Johnston CO NC - WILL: Will of Selah Parrott House Mozingo ************************************************************************ File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Francis R. Hodges USGENWEB NOTICE In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist. Return to the NCGenWeb Archives Table of Contents http//www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm#NC ************************************************************************ Will of Selah Parrott House Mozingo. She was born ca. 1770, the daughter of John Parrott (d. 1791) and Elizabeth Oxley, who moved to Dobbs County, NC, from Bertie County, NC, in the 1760's. Her first husband was Simon House (d. bef. 1817) and her second was ____Mozingo. Kay Sakaris, a descendant of Selah who lives in Texas, sent me this copy. Francis R. Hodges ************************************************************************ Johnston Co., NC Will Bk. 1, pg. 543 SELAH MAZENGO/23 July 1842/prob.Aug ct. 1842 "In the name of God, Amen I, Selah Mozingo being of sound mind and memory but low in bodily afflictions do constitute and declare this to be my last will and testament in words following, to wit: 1st. It is my will that all of my Just (debts) be paid. 2nd. I give to my daughter Elizabeth Waters ten dollars out of what Asa Waters owes me for the hire of Negroe Woman Yib. 3. I give the children of my Daughter Penelope Creech ten dollars to be equally divided between them. 4. I give to my son Joshua House ten dollars. 5th. I give my daughter Celia Harrison ten dollars. 6th. I leave ten dollars to be divided between the children of my Daughter Mary Waters Dec'd. 7th. I lend to my Daughter Susan Canady the tollowing Negroes during her lifetime to wit: Clary, Mary, and Eliza and their increase and at the death of my Daughter Susan Canady I give the sd (said) negroes and their increase to be equally divided among the children of my sd (said) Daughter Susan Canady. 8th. I leave my Negroe Woman Yib to be sold on a credit of six months. And I do hereby revoke Annul and make void all other will or wills made heretofore by me and do constitute and declare this to be my last will and testament. 9th. I appoint Joshua Canady Executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this the 23rd day of July 1842. Teste Selah Mozingo (seal) C.T. Bingham R. Stevens