James Watson - 1771 - Lincoln Co., NC - Wills

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James Watson Will   19 Jan 1771

In the name of God AMANE January 19, 1771----I, JAMES WATSON, of Trion
County
North Carolina being sick and weak of body but of sound mind an memory
thanks
be given God therefore, calling to mind the mortality of the body and that
it
is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will
and
testament.  That is to say principaly and first of all I give and recommend
my
soul into the hands of Allmighty God who gave it and my body I recommend to
the earth to be buried in a Christian like and deasent manner at the
discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the generall
resurrection I
shall receive the same again returned to my soul by the mighty power of
God.
And as touching such worldy estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless
me
in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following
manner
and form----
First; I give and bequeath unto my son WILLIAM the sum of money to be saved
out of my estate.
Second; I give and bequeath unto my eldest daughter SUSANAH five shilings
sterling--------
Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my sencond daughter ELSE one hundred and
fifty akers of land that joyns THOMAS SKOTES? land----Fouthly I give and
bequath unto my third daughter ELISABETH the sume of five shilings sterling
money-------Fifthly I give and bequeath to my grandson JAMES WALKER the sum
of
ten pounds proklamation money to be levyied out of my estate-----Sixly I
give
and bequeath unto my grandson THOM SKOOT the whole money I have paid for
him
for which I have got a detachment for his land and sume other things all
which
I desire my exectuors to return to him If he (means?) to personally enjoy
them, if not let all be sold and equally divided among the legatees above
named WILLIAM and ELSE.  I do ----- make and ordain my son WILLIAM WATSON
and
SAMUEL WATSON to be my executors of this my last will and testament and I
do
hereby utterly disallow revock and disanull all and every other former
testament, wills, -----, and bequests retifying and confirming this and no
other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto
set
my hand and seal the year and day above written.
Signed, sealed, notarized and pronounced and devised
by the said James Watson as his las will and testament in the presents of
us. 

Robert Alexander                        Signed: James Watson
????? Watson 
Samuel Watson


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