Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Braswell, James 1783
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Written: 1783

	Braswell, James, Edgecombe Co., will date 2 Oct 1783, date recorded 
Nov. Ct. 1783, “In the name of God Amen”.. “being weak in body but of perfect 
mind and memory”... Item- to my loving wife, Unity Braswell 15 shillings 
specie to be paid out of my estate; Item- son Nathan Braswell one tract of 
land which I purchased of Isham Humphrey containing 100 acres also one Negro 
boy named (Lewis), one feather bed and furniture; Item- to my son James 
Braswell one tract of land containing 132 acres lying between the lands of 
Solomon Braswell & Robert Fort, also my late entry of 300 acres of land 
adjoining the land of Jacob Fort, Wm. Sugg, Anthony Bacon, also one Negro boy 
named (?oll), one feather bed and furniture and one horse; Item- to my son 
Abney Braswell, one tract of land containing 132 acres adjoining the lands of 
Solomon Braswell,  my own line, (Cowh??) Green’s line and John Sutherlins, 
also one tract of land containing 69 acres which I purchased of Joseph 
Howell, bounded by the lands of John (Stutherlon), Robert Bignall and Henry 
Owen, also one Negro boy named George, one feather bed and furniture, and one 
(Hose); Item- to my son, (Bunill) Braswell, the land & plantation where I now 
live together with the tract purchased of Thomas Joice also my late entry 
between said (Joice’s) line and the land of Robert Bignell and one feather 
bed and furniture also one horse and one Negro boy named Auson; Item- to my 
daughter Fereby on Negro girl named Judy; Item- to my daughter Charity one 
Negro wench named Bech, one feather bed and furniture and one horse; Item- to 
my daughter Rachell one Negro boy named (          ), one feather bed and 
furniture, one horse, but if she should died without issue lawfully begotten 
or her body the same to be equally divided among all my other children; Item- 
to my daughter Elizabeth one Negro boy named Ned, one feather bed and 
furniture, one horse; Item- daughter Sarah one Negro boy named Joseph, one 
feather bed and furniture, one horse; Item- all the rest of my estate to be 
divided among eight of my children; Nathan Braswell, James, Abner, Bunill, my 
daughter Charity, Rachell, Elizabeth, Sarah; Item- I appoint my son Nathan, 
John Sherrod and Robert Diggs executors, signed James Braswell, wit. Noah 
Sugg (proved), John Sutherland, Joseph Borden.  Abstracted from copy of 
original, NC Archives CR.037.801.4, WB A, page 142, 6-27-01.


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