LINCOLN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Alexander Moore
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Will of Alexander Moore, recorded in Will Book 1, page 421, Lincoln County,
North Carolina (not corrected for spelling, punctuation, or grammar):


January Sessions, 1838
Now all men by these presents that I Alexander Moore of the County of
Lincoln and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and disposing memory
do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in the manner following
that is to say. First, I will to my beloved wife Elizabeth Moore her living
and peaceable possession the Old plantation on which I live for and during
hir natural life with four negroes viz Peter, Isom, Sytha, Cate and Sythas
child and Jane, to have and possess during her natural life and at hir death
to dispose of them as she may think proper amongst hir Children all my sheep
One Horse Saddle & bridle, two cows thir Choice & the Household Furniture,

Second I will to my daughter Ann Reinhardt our negro Girl named Harriet
Third I will to my daughter Elizabeth Rankin one negro Girl named Silva
Fourth I further Will to my daughter Rosanna Scott fifty Dollars in money
Fifth I will to my daughter in law I Jane Moore Fifty Dollars in monty. I
will to my son Alexander a negro Girl named Margaret, I will to my son
Robison Moore all the land he now lives on to him his heirs & assigns
forever, I will to my son in law Michael Reinhardt Five Dollars in money. I
will to my son James the Old plantation on which I now live together with
all the privileges thereunto belonging to have & to hold to him & his heirs
and assigns forever, subject to the support & Maintainence of his Mother
during her natural life Together with one negro Girl named Sylva with hir
child Joe a negro Woman named Dinah with their increase & Old negro Peg
Twenty head of Hogs half of the stock of Sheep two horses, the Wagon the Old
still vessels Windmill & all the farming Utensils. I further give to my
wife, a negro Man, named Laban to hold during hir natural life & at hir
death to be disposed as above directed to my son William I further give him
a negro man Lee, to his heirs & assigns forever, I also further Will to my
son James a negro mand named Abram, I will my land on Stanley's Creek to my
two sons William & James to bo equally divided between them William to have
choise, I further Will to my son William a negro boy named Levy to him & his
heirs forever, & I further leave to my son Robertson One Cow & calf and I do
hereby nominate & appoint my wife Elizabeth Moore & my (son - marked
through) two sons, Wm Moore & James Moore my Executors & Executrix of this
my last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
affix my seal In the presence of those Witnesses who when present on this
7th day of June in the Year of Our Lord 1834

NB. The Testator having his lost the use of His right hand  
Alexander X Moore (seal)
makes his mark. 		mark

Frederick Linebarger Senr.  Jurat
David Linebarger  Jurat
John Moore