Will of Jeremiah GARNER
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In the name of God, Amen the thirteenth day of August one thousand
eight hundred and nineteen. I, JEREMIAH GARNER of the state of
N.Carolina and county of Lincoln, being of sound mind, and memory,
thanks be to God for the same, and calling to mind the mortality of
my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die----
do make ordain constitute and appoint by these presents, this to be
my last will and testament, laying aside all former wills---First
and principally, I recommend my soul to Almity God who gave it
beseeching his most gracious acceptance my body to the ground to be
buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my
executors hereafter mentioned-----and as touching worldly estate
wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with, I give and dispose
of in the following manner and form---I will and bequeath to my
beloved wife MARY all my estate both real and personal to have
peaceable possession of during her widowhood or natural life, I also
allow her the privilege of disposing of such of my personal estate
if necessary to purchase articles for her convenience----2nd I will
and bequath to my grand daughter MARY M. SCITES  one bed and
furniture also a cow and calf at the death of my wife 3rd I will and
bequath to my son WILLIAM GARNER one dollar being his full share of
my estate--- 4th It is my will at the death of my wife, I allow my
land that I now live on to be equally divided in quantity and
quality the one half, I will and bequath to my son JOHN GARNER to
his proper use and behest, the other half I will and bequath to my
son WILLIAM GARNER's two sons, JAMES and JOHN to be for their use,
when the(y) arrive at the age of twenty one years.  5. I will that
at my wife's death that all my personal estate is to be sold by my
executors and equally divided among my grandchildren, the names of
my children (viz) REBECKA SEITES, MARY WALKER, SARAH CANNON, AMY
CLIFTON, JOHN GARNER & WILLIAM GARNER, their children to draw an
equal share of my personal estate, at the death of my wife, these
shares not to be received untill the children becomes of age but the
money to be put on interest   6th. And if any of these children
should die before the(y) become of age, that part willed to him or
her shall be equally divided among the rest of the family----7th I
do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son JOHN GARNER, my
son-in-law JOHN CANNON executors of this my last will and testament
in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
the day and year above written. TEST: Catherine Hayes, John Hayes   
(Mark) Jeremiah Garner (Seal)