Gates County NcArchives Wills.....Langston, Uriah 1816
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NC Archives Gates County, NC Wills

Will of Uriah Langston

I Uriah Langston of the upper parrish of Gates County being of weake in body
but in sound and perfect mind and understanding and memory do make nominate
ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following and for
all the worldly estate that I now stand lawfully posest of I give and 
bequeath the same in manner and form as following.

It is my will and real disire and meaning that all the just debts which I
owe to any person whatsoever bee of honestly paid in some covenient time
after my decease by my executor there after named.

Item. I leave the use of my land and plantation with the mill I now lieve on
to my beloved wife Cherry Langston during her natural life and after the 
decease of my wife, I give to my daughter Mariah Langston my land and
plantation and mill I say to her and her heirs and assigns for ever. Also I 
give to my wife my negro woman named Ruth also.

I leave the use of my negro boy bill five years after five years I say I 
give to my daughter Mariah Langston my negro boy bill I say to her and her 
heirs and assigns for ever.

Also I give to my beloved wife Cherry Langston two feather beads and 
furniture and I also leave the use of my bofat and furniture to her during
her life after her decease I give to my daughter Mariah my bofat and
furniture I say to her and her heirs and assigns for ever.

Also I leave the use of one walnut case and one walnut table to my wife 
during her life after her decease I give to my daughter Mariah the said
table and case to her and her heirs and assigns for ever.

Also I give to my wife Cherry my large desk for ever also I give to my 
beloved wife Cherry four choice cows and calfs also two young stears I say
to her for ever also I give to my wife my mare and colt I say for ever.

I give to my daughter Mariah my smallest desk I say to her and her heirs
and assigns for ever.

Item. I give to Penelope Cross one feather bead and furniture and one cow
and calf I say to her and her heirs and assigns for ever also I give to my
beloved wife Cherry Langston all the hoggs I now own also I give my wife 
one loom and gear.

Item. It is my will and desire that all my property both real and personal
that has not hereunto fore been mentioned with the land in Virginia I say
it is my will and desire that it shall be sold by my executor here after
named to pay of my debts.

And further more declared by my nominater Reddick Cross and my wife ___
and whatsoever I do in the presants of God and these my Evedences declare
this to be my last will and testament in manner and for afore said in 
witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ninth day of
July one thousand eight hundred & sixteen.

                                 Uriah (his X mark) Langston (Seal)

Signed sealed in the presents of
Jesse Saunders
Lewis Gatling

[NC Archives Gates County Marriage Bonds: Euriah Langston the groom and 
Chery Cross the bride, bond date 25 Apr 1808, Edward Vann Bondsman, 
D. Southall witness]