Will of James Russell, 1811, Guilford Co. NC
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WILL OF JAMES RUSEL (RUSSEL/RUSSELL) 1811

In the Name of God Amen, I, James Rusel of the County of Guilford & State of 
North Carolina planter being frail in body but perfect in my memory Beinging in 
possession of Land & other property.  Remembering that all flesh Living must Die 
first I Commit my sould to god that gave it & my Body to the Dust from when it 
came to be Buried in a Decent manner & I leave as muchof my Estate to my 
Executors William Vowel and Alexander Rusel as Shall pay for my Buriel Expences 
and to my son William Rusel five Shillings Starling and to my son Robert Rusel 
five Shillings Starling and to my son David Rusel fifty acres of land joining 
Sampson Stewart & Luke *Dier and to my son Alexander Rusel one hundred and fifty 
acres of land and if my son David Rusel don't come in six years that fifty acres 
shall fall to my son Alexander Rusel and to my son Alexander Rusel I leave all 
my moveable property and to my daughter Martha I leave five shillings Starling 
Now By Thease * constitute this to be my last Will and testement I hereunto set 
my hand & affixed my seal this tenth day of April 1811                              
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        s/ James his V mark Rusel (Seal)

Test 
William Vowel (Jurat)
Wiley Stewart (Jurat)

And if Alexander calls his oldest son James what I have left my son Alexander 
shall fall to him.

State of North Carolina
Guilford County }  May Term 1812

The Executors of the within will was proven in open court by the Oath of William 
Vowell & Wiley Stewart two of the Subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion 
ordained to be recorded.

Then came in William Vowell & Alexander Russell Executors appointed in said will 
& Qualifyed as Such
Test: John Hamtilon CC
by Joseph Davis Cl.

James Rupells (p=ss) Will
May Term 1812
Transcribed by Martha Thayer