LINCOLN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Ramsey, 1804
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Admitted July Session 1828
In the name of God Amen, the (sic)
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and four, I William Ramsey 
of the State of North Carolina and County of Lincoln, farmer, being of sound 
and disposing mind and memory, thanks be given unto God therefor, Calling unto 
mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men 
once for to die do make and constitute and ordain this my last Will and 
testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my 
soul into the hands of God that give it and for my body I recommend it to the 
earth to be buried in a christian like and decent manner at the discretion of 
executors hereafter Named nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I 
shall receive the same again by the might power of God, and as touching such 
worldly estates wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I 
give and devise and dispose of the same in following manner and form viz.
first of all it is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral 
charges be paid and satisfyed (.) 
Item I do bequeath and leave unto my son Robert Ramsey and unto my son Solomon 
Ramsey all the tract or parcel of land and plantation I now live on to be 
equally divided between them their heirs or assigns after paying the the (sic) 
debts and small legacys here mentioned to their other brothers and sisters(.)  
Item I leave and bequeath to my son David Ramsey five shillings sterling (.)  
Item I leave and bequeath to my Daughter Janey Glen the sum of five shillings 
and a feather bed which her mother in her lifetime directed her to get(.) 
Item I leave and bequeath to my son Samuel Ramsey twenty five pounds to be 
paid in trade at hard money rates(.)  
Item it is further my will and I will and bequeath to my son Robert Ramsey  
one of my feather beds and the bed clothing and furnitures thereunto belonging 
which bed and furniture is to be equal in value to  any two of my other beds 
and furniture(.)   
It is further my will and I do bequeath to my son Soloman Ramsey all and every 
one of my feather beds clothing and furniture therunto beloning exclusive of 
the beds above mentioned(.)  
Item I likewise institute make and ordain my well beloved sons Samuel Ramsey 
and Solomon Ramsey my only and sole Executors of this my last will and 
testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannull all and every 
other former testaments willss legacies and Executors by me in any ways before 
this named willed and bequeathed(.) ratifying 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 day and year above 
written(.)
signed sealled published pronounced and declared by the said
William Ramsey as his Last will and testament in the presence of us the 
subscribers and in the presence of each other of us
					William Ramsey  (seal)
     (witness's name illegible)

      Admitted to Record on the Oath of Robt Ramsey for proving the 
handwriting of the Testator

State of North Carolina
Lincoln County      July session 1828

   The within Will was admitted to Record on the Oath of Robt Ramsey jur
Witness Vardry McBee CC


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