Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Powell, William 1793 ************************************************ 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 21, 2011, 11:00 am Source: N C Archives Written: 1793 Powell, William will, Edge. Co, will date 12 June, 1792, proved Nov Ct 1793; In the name of God Amen, I William Powell of the County of Edgecombe and State of North Carolina being weake in body (tho) of perfect understanding and memory thinks be to God... to my grandson, Moses Powell, horse called Partner and one cow; to my loving wife, Nancy Powell, one Negro girl named Fereby and the first child my Negro woman (Jane) brings and her choice horse, three cows and calves (other personal and household furniture); rest of estate not already given away to be equally divided among my wife, Nancy Powell and all my children, viz Zachariah Powell, John Powell, Mary Jones, Elizabeth Robertson, (Sarah Coleman), Christian Roane, now living and William Powell, George Powell, Jesse Powell and ( ) )Parker now deceased and the part going to deceased children to their children; appoint my son, John Powell and Malichi Nicholson executors, signed William Powell (X), wit Caleb Etheridge (proved), Adley Morris, Jesse Wyat (X). Edgecombe Co WB C, page 249-251, NCA film C.037.80001, abstracted 1-11-05, CTC. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/powell2626wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb