Guilford County NcArchives Wills.....McDowell, Joseph  April 3, 1797
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Source: Nc State Archives Microfilm Cr.046.801.134
Written: April 3, 1797
Recorded: May 1797

“In the name of God, Amen. I, JOSEPH MCDOWELL, of the County of Guilford and 
state of North Carolina, being of sound and perfect mind and memory (blessed be 
God), do this third day of April in the year of our Lord, 1797, make and 
publish this, my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say:

	“1st item-That all my debts be collected and my creditors all paid off.”

	“Item 2nd-I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife, her bed and 
bed clothes equally divided in proportion to the beds in the house, also her 
spinning wheel and chest and her wearing clothes and the third of the land, 
with the half of the mansion house with my daughter, Mary.”

	“Item 3rd-Also I give and bequeath unto my beloved son, JOSEPH 
MCDOWELL, Jr. [II], the sum of five shillings.” 

“Item 4th-Also, I give unto my beloved daughter, Elizabeth Duff, the sum of 
five shillings.”

“Item 5th-Also, I give unto my beloved daughter, Hannah Ferguson, the sum of 
five shillings.”

	“Item 6th-Also, I give unto my beloved daughter, Mary McDowell, her own 
bed and bed clothes that she made use of at Mr. Caldwell’s and her saddle and 
bridle, and all her wearing apparel, and her Bible and my wife is to have her 
third of the property sold, and the remainder to my daughter, Mary.”

	“Item 7th-Also, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son, James McDowell 
(if alive), all my late son, John’s clothes and also the one half of the land I 
now live on and my daughter Mary, the other half of said land, and if my son 
James never returns, my daughter Mary is to enjoy the whole of said land 
forever.”

	“And I hereby make and ordain my beloved son, JOSEPH MCDOWELL and my 
worthy friend, Hance McLean, executors of this, my last will and testament…”
	JOSEPH MCDOWELL (seal)

Test: William Scott, Robert McCuistion

State of NC, Guilford County, May Court 1797
William Scott, Robert McCuistion and Hugh Shaw proved to execution of the 
within will in open court and admitted to record.


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