Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Robbins, Simon 1848 ************************************************ 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, 12:56 pm Source: N C Archives Written: 1848 Recorded: 1850 Robbins, Simon, will date 1848, no day or month, Feb Ct. 1850. I Simon Robbins... being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existence...executor to provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my relatives...to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Robbins two Negroes named Peter and Dorcey, two beds and furniture, one mule, her choice of my stock and $50 in current money during her natural life or widowhood and after her death to be sold and equally divided between my three children hereinafter named; I give and devise unto my daughter, Jane Barnes, three Negroes named Sarah and child, Nelly and little Amos, to her and her heirs; to my son, Willie Robbins I give and devise three Negroes named Philip, Prucilla and Mourning, one horse one bed and furniture, $800 in current money also all my land and appertainces thereto belonging too be his at his disposal; to my son Edwin Robbins $700 in current money to be at his disposal; all the balance of my property to be sold to pay my just debts and the remaining money to de equally divided among my three children Edwin Robbins, Willie Robbins and Jane Barnes; son Willie Robbins to be executor, signed Simon Robbins, wit. John Farmer, William L. Farmer; will proved by witnesses but Willie Robbins being minor could not be executor; John (Farmer) and widow Robbins appointed (illegible, either executors or administrators). Will of Simon Robbins, NC State Archives, Edgecombe Co. Wills, CR.037.801.36. NOTE: Probate indicates Willie was an infant and administration was granted to John Farmer; widow dissented. Edgecombe County Will Abstracts, 1824-1857, Gammon. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/edgecombe/wills/robbins1905gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb