Franklin County, NC - Harbert H. Harris Will and Codicil

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WILL of Harbert H. Harris
Franklin Co., NC, Will Book P, p. 332 - 334.

	In the name of God:  Amen: I Harbert H. Harriss of the county of 
Franklin and State of North Carolina being of sound mind do make this my 
last will and testament:
	1st I lend to my daughter POLLY WEBB during her natural life and 
the natural life of her husband GEORGE W WEBB eight negroes (to wit) Tissu 
(?), and Hilow and her six children, (to wit), Dempsy, Gray, John, William, 
Theodore, and Alford, and their further increase, and after their death I 
give said negroes and their future increase equally to all the balance of 
my children that is now alive to them and their heirs forever, but if the 
said GEORGE W. WEBB should die before my said daughter POLLY my will is 
that my said daughter POLLY have the possession, right, and (tith?) to 
said negroes and their future increase during her natural life:
	2. I give and bequeath to my son CYRUS HARRISS three negroes (to wit) 
Jordain and Mariah and her youngest child Asberry (?), and their future 
increase for him and his heirs forever:
	3rd I lend to my daughter in law ARIANNAH T. HARRISS during her 
natural life or widowhood, the land that she now lives on, beginning at __ 
red oak at the west end of the lane between my fence and Leroy Jacksons, 
thence due west to Perry's line including the land I own north of that line 
bounded by the lands of Redding Perry ___ Jacob Jones ___and Leroy Jackson 
but whenever my daughter in law ARIANNAH T. HARRISS marry or dies I give 
said land equally to all my son PEYTON HARRISS' children to them and their 
heirs forever;  I lend to my said daughter in law AREANNAH T. HARRISS 
(provided she not marry) until the first day of January One Thousand Eight 
Hundred Sixty  Three six negroes (to wit) Helyard, Ansow, Caroline, Orra, 
Mary and Francy, and their future increase, and after the first day of 
January One Thousand Sixty Three, I give said negroes and their future 
increase equally to all my son PEYTON HARRISS' children to them and their 
heirs forever, but if my said daughter in law ARIANNAH T. HARRIS should 
marry or die before the first day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred 
and Sixty Three said negroes and their future increase is to be hired out 
annually until the first day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred and 
Sixty Three, and the proceeds of said hire to be equally divided between 
all my son PEYTON HARRISS' children, and as soon after the first day of 
January One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Three as may be convenient, 
said negroes and their future increase is to be equally divided between 
all my son PEYTON HARRISS' children;
	4th  I give and bequeath to my son WASHINGTON HARRISS three negroes 
(to wit) (N--bth), Andrews, and Delia and their future increase and one note 
I hold against him with Abram Mosy security made payable to me as security 
of Green Ross ___ and dated the 28th January 1839 to him and his heirs forever:
	5th  I give and bequeath to my daughter LIVINIA WEBB six negroes 
(to wit) Susan, Alfred, Alben, and Ellen and her two children (to wit) 
Dolphin and Davy, and their future increase to her and her heirs forever;
	6th  I give and bequeath to my son JEFFERSON HARRISS the land that 
he now lives on, beginning at a stake in the bottome betwen my fence and his 
thence west a marked line to two hickorys and on (forward?) in Perry's line, 
thence South Perrys and Lankfords line to Brodies line, thence Brodies line 
to a dogwod at or near the fork of the road thence the road to the first 
station and three negroes (to wit) Danmeon, Catherine and Sam and their 
future increase to him and his heirs forever:
	7th  I give and bequeath to my son Haril Harriss the land that he now 
lives on including all the land I own between the road from Louisburg to 
Andrews Bridge and the Cypress Creek and four negroes (to wit) George and 
Adaline, and her two children (to wit) Celestia and Alger (?) and their future 
increase to him and his heirs forever:
	8th I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha Ann Mann, four negroes 
(to wit) Gray, Davy, Long (?), and __(?) and their future increase to her and 
her heirs forever:
	9th  All the ballance of my land that I have not already disposed of I 
loan jointly to my wife NANCY HARRISS and my son CYRUS HARRISS, during the 
natural live of my wife NANCY, and after her death I give said land to my son 
CYRUS HARRISS to him and his heirs forever.
	10TH I lend to my wife NANCY HARRISS during her natural life five 
negroes (to wit) Nelson, Charlotte, Dolphin, Louisa and her childe Allen and 
their future increase,  and after her death I dispose of said negroes as 
followeth:  to wit, 1st I give the woman Charlotte to my son CYRUS HARRISS, 
to him and his heirs forever:  2nd I give the woman Louisa and her child Allen 
and their future increase to my son WASHINGTON HARRISS to him and his heirs 
forever:  3rd I give to my son JEFFERSON HARRIS the man Dolphin to him and his 
heirs forever:  4th I give to my son HARIL HARRISS the man Nelson to him and 
his heirs forever:
	11th All the ballance of my property and effects of every kind after 
paying my debts I lend to my wife NANCY HARRISS during her natural life, and 
after her death I wish it all sold, and the proceeds of such sale to be equally 
divided between all my children, and my son PEYTON HARRISS' children, that is 
my son PEYTON HARRISS' children is to have the eigth part:
	12th I nominate and appoint my son CYRUS HARRISS executor to this my 
last will and testement, in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal this fifth day of August One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Three:  The 
letter W. and the word 'my' before signed:
Harbert H. Harris (seal)
Acknowled in  presence of  Dan---Westry,  John Westry, John W. Jackson

Codocil
I Harbert H. Harris of the county of Franklin and state of North Carolina do 
make this codicil to be taken as a part of my last will and testament:  In 
addition to what I have given to my daughter MARTHA ANN MANN, by my last will, 
I give and bequeath to my said daughter MARTHA ANN three hundred dollars to her 
and her heirs forever:  in testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal this twenty seventh day of July One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Five:
Harbert H. Harris (seal)
Acknowledged in presence of Lewis Bartholemew

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