Edgecombe County NcArchives Wills.....Whitehead, Augustine 1846
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Written: 1846
Recorded: 1846

	Whitehead, Augustine will, Jan. (6) 1846, proved Feb. Ct. 1846, To my 
beloved wife, Mary Whitehead during her widowhood or natural life provided 
she never leaves the premises to live elsewhere the following property: the 
tract of land where I now live with all improvements, my farming utensils and 
plantation tools, all my stock of horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry crops 
and provisions on hand, at the time of my death, all household and kitchen 
furniture with the exception hereafter named, also Negroes Sarah, Buck, 
Henry, Dorcas, Jack and Doll provided she continues to reside on the premises 
and keeps up plantation and supports all the Negroes in my possession; having 
full faith in my son, Henry Whitehead and grandson James W. Lancaster, I give 
to said Henry Whitehead and James W. Lancaster for the benefit of my 
daughter, Prudence, wife of Jesse Lancaster not withstanding his coverture, 
the tract of land where she and  said Jesse now live containing 313 acres and 
after her death the land shall be divided among my four grandsons Willie 
Lancaster, Dossey Lancaster, David Lancaster and Robert Lancaster; also to 
said Henry Whitehead and James W. Lancaster for the use of my daughter, 
Prudence Negroes (Nice) and her increase, Blount, and after the death or 
remarriage of my wife, Mary Whitehead, the Negroes Buck, Dorcas and her 
increase and after the death of my daughter, Prudence, the said Negroes to be 
divided equally among her then living children with the exception of James 
Lancaster whom I have provided for and neither the land or Negroes named will 
be subject to the control of used to pay debts of her husband, Jesse 
Lancaster, also to said Prudence, all the household and kitchen furniture on 
the premises where she now lives; to my son Henry Whitehead 50 acres of land 
to be laid out west of the house where he now lives and south of the branch 
nearest his house and also all my land on the east side of a line due south 
from the end of the lane leading by his house to my old place then to be 
continued to the Mill Branch to William Mercer’s line, to him and the heirs 
of his body and if he dies without such heirs, this property to go to my 
grandson, James W. Lancaster, also to my son, Henry Whitehead the following 
Negroes: Ben, Ephraim and after the death of remarriage of my wife, Mary 
Whitehead, Henry but if he dies without heirs, the Negroes to go to my 
grandson, James W. Whitehead; to my grandson, James W. Lancaster, in addition 
to the land he may receive if my son, Henry dies without heirs, the tract of 
land whereon he now lives after the death of my wife, Mary Whitehead and all 
my land not heretofore given, also Negroes Tom and George and upon the death 
or remarriage of my wife, Negroes Jack and Bill and one feather bed, known in 
the family as his bed; all the personal property not already given to be sold 
at the death of my wife and proceeds divided between my son, Henry and 
grandson, James W. Lancaster; whereas I have already given to my son, Robert 
Whitehead all that he is to have from my estate, he is to have nothing from 
my estate, neither real or personal; executors son Henry Whitehead and 
grandson, James W. Lancaster, signed Augustine Whitehead, wit. James B. 
Thomas, Jacob Proctor, William Proctor.  Found to be the will of Augustine 
Whitehead by a jury of James Little, William Taylor, David (Hamell), Joseph 
(        ), (L          )(Walker), John Felton, John Daws, Joshua B. Lawrence, 
David P. Shallington, Wright Wiggins, Cofield King, William H. Hines.  
Abstracted and copied from original, NC State Archives CR.037.801.32, CTC.


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