GRANVILLE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Joseph Lewis, 1844
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[Joseph was was the son of Charles Lewis of 
Mecklenburg Co. Virginia.  Joseph's first wife was Elizabeth Walker, 
and his second Nancy Marrow.  The Executor named in the will, Thomas 
B. Lewis was Joseph's brother.  (Thomas Bullock Lewis).  The "John" 
mentioned in the will as his son was my Great Great Grandfather.]


Joseph Lewis' Will

I, Joseph Lewis of the County of Granville and State of North 
Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, but considering the 
uncertainty of my earthly existence do make and declare this my last 
will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say.

               First   that my Executor (herein after named), shall 
provide for my body a decent burial  suitable to the wishes of my 
relations and friends and pay all funeral expenses together with my 
just debts howsoever and to whomsoever owing out of the Money that 
may first come into his hands as a part or parcel of my estate.

                Item -  I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Nancy 
all my landed estate, and stock of every description household and 
kitchen furniture, family carriage, wheat fan, two horse waggon,  ox 
cart, plantations tools, provisions on hand of every kind, growing 
crop  (excepting the Tobacco crop which I wish sold to pay my just 
debts), with the privilege of clearing twenty thousand Tobacco hills 
now layed off by my son James, and privilege of using timbers for 
repairing plantation and the privilege of carrying all her negroes on 
said land to work (and if there should be more crop stock + c than my 
wife wants.  I wish it sold to pay my just debts, and likewise I wish 
a five horse waggon sold), to have and to hold to her the said Nancy 
for and during the natural term of life in satisfaction for and in 
liew of her dower and thirds of and in all my real estate.

              Item -   After my death it is my will and wish that my 
property be equally divided among my children Share and Share alike 
upon  the following plan.  I have given to my son John five hundred 
and three dollars for which I now hold his bond and have paid to my 
daughters Sally, Ann and Henrietta seven hundred dollars each-  now 
it is my will that all my children be made equal to Sally, Ann and 
Henrietta befor general division  but do not want interest calculated 
on neither John's bond nor the advancements to said daughters.

             Item-  After paying my just debts, it is my will and wish 
that my negroes be divided into eight lots as nearly equal as 
possible and drawn for by Thomas, Emily, Polly, Martha,  Susan, 
Charles, James and Eliza so as to make them equal to Sally, Ann and 
Henrietta, and John who received only five hundred and three dollars 
as will appear in a former item of this my will.

              Item-  It is my will that the portion which falls to the 
children of my dec'd daughter Emily to my daughters Susan and 
Henrietta be left to their husbands to do as they please with ( to 
art, James Sheed, William G Thomas, and Alexander Amis.-  also those 
portions decending to my sons Thomas, John, Charles and James left 
likewise to manage as they think proper for themselves.

              Item-  It is my will that the portions of my Estate 
decending to my daughters Polly, Martha, Sally, Eliza and Ann be 
entailed on them for their benefit during their lives and at their 
deaths to go to their children free from the control of their 
husbands, and should any of them die childless the property to return 
to my other children.

              Item-  My will and wish is that at my wife's death my 
lands be sold and after making John equal to Sally, Ann, and 
Henrietta as will appear in a former item of this my will should the 
negro property fail to make the others equal I wish all made equal 
and then the balance of the procedes of my land equally divided among 
all the legaties in manner and form above mentioned -  and lastly I 
do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Executrix and Thomas B Lewis 
Executor to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and 
testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same and 
every part and clause therof, hereby revoking and declaring utterly 
void all other wills and testaments by me made heretofore  In witness 
whereof.  I the said Joseph Lewis do hereunto set my hand and Seal 
this the 9th ninth of July eighteen hundred and forty four
			Joseph Lewis      Seal
Signed Sealed  published and
declared by the said Joseph Lewis 
to be his last will and
testament in the presence of us
who at his request in his presence
and in the presence of each other do
subscribe our names as Witnesses thereto

Joseph A. Norwood
        s
Wa '  H. Thomas


North Carolina
Granville County     November Court  Asl 1844
                                   The Execution of the last will and 
Testament of Joseph Lewis deceased is proved by Joseph A Norwood one 
of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded At 
the same time came forward Thomas B Lewis named Executor in said will 
and duly qualified as such
Witness  Jarall Wiggins, clk