Guilford County NcArchives Wills.....Burney, John 1794
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Source: Personal
Written: 1794
Recorded: 1794

John Burney

In the name of God, AMEN. I John Burney of the State of North Carolina and 
County of Guilford, Being sick in Body but Sound in mind and memory and 
calling to remembrance the uncertainty of this present transitory life have 
thought it proper to make and publish this to be my last will and Testament 
Disanulling and revoking all former wills and testaments whether written or by 
word of mouth. And this truly to be my 1ast will and testament in manner and 
form following first I give and bequeath unto my Beloved wife Catharine one 
good horse and saddle and three cows, her bed and furniture and sheets and all 
that is about the dresser and her maintainance of the Plantation whilst she 
lives and my negore Jeffery to work for her and my plantation to be at her 
disposal whilst she lives. I give unto Elisabeth my eldest daughter one horse 
and saddle one bed and furniture and chest and two cows. I give unto my 
daughter Rebekah one horse and saddle, two cows, one Bed and furniture and 
chest. I give unto my son Robert two hundred acres of land where he now lives 
and joining to my son William's land. I give unto my son John the Plantation 
whereon I now live at his mother's death and all the land that remains after 
that Robert has got his two hundred acres. I give unto my three grandsons to 
wit William's John, Robert's John and John's William. My Negroeman Jeffery at 
my wife's decease.

I do allow that after the Legatees has got the portions designed for them in 
this will that there be an equal divide of what remains of my Estate amongst 
all my children - both men and women the black only excepted which is to be 
Elisabeth's. I do appoint my wife Catharine and my son Robert to be my 
Executors. Given under my hand and seals this 12 day of August in the year of 
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four.

John Gilchrist
George Denny
William Denny

[signed] John Burney

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State of North Carolina, Guilford County

November Court 1794. The written will was proven in open court by the oaths of 
George & William Denney Witnesses
John Hamilton

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