Johnston County, NC - Will & Estate Records

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(Last Will and Testament of Samuel Strickland JR February 16, 1784 Johnston CO, NC)

In the name of God Amen the 16th day of February in the year of our Lord 1784. I 
Samuel Strickling of Johnston County and the State of North Carolina being weak in 
body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to god therefore calling to mind 
that the mortality of my body and knowing that appointed for all men once to die do 
make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I 
give and recommend my sole into the hands of God that gave it and my body I 
recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my 
executors; And as touching Worley (Worldly?) estate where with I hath pleased almighty 
god to bless me with in this life. I give and dispose of the same in the following manner 
and firm (?) imprimes (?);

I lend to my dearly beloved wife Mary one bedstead bed and furniture during her life and 
no longer and after her death to my son Davis. Item; I give and bequeath unto my son 
Steven Strickling all of my wairing clothes to him (DAMAGED AREA ON 
DOCUMENT HERE). I bequeath unto my dearly beloved daughter Abigail Worley 
twenty (?) shilling current money to her and her heirs forever; Item, I give and bequest 
unto my dearly beloved son Josiah Strickling three children Josiah, Hester and Eady (?) 
one Shilling sterling apiece to them and their heirs forever. Item; I give and bequeath 
unto my dearly beloved son Benjamin Strickling twenty Shillings Current Money to him 
and his heirs forever. Item; I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved son Davis 
Strickling my plantation and all land excepting one hundred acres that I hereafter give to 
my son Uriah and I further give to my son Davis all my stock of horses, cattle and hogs 
and all, one grine stone, one gun and all my sider cask sider (cider?) and brandy and also 
all my plantation tenue(?) and working tools, one feather bed, one pot, one frying pan and 
all my pewter, one loom, one wooling wheel and all my cardes (?) and one chist (?) and 
all my chears (?) to him and his heirs forever.

I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved son Uriah Strickling one hundred acres of 
land lying on the north side of Neuse River joining his one line, Benjamin Williams and 
Jeremiah Powell line, to him and to his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath into my 
dearly beloved daughter Mary Strickling one bedstead bed and furniture and one linen 
wheel to her and her heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved son 
Jeremiah Strickling twenty shillings current money to him and his heirs forever. It is my 
will and desire that my widow shall live on the plantation during her life without any 
interruption and that my son Davis shall take care of her and maintain her during her life 
time or widowhood and no longer; I likewise constitute, make and ordain them my sole 
executors of this my last Will and Testament and I (DAMAGED AREA) disallow, 
revoke and disannul all and every other form, Testament, Wills, Legiues(?) and bequeath 
and executor by me. In any wise before named Wills and bequeathed ratifying and 
confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament; In witness where of I 
have unto set my hand and seal the day and date above mention.

Signed, sealed in the presents of us by the said
Samuel Strickling as his last Will and Testament
In the presents of us the subscribers								
Test.    

Joseph Ingram (his mark) 
Samuel Strickling (his mark)
Elizabeth Warren (her )mark      SEAL 

(Note from Transcriber; Samuel Strickland JR was the son of Samuel Strickland SR and 
Abilgail Strickland of Isle of Wight, VA. Samuel Strickland SR was the son of Matthew 
Strickland SR of Isle of Wight, VA. Trancribed and donated by Ron Strickland.) 

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