Edgecombe County, NC - Wills - ROBBINS, WILLIAM, SR.-1826

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Last Will and Testament of
William Robbins Senr.
October 2, 1826

Edgecombe Co. NC
February Court 1831
Red Will Book F page 120

In the name of God Amen the second day of October one thousand eight
hundred and tweny six I William Robbins Senr of Edgecombe County I am weak
in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God. Therefore
calling unto mind the mortality of body and knowing it is appointed for all
men once to dye. I do make and ordain my last will and testament vez first 
and principally I recommend my soul into the hands of God who give it and 
my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian buriel 
at the discretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the general 
resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God and 
as touching such worldly estate ___ where with I hath please God to bless 
me in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner.  

I lend to my beloved wife all the land and plantations I do now possess 
with all my household goods and kitchen furniture withal the plantation 
working tools one mare Bridle and saddle and twelve head of hogs of her 
choice out of them and one cow and calf during her life. I do give and 
bequeath to my son William Robbins one shilling.

Item. I give to my grandsons Moses Robbins the son of Elijah Robbins and 
Wiley Robbins the son of Eley Robbins all my land equally to be devided 
between each of them after the death of my wife Phebe Robbins the residue 
of my property to be equally divided between my three sons and one daughter 
that is Stephen Robbins, Elijah Robbins and Eley Robbins and Charity 
Braswell the wife of Isaac Braswell Senr and do nominate and constitute 
ordain and appoint my son Stephen Robbins my whole and sole Executor of 
this my last will and testament I do hereby utterly disallow and revoke 
all and every other former testatments wills legalies bequests and 
executors confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament 
in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year 
above writtened.

                              Signed by Williams Robbins Senr.

Signed and sealed and published and declare by the said William Robbins
Senr. as his last will and testament in the presence of us:
Britain Williford (+ mark)
Caleb Davis (+ mark)
Mary Ann Jackson  (+ mark)

Edgecombe County February Court 1831 The  ___ last Will and Testament of
William Robbins Senr. decd was exhibited in open Court for probate and was
proven by the oaths of Britain Williford, Caleb Davis and Mary Ann Jackson
the subscribing witnesses thento. And Stephen Robbins the executor named at 
the same time qualifies thereto order that the smae be certified and the 
Will be recorded.  
                              Test. Michael Hearn CC

Attachment to the will:

I William Robbins Senr. am informed that my son William Robbins has got a
deed a gift for all my land but I do denie that I ever give him a deed a
gift nor his children for my land. my son William come to my house and 
informed that me he would be glad that I would give him a few lines to 
inform the people that he was not going away and he sat down in my house 
and wrote a few lines and got me to assign it but I do declare that there 
was no deed a gift given to him at all for the writing that he wrote in my 
house was but a few lines and there was no seal to it at all this was done 
in October 1819 William Robbins Senr informed me and my wife that he was 
afraid that his property would be sold if he died not have something to 
shew the people that he was not going away if he informed that me that he 
owed was indebt more that he ever expected to pay and wanting that he
rote he informed me upon his fare prommisings that he would give them up at
any time when I called for them and there was no seal upon the letter but I
also signed and if it was the same paper that I assigned he added the deed 
of gift to it after I aforesigned it.

William Robbins Senior is Charlotte Taylor Ainsworth's 5th great grandfather

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