LINCOLN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Keener, 11 Jul 1822
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Transcribed by Jill L. Huter from original will, located in NC State Archives 
in Raleigh.  Located in Lincoln County Wills, 1769-1926, , call number 
C.R.060.801.15

Last Will and Testament of John Keener 1823

	In the name of God Amen I John Keener of the County of Lincoln and 
State of North Carolina being old and weak in Body but of perfect mind 
memoryThanks be to God calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing 
that it is appointed for man once to die do make this my last will and 
Testament that is to say first of all I give and recommend my soul to the 
almighty power of God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be 
Buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing 
doubting But at the general resurection I shall receive the Same again by the 
mighty Power of God and as Touching such worldly 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 to my beloved wife Mary Keener During her natural 
life her Bed and furneture and of my household furniture what she may think 
her self in need of, also one hoars Beast her choice of the stock one Milk cow 
also the negro girl named fanny and also my hous and one third of my 
Plantation whereupon I now live and after her deceased the house her part of 
the Plantation and the negro girl fanny and her in grease shall belong to my 
son Martin Keener.
Secondly I also give and bequeath unto my son Martin the remainder two thirds 
of my Plantation and all the Land attached to it also my Stell [?] and vessels 
and Black smith tools and the Negro boy called Monroe and an Equal Part of the 
remainder with the rest after he shall pay out of his Part one Hundred and 
fifty dollars.
Thirdly I give and bequeath to my son Abraham Three hundred dollars in Place 
of his Land to be raised out of my Estate.  The rest of my sons John Adam 
Michel Jacob Henry and David have there Land conveyed to them by me as I wish 
it to remain.
Fourthly The remainder of my property not willed after my wife shall have out 
of what will suport her the first year the remainder then shall be Equally 
divided between all my sons and daughters and my step daughter Elizabeth Beam 
a full Part with the rest of them and Martin like wise as before mentioned.
I likewise constitute and confirm and make and ordain as my Executors John 
keener and Michael Keener of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby 
utterly disallow revoke and disannull all and every other former wills 
Testaments bequeaths and Executors by me in any will before mentioned willed 
or bequeathed confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament in 
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand fixed my seal this Eleventh day of 
July in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty two.

Signed sealed and published pronounced and declared by the same John Keener as 
his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in 
the presence of each other have here unto subscribed our names

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