Lincoln County, NC - Will of Samuel Harwell, 1793 compiled by E. Rozzella Abernathy ******************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Bob Erwin ******************************************************************** 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. ********************************************************************* Last Will & Testement of Samuel Harwell - Lincoln County, North Carolina - 1793 In the Name of God Amen I Samuel Harwell Snr. of the County of Lincoln and State of North Carolina being at this present in Sound Sence and Memory thanks be to almighty God for the Same. I do ordain and appoint this my Last Will and testement in the Manner and Form following Impinges? first of all my Will and Desire is that my Just Debets Should be paid and Discharged. Item - I give and bequeath to my Son Buckner Harwell one Negro Girl Named Betty and her Futer Increase after the Decease of Abigail my Wife to him and his heirs for Ever. I leve to my daughter Milley Abernathy one Negro man named Dick and one Negro Woman named Dinah and all there Increase. Item - I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Harwell one Negro man named Tom and one Negro Woman named Jinney after the Decease of Abigail my Wife to him and his heirs for Ever. I give and bequeath to my Son Harbert Harwell one Negro woman Named Judah and her Increase and one Negro Man Named White to him and his heirs for Ever. I give and bequeath to my Son Francis Harwell one Negro Woamn Named Fanney and one Negro Boy Named frank and there Increase to him and his heirs for Ever. I leave to my Son Rawley Harwell one Negro man Named punch if he Comes into my Estate again and one Negro boy named Daniel in Lieu of him if the Said Negro nagro punch Does not Return Again and one Negro Woman Dinah and andrew and Milley and there Increase to him and his heirs for Ever. I give to my Daughter Abby Abernathy one Negro girl Named Nilot (Vilot?) and her further Increase to her and her heirs for Ever after the Decease of Abigail my Wife. I give to my Daughter Susannah Abernathy one Negro Boy Named John and ond one Negro Girl Named hannah and there Increase to her and her heirs for Ever. I allso Lend to my Wife Abigail harwell During her Natural one Negro Man Named Mingo one Negro Waoman Named Salley and one Negro Woman Named Bettey and one Negro Woman Named Jinney and one Negro Girl Named Vilot and one Negro Woman Named Lucey and after her Decease the Said Negroes to have there free Choice to Goe to any of my Children as there masters or Mistresses. The above Named Negro Girl Vilot Shall at the Decease of Abigail my wife as before Said go to Abby Abernathy her mistress. I also give to my Daughter Abby Abernathy one Negro woman Named philis and her Increase to her and her heirs for Ever. I also Give to my Son Samuel harwell the Tract of land and plantation I now Live on. I allso Leave all my Stock of all kinds and Utensills after my decease and the Decease of Abigaile my wife to be equally Divided Between Samuel harwell, harbert harwell, Francis harwell and Rawley harwell, Robert Abernathy and harbert Abernathy. My Will and Desire is that my Estate be Not Appraised. I allso Ordain Samuel Harwell my Son and Abigail my wife my Whole and Sole executors of this my Last Will and Testement Sind Sealed and Delivered in the presents of in Witness Whereof I have Set my hand and Seal this 30th Day of October 1793. Samuel Harwell Test Jno Turbyfill Nancy (X) asbury