Will, Robert Russell, 1804, Guilford Co. NC
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WILL OF ROBERT RUSSELL, Guilford County, NC March 12, 1804
page 390 File #0317

In the name of God amen - The twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and four.  I Robert Russell of Guilford County in North 
Carolina of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God, therfor calling 
unto mind the morality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all man 
once to die, I do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to 
say principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of 
God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a 
Christian like and decent manner, at the discretion of my Executors nothing 
doubting but at the great resurrection I shall receive the same again by the 
mighty forever of God, and us touching such worldly estate shair (share) with it 
that Blessed God to bless me with in this life I give demise dispose of the same 
after paying and discharging all my just debts and funeral charges in the follow 
manner and forms.

Iprinis- I give and bequeath unto Susanna Russell my dearly beloved wife the 
hole and sole of my estate, to buy and sell as she sees proper herself while she 
remains a widow and if she should marry then the whole estate is to be put to 
auction, and she get the third part of the hole estate.

Item- and I do give my negrow woman Lrieey (Crissey) and her son Jeffery their 
freedom from all person claiming or atempting to claim them forever.

And I do hereby will unto John Donaldson the sum of fifty dollars, and I do will 
unto Robert Russell and Alexander Russell sons of Robert Russell deceast the sum 
of fifty dollars each.

And the remainder I will to be equally divided amongst my brother William's son, 
William Russell and my brother David's son Thomas Russell and Robert Washington 
Russell.

I Robert Russell do hereby appoint and constitute my trust friends Robert 
Thompson and John Gullett with my trusty and well beloved wife Susannah Russell 
my Executors of this my last will and testament, and I hereby do disallow, 
revoke and disannul all and every to her former testaments, wills, legacies, and 
Execution by me in any ways before this time named, willed and bequeathed 
ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.

In Witness whereof I Robert Russell hair hereunto set my hand and affixal my 
seal the day and year above writen.

Robert his X mark Russell (Seal)

Signed, sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Robert Russell as 
his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers.

Viz: Edward Weatherly (Jurat)
Martin Weatherly
William Weatherly

State of North Carolina}
Guilford County} May Court 1804
Edward Weatherly proved the execution of the within will in open court and on 
motion let it be recorded.

Test. John Hamilton Clerk
Transcribed by Martha Thayer
*Please note the abstraction of the will has her name as Susannah Rudduck, it is 
clearly Susannah Russell.  She is purported to be the daughter of William 
Rudduck, however, William Rudduck, Quaker,  only mentions his wife Mary and his 
daughter Jane in his will. Mt

Slaves emancipated:

"It appearing to the court that Robert Russell that by his last Will and 
Testament directed his Executors to precure(?) him two of his slaves to wit: 
Lucy and Jeffery to liberate and set free and Robert Thompson one of the Exr. of 
the last will of said Robert Russell having Brought into court the said Lucy and 
Jeffery and prayed the court to set them free agreeable to direction of the 
testator and it appearing to the court that the said direction and request of 
the Testator were (??) of the said Lucy and Jeffery, it is ordered & directed by 
the court that the said Judy and Jeffery be emansipated and sett free and that 
they be hereof be known by the name of Lucy and Jeffery Russell."
Transcribed by Martha Thayer