Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Gray, Charles 1811
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Written: 1811

	Gray, Charles will, 1811; I Charles Gray of Edge. Co do make this my 
last will and testament...Item, my executor to sell all my lands in the State 
of Georgia which I purchased of Jacob Battle, which sale they are empowered 
to make at their own discretion and the money arising form sale to be applied 
to pay my debts and the rest, if any, I give to my wife, Nancy Gray and my 
two sons, Etheldred Gray and William Henry Gray, to be equally divided 
between them; Item to my wife, Nancy, during her natural life and no longer, 
my two negroes men slaves, to wit, Jem and Solomon, also to my wife and her 
heirs forever, my best horse and riding chair including harness and all my 
stock of cattleand hogs, together with one half of my crops of all kinds now 
growing, my chest of drawers and one half of the balance of my household & 
kitchen furniture; to my son, Etheldred Gray, my Negro man, Abram and after 
the death of my wife, my Negro man Jem, Item, to my son William Henry Gray, 
my Negro man Stephen and after the death of my wife, my Negro man Solomon; 
Item, all the remainder of my estate to my two sons, Etheldred Gray & Wm. 
Henry Gray to be sold and the proceeds to be used for the education of my 
children to be divided equally between them, at the time my son, Etheldred 
Gray shall arrive at the age of 21 years, Item, I appoint my loving wife 
executrix and my friends, James W. Clark and Sherwood Haywood executors of my 
will; provided that either of my above mentioned sons shall died before he 
arrives at age 21, my surviving son shall inherit all his share of my estate; 
signed Chs. Gray, 18 June 1811, wit Elisha Battle, Sr, Jacob Battle, exe. 
Qualified, entered for probate at Aug Ct 1811, proved by Elisha Battle, Sr 
and Jacob Battle, recorded Bk E, page 21.  NCA file CR.037.801.13, abstracted 
6-29-04, CTC.


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