Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Braswell, Benjamin 1792
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Written: 1792

	BRASWELL, Benjamin, date of will 25 Feb. 1789, date proved May Ct. 
1792– low state of health– “to my true and loving wife Mary” lend my 
plantation and all living stock for her natural life or widowhood.  Executors 
wife and son James Braswell - - to son James all my land below Watery Branch 
and on the north side of Mill Branch, also 1 feather bed and furniture - - to 
son John Braswell- 125 acres of land lying on Town Creek joining Thomas 
Mercers land, 1 feather bed and furniture - - son Lemon remainder of my land 
lying on the north side of the mill joining watery branch and up said mill 
branch and also one bed and furniture - - sons Zadoc and Permenter Braswell 
to divide equally plantation lent to their mother at her death or marriage, 1 
feather bed and furniture each - - son Simon 1 negro boy called Allen and one 
feather bed and furniture - - granddaughter Polley Ruffin (Mary written but 
scratched out), daughter of Mille Ruffin 1 feather bed and furniture - - 
daughter Selah Ruffin, wife of (Samuel) Ruffin 5 cattle, 5 sheep, one bed and 
furniture already in her possession - - daughter Winney Braswell 1 negro girl 
called Annis, 1 feather bed and furniture - - negroes Bett, Lettus and Savory 
or as many of them that are alive at my wife’s death or marriage, to be 
divided among all my children at my wife’s death or marriage.  Sign. Benjamin 
Braswell (Signature was poorly written, did not appear to be in the same hand 
as will).  Witnesses Thos Mercer, Thomas Williams (X).  NOTE: Lemon and Simon 
appear to be two different people.  See Db 10, page 116. Proved by oath of 
Thomas Williams and executors qualified May Ct. 1792. Abstracted from 
original, NC State Archives, CR.037.801.4, 6-24-01, LDS film 0018851 at Va. 
Beach FHC.


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