Lincoln-Catawba County NcArchives Wills.....Clark, Sr., Cornelius May 8, 1789
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Written: May 8, 1789

North Carolina State Lincon County

In the Name of God Amen I Cornelius Clark of the County of Lincoln and State of
North Carolina Being Verey Sick and Weake in Body But of Perfect mind and Memory
thanks be given to god Calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that
it is appointed for all men to once die first I Recomend my Soul to almighty god
that give it and my Body to the Dust to be buried in a Christian manner at the
Discretion of My Executors Nothing Doubling but aty.e generall Resurection I
Shall Receive the Same again By the Mighty Power of God: and atouching Such
Worley Estates it has Pleased God to give me in this Life I Give Dernise (?) and
Dispose of in the following Manner and form – First I give to my Well Beloved
Son William Clark the one half of the Land that I now Live on Which is called
the Lower Part of the Land and two Cows With a healfer that falls to his oldest
Son James and one Bead and Furnitures or What Cloes Belongs to the Sd. Bead and
the one half of What Cloes Belongs to the Sd. Bead and the one half of What
Preter (?) is in the house and his MiderSelsed Pots and the Dresser that is in
the house and other Working Tolls to Be Equaly Devided and the Books that in in
the house to be Eaquley Divided Except a Large Bibel and My Cloes to Be divided
William to have a large Coat and the other Cote to his Brother Nence (?) and I
huv worn to be Devided Between them Secondly I Lave to my Beloved Son Cornelis
Clark my Son the uper Part of the Land that I Live on from Williams Part
Including the one half of the hole track of the land Caled the uper Lot With one
Cow and yearling and two Beds and their Clothes and a Larg Pot and Small one and
the Cubert that is in the house the one half of the Iron Tooles and the half of
the Putter in the house and the half of the Books Excepting the Large Bibel and
the ond half of What yarn is in the house and My room Soom (?) and Gears and two
Rocd (?) I Lave to my Daughter-in-law Marcy (?) Clark and My Wack and Bald Eagel
mare to be Sold to Discharg Debts Due on my Estate and my Large Bibel I Leave to
my Son James Clark and at his Death to fall to his oldest Son and all the Others
of my Childer Marey (Mosey?) Thompson and Samuel Thompson my Son in Law and
Nancey Littel and Jean Martain I Lave and Bequeath to Each of them five
Shillings Sterling I Likewise Constituter (?) Mak and order my Son William Clark
and Cornelis Clark my hole and Sole Executors of this my Last Will and testament
and I Does here Disanull all other former Wills Siagsred (signed??) and Bequeath
in any others testaments or Bequeth Before Mentioned or Executors Rattifying and
Confirming this and No other to Be my Last Will and testament in Witness Whereof
I have Thereunto Set my hand and Seal this Eight Day of may in the year of our
Lord one thousand and Seven hundred and Eighty Nine N: Beney Before Signed the
Land Left to William and Cornelis Clark to them and their heirs forever

Fra. McCorkel                                           his 
Robert Barkley                                 Cornelis       Clark    SEAL
       her                                              mark
Elenor    Barkley
       mark


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