GRANVILLE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Frazier, 19 Jan 1793
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In the name of God Amen: I William Frazier of Granville County
and State of North Carolina being very sick and weak in body but of
perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind
the mortality of man's body and knowing that it is appointed for all men
to die, do make and constitute and ordain this to be my last will and
testament that is to say principally first of all I give and commend my
soul to God who gave it and as for my body recommend it to the earth to
be buried in a descent Christian manner at the discretion of my executors
nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same
again by the might of God; and as touching such worldly estate wherewith
it hath pleased God to bless me this life I give, demise (?), and dispose
of the same in manner and form following that is to say in the first
place: I give and bequeath to my wife Mary Frazier one negro man by the
name of Daniel to be equally divided amongst all her children, likewise
one negro garl(?) Of the name of Margrit(?) to be her sole property
during her life or widowhood at the discretion of my executors and the
increase if any should asrise from the garl shall be at the discretion of
the executors likewise to be divided at any time amongst my present
wife's children and likewise the children of my second wife, Ann and Mary
when need shall require; likewise the said negro Margrit at my wife's
death or marriage shall be equally divided amongst all the above children
of my second ands third wife; likewise I give to my wife Mary Frazier one
feather bed and furniture, likewise all the rest of my household
furniture excluding beds, likewise one horse such as she shall chuse(?)
To draw out of the estate whenever there shall be a division make in the
estate and if anything remains at her death it is to be equally divided
amongst all her children. Item: I give and bequeath to my son Malachi
Frazier to him and his heirs forever the sum of five shillings to be
levied out of my estate. Item: I likewise give to my son Daniel the sum
of five shillings to be levied out of my estate. Item: I give to my son
William Frazier the son of Mary Frazier, my last wife, the land and
plantation whereon I now live likewise one copper still and one feather
bed of the weight of forty pounds with the furniture thereto belonging;
likewise one smooth board gun to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give
to my three children Charity, John, and Elizabeth Frazier to them and
their heirs forever the sum of thirty-five pounds Virginia money to each
to be levied and paid out of my estate in such produce or property as may
be on the plantation at the rail(?) value; likewise I give to my son John
Frazier one smooth board gun and all the rest of my estate I will and
desire it that it be equally divided amongst my children as follows Mary
Ann Arthur Sowell(Lowell?), Milly, Sarah, Charity, John, and Elizabeth
and I do hereby constitute and appoint Arthur Frazier and David Knott and
Sowell Frazier to be the sole executors of this my last will and
testament and do hereby utterly disallow revoke and dissanull all and any
other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequests, and executors by me
in anyway before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming
this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness thereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this ninetteenth(?) day of January one
thousands seven hundred and ninety three.

					William Frazier
Signed, sealed, and delivered in
presents of (Test(?)
Samuel Hunt
James Knott
David Knott