Granville Co. NC - Will of Zachariah Allen - 1845

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Submitted by:  Pauletta  paking-raleigh@worldnet.att.net
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Subject: Zachariah Allen Will dated 1845, Granville Co


Granville Will Book 16, page 244?.

North Carolina May Court
Granville County A. D. 1845

The execution of the last will and testament of Zachariah Allen deceased
was duly forever on oath in April Court by Tinsley I. Walker & Samuel
Mitchel subscribing ______ thereto and ordered to be recorded -At the same
time came forward Thomas B. Allen & James Allen named Executors in said
will and duly qualified as such.

Witness Jas M. Wagging clerk

State of North Carolina, Granville County

In the name of God Amen, I Zachariah Allen calling to mind mortality of
a sound mind and judgment do make and declare this my last Will and
Testament. First, I lend to my beloved wife the tract of land that I live
on containing two hundred and eighty five acres, and all my negroes,
household and kitchen furniture and stock of all kinds and plantation
tools of all kinds and carriages of all kinds during her life or
widowhood, then to be sold in a suitable credit and to be equally divided
with all my children, but Elizabeth Pruitt's part is to remain in the
hands of my executors for her benefit and children's and I also leave the
tract she lives on containing 30 acres and the stock of cows and hogs and
sheep and household and kitchen furniture that is on that tract of land in
the hands of my Executors for her benefit during her life and then what
remains in the hands of the executors to be sold and to be divided among
her children.  I also leave that at the division of my estate that those
children that has not had shall have the value of a horse at fifty 
dollars, a Bed and furniture and sow and pigs, I appoint Thomas B. Allen
and James Allen my Executors to this my last Will and Testament, as
writness my hand and seal this the 26th day of January 1845.

Zachariah Allen (seal)

Test: Tinsley I. Walker and Lemuel Mitchell

Recorded May Court, 1845