LENOIR COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Charles Tull, 28 Nov 1835
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COLONIAL RECORDS OF LENOIR COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ALSO KNOWN AS THE LOVIT
HINES COLLECTION - abstracted from  Microfilm Roll  MF - 95 by Martha
Mewborn Marble

NOTE: Lovit Hines collected as many originals or copies of original
documents located in private hands as he knew about and had the NC Archives
place said documents on microfilm.  Some of these original documents are
still in the possession of private individuals and some have been placed at
the NC Archives or other institutions in Collections.  


p 57 - WILL OF CHARLES TULL  - typed by Roy Juch


In the name of God amen.  I Charles Tull of the State of North Carolina &
County of Lenoir being of sound and disposing mind and memory do this 28th
day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty five make and ordain
this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following (viz)
lst I give and bequeath to my wife Sally Tull fifty dollars in cash, one
bed and furniture and bed stead, one walnut chest that she now keeps her
clothes in.
2nd I give and bequeath unto my son Arthur Tull one negro man named Lewis
which is now in his possession.
3rd I give and bequeath unto my son Lewis Tull all my wearing apparel.
4th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susanna Moore three negro
servants, Comfort, Hollon and Barbary and all Barbary's children to her,
her heirs and assigns forever.
5th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Winifred Mullen one negro man
named Reddick in addition to those I have already given her, her heirs and
assign forever.
6th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sally Barwick the following
negroes (viz) Joe and Enoch and Esther and all Esthers' children, to her,
her heirs and assign forever, also my riding chair, horses and whip.
7th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Edith Tucker one negro boy named
Frank in addition to those already given her to her, her heirs and assigns
forever.,,.
8th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catherine Vause the following
negroes lsreal, John, Cornelius and Jinney and all her children to her,
here heirs and assigns forever.
9th I lend to my daughter Laney Jones the following negroes, Luke and Mila
for her own separate use, not however to be subject to the control of her
husband during her natural life.  After the death of said Laney, it is my
will that they the children which said Laney may have which said negroes I
give to them their heirs and assigns forever.
   10th I give and bequeath unto my two grandchildren Isaac Tull and Jesse
Tull, two negroes George and Dick to be equally divided between them.
Should either of them die leaving no issue it is my will that the survivor
should both the negroes to them their heirs and assigns forever.
       11th  I give and bequeath unto my grandson Henry Barwick one negro
girl named Mary, also 
sorrel mare  called Fancy, one feather bed stead  and furniture marked
H.B.and and my chest that 
I now keep my papers in and one saddle and bridle.
12th It is my will and desire that all my land be sold in one lot to
itself, one half the money arising from the sale of said land to be paid at
the expiration of twelve months, the other half at the experation of two
years, all my personal estate not disposed of by my will be sold, the money
arising from the afore said sales to be equally divided among all my
children that is living and that are dead their children have their part
except Lewis and Sally their children to heir their of said sales-Sallys
children as they arrive to lawful age to receive their proportunate part of
her part of said sales.
I hereby nominate constitue and appoint Isaac Barwick, Executor of this my
last will and testament, revoking and making and making void all other and
former wills by me made ratifying this to be and contain my last will and
testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day
and year herein written.

Signed, sealed, published      Charles Tull /Seal/
	and declared in presense of
	J. S. Scott
	Thomas Harvey

State of North Carolina, Lenoir County Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions
January Term 1837 then was the foregoing last will and testament of Charles
Tull dec'd exibited in open court and the execution thereof duly proved by
Thomas Harvey one of the subscribing witnesses thereto at the same time
Isaac Barwick the executor therein appeared and qualified ordered that
letters testamentary issue and that the said will be recorded.


Attest Lewis C. Desmond, Clerk

Enrolled in the clerks office of Lenoir County May 11th 1837.  Lewis C.
Desmond, Clerk.  I certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original
last will and testament of Charles Tull decd as appears of record.

Lewis C. Desmond, Clerk