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This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. by Martha Mewborn Marble mmarble@erols.com ========================================================= JOHN HERITAGE BRYAN COLLECTION - PC 6 - NC Archives, Raleigh, NC BOX 6.19 - FOLDER - WILLS In the name of God, Amen I, John Reddick of the State of North Carolina, Greene County, being ony unwell in body but of perfect mind and memory calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament. First of all I recommend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God that gave it nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again. May the mighty power of God and as l?auching my worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give, divide and dispose of the following manner and form to wit. 1. I lend my loving wife, Martha Reddick, my sixty thousand corn hills in the mill field and the orchard field her natural life. I lend the orchard also to my wife till Benjamin Reddick is twenty one years old then one fourth part of the orchard to my wife Martha her natural life. I lend the mill to my wife till Benjamin Reddick is twenty five years old. I lend my shop to my wife till my son is twenty five years old a plenty of fire wood and rail timbers and other timbers sufficent to support all that I have lent to my wife. The orchard, the mill, the shop to be given up when the time mentioned in the will does come. I also lend unto my wife two bed steads and furniture also three horses and one cart, two cows and calves, forty head of hogs, ten head of sheep, the Kitchen furniture, two tables, twelve chairs, all the barrels, Hannah and Rachel and Susan, and Mary and Tom and Peter and Brady and Tobs and their increase, three plows & a years Provisions and wheels of every kind and great house furniture except my bed and bedstead lent unto my wife her natural life, after her death, then to my son Benjamin Reddick. 2. I give to my loving son Benjamin Reddick all the rest of my lands forever and to his immediate use and one gun, one horse, one the new bed & bedstead one negro man Tim and one negro boy Tim and negro woman by the name of Chelsey and after his mothers death I give all my property consisting of real & perishable after his mother's death to Benjamin Reddick forever. 3. If Benjamin Reddick dies leaves no heirs lawfully begotten of his body, all my lands on the north east side of the driving branch I give to Hillary Taylor the son of John Taylor. I give all the rest of my lands on the north west side of the driving branch to Isaac Taylor son of John Taylor. 4. If Benjamin Reddick dies leaves no heirs lawfully begotten of his body, I give all my property real and perishable property to my beloving wife Martha Reddick her natural life - I also give my saddle & bridle and all my wearing clothes to Benjamin Reddick. I give my wife her two saddles. 5. If Benjamin Reddick dies and leaves no heirs or dies before he is old enough to receive his property and after my wife Martha Reddicks death, the perishable property to be equally divided between William Williams and Kinchen Williams and Benjamin Williams sons of John Williams and Joseph Williams, and I further nominate and appoint my loving wife, Martha Reddick my whole and sole Executor to this my last will and testament whereof I have hereinto set my hand this twenty eighth day of March 1816. Call on John Williams & Joseph Williams and William Holliday to prove this my last will they no my handwriting. Signed John Reddick A true copy from the original Wm. Williams, Clk Proved at Feby Term 1820 & recorded in the Clerks office of Greene County Martha Reddick revoked & Jno Wms was appd adm with the will annexed NOTE: The below appear to be notes Feb 1837 Martha R is still living - Benja Reddick died 1820 - Kinchen & Ben Williams died. Benja Wms died before Reddick - Kinchen after - the same fall - Jon. Wms the father died Sept 1836 (Martha Reddick died 3 April 37) - next couple of words not readable - on the bond of Mrs. Wms adm of Benja Reddick - writ?? Before the death of Mrs. Reddick Wold ?? Lasiters wife is the half sister of Benja. Reddick & the only child now living of Mrs. Reddick It is insisted by plff that the gift to Benja Reddick is in law absolute the limitation over being too remove - the word "leave" restrains the period to the death of the first taker - 2 - next 2 lines not readable but it appears to refer to previous legal cases Here it would disappoint the general intent which is to dispose of all his worldly estate & the object of his ?? are his wife - his only child & the Williams - how can it be imagined that the circumstances of his wife being alive at the death of his son should change this interest - when he had throughout the will given her a life estate & a life estate only NOTE: There is no indication who was trying to obtain the estate