsey D. Barnes executor to this my last will and testament.  In witness 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd. of May, 1835.  Signed 
sealed and acknowledged in presents of (Attest) Joshua Baines, Henry 
(Thomas), Nancey Barnes (X).  Edgecombe County   August Ct. 1835.   The 
within last will and testament of Nancy Barnes, dec’d was exhibited in open 
court for probate and was proven by the oath of Joshua Barnes one of the 
subscribing witnesses thereto and Dempsey D. Barnes the executor therein 
named qualified thereto.  Ordered that the same be certified & the will 
recorded.  Test. Michl. Hearn, CC. NC ARCHIVES, Edgecombe Co. Will file.


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