Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Coffield, Speir 1772 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tommy Colbert clycolbert@aol.com June 20, 2011, 11:27 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1772 Coffield, Speir, will date Jan 1772, probate date May Ct 1772; In the name of God Amen... being sick of body but of sound mind and memory... soul to Almighty God who gave it... item- lend to my loving wife during her life Tom, Elen, Little Tom, Nell & Cado, also Hannah if she thinks proper to keep her, otherwise my loving wife may sell her; item- it is my desire that all the rest of my Negroes may continue with my loving wife until my children come of age or marry provided my wife gives them a good education and good maintenance; item- to my daughter Priscilla West Coffield, Cado, Rose and Chainey; item- to my son (XXXXX) David Coffield Simon & Lyda; item- to my daughter Elizabeth Ann Coffield (Sumner), Littica and Isaac; item- my son David Coffield shall have the first child that my Negro Nell shall have that lives to be twelve months; item - my loving wife to have all the rest of my estate during her widowhood and after her decease all the personal estate to be equally divided between my three children Priscilla West David & Elizth Ann; item- loving wife (and Apner) Haynes to be executors of my will, signed Speir Coffield, wit Thomas Hyatt (T), Priscilla Duck, John Speir. Abstracted 7-11-04, NCA film C.037.80001, CTC. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/coffield1858gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb