Gates County, NC - Will of Joseph Parker, 1789

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Joseph Parker's Will

I Joseph Parker of Gates County North Carolina do make my last Will and 
Testament in manner following
I give to my wife Catren fifty akers of Land whereon my Housis Stands with 
one third of the Orchard as long as she lives my widder also one Bay Horse 
two Cows and Calfs and Beef Stere four Sheep two Beds and furniture with the 
rest of my Household Goods of every kind except two Beds allso one Negro Woman 
named Press untill my youngest Daghter coms of age to work to maintain my 
Children and after that to be sold and her increse if any and the money after 
sold to be divided between Joseph Parker my Son and John Parker and Cader 
Parker and James Parker and Polly Parker and Alizabeth Parker and Nance Parker 
and Pressa Parker  I give allso to my Wife two Sows and Pigs and one Thousand 
wate of Pork Fowls of every kind that I have allso I give to my Wife when the 
Crop comes of Twenty Barrels of Corn Ten Bushells of Peese also the Potaters 
that is made  I give the other part of my Plantation to my Son Joseph Parker 
and my Still and the and 2 thirds of the other part of my Plantation when my 
Wife Marris or dise also one Mare I give to Sary Jones on Sow and Pigs all my 
other Estate to be sold and the money arising to be divided with all of my 
Debts due to me between Joseph Parker and John Parker and Cader Parker and 
James Parker and Polly Parker and Elizabeth Parker, and Nance Parker Pressa 
Parker, allso I give Polly one Bed and two Blankets, July The Twenty first, 
one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine also give to Elizabeth Parker 1 bed

                                                  his
                                            Joseph X Parker
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Last Will and Testament of Joseph Parker
Wits in the Presants of
John Robbins Senr
John Robbins juner
I have John Robbins juner and Cader Hinton my Executors

State of North Carolina Gates County for August Inferior
Court of Pleas &c 1789
	The within and above Will was exhibited into Court by John Robbins 
junior Executor therin appointed and was proved by the oath of John Robbins 
senior one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto, and then the said Executor 
came into Court and qualified himself for that Office and prayed an order 
for Letters Testamentary thereon which was accordingly granted.  
Teste  Law Baker CC

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