Gates County, NC - Wills

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                     Will of THOMAS PARKER, JR.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN.

        I Thomas Parker, of Gates County and the State of North
Carolina, being of a sound and perfect mind and memory, (blessed
be God) do this sixteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty-five make and publish this
my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say,
Item; - I give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret Parker, one
        negro girl named Dinah, one bed and furniture and one
        Pine Chest.
Item: - I give unto my Grandson, Jordon Parker one negro man,
        named Sam and all my Coopers Tools of every description.
Item: - I give and bequeath to my Grandson Alfred Parker, one
        feather bed and furniture, one cow and calf, one sow and
        pigs and Four Hundred Dollars in money.
Item: - I lend my Daughter, Ruth Brinkley the Houses and land
        whereon she lives, or as much land together with the
        plantation on which she lives as will make One Hundred
        Acres, during her natural life. I also give her One
        Hundred Dollars in money.
Item: - I give my daughter Elizabeth Minor the interest of Six
        Hundred Dollars during her natural life. My desire is
        that my friend John G. Gordon, whom I shall appoint one
        of my executors, shall keep above named sum of Six
        Hundred Dollars in his possession and pay the interest of
        the same to my daughter Elizabeth in that way and manner
        that he thinks best for her and after her death to divide
        the principal equally between all her Children.
Item: - I give and bequeath the land above named to my Daughter
        Ruth Brinkley, there being One Hundred Acres, to be
        equally divided between all the Children after her death
        to them and their heirs forever.
Item: - I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Margaret Ann
        Ballard, one bed and furniture.
Item: - I give and bequeath all my lands not before given away,
        to be equally divided between my Daughters Ann Ballard,
        Mary Odom, Margaret Parker, Sarah Brinkley and my Grand
        children Margaret Ann Ballard, Jordon Parker and Alfred
        Parker.  My will and desire is that the lines to make the
        divisions of my land between my above named Children and
        Grand children should run North and South and that my
        daughter Margaret Parker should have the lot where my
        dwelling house stands and my Grandson Jordon Parker to
        have his lot on the East side of joining Margaret
        Parker's and Alfred Parker to have his lot on the west
        side of joining Margaret Parker's to them and their heirs
        forever.
Lastly: The residue of my property of every description not given
        away I wish to be sold and the balance after paying my
        just debts and the legacies before given away to be
        equally divided between all my children.
I nominate and appoint my worthy friends Dempsey Knight,
        James Morgan and John G. Gordon Executors of this, my
        last will and testament.

        Signed, sealed, and Published and declared by Thomas
        Parker the testator in the presence of us,

        James B. Arnold
        Thomas Drake

                                   THOMAS PARKER    SEAL

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