LINCOLN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Burrell Wells
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In the name of God, Amen. I, Burrell Wells, of the County of Lincoln, being
in perfect health of body and mind, thanks to Almighty God,and calling to
mind the uncertainty of life and knowing that it is appointed unto all men
once to die, make and ordain this my last will and testament.

And first, I reccommend my Soul into the hands of God who gave it, and my
body I reccommend to the earth to be buried ina decent and Christian Manner,
and respecting the temporal things wherewith it has pleased God to bless and
bestow unto me, I give and bequeath in the manner and form following

It is my will and desire that my Just debts and funeral Charges be first
paid out of my estate

Item   I give and bequeath to my wife Polly all the property remaining at my
death which she brought here with her, 

Item   I give and bequeath to my son Featherston Wells one negro man at my
wish his choice which ever that may be and one Seventh part of all the
property hereafter willed to be sold or valued only the Negroes

Item   I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha Hoyl my negro man ____ The
Beast, Bridle, Saddle, Bed and furniture which she has received and one
seventh part of all the property hereafter willed to be sold or valued only
the negroes.

Item   it is my will that all the remaining unwilled property of my estate
be sold and divided as hereinafter mentioned excepting my negro woman Alb, I
wish her to go to her choice of the Legatees at a moderate valuation. And
furthermore it is my will that my three daughters Dorothy Hoyl, Martha Hoyl,
and Nancy Fite, have my three remaining featherbeds, to each one a bed with
an equal division of the furniture at a moderate valuation.

Item   I give and bequeath to the Children of Anderson Wells and his wife
Nancy which they now have or may have the one seventh part of all my
property willed to be sold or valued with the deduction of four hunderd and
fifty dollars. This money I wish kept at interest and equally dividied among
them when they become of age. But if the woman or children should be in
distress and need Relief the interest of the money must be used for their
support.

Item   I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Patterson one seventh part
of all my property willed to be sold or valued

Item   I give and bequeath to my son Burrell Wells one seventh part of all
my property willed to be sold or valued, with the deduction of three hundred
and three dollars Provided he become a sober and temperate man, otherwise
his part is to be equally divided amongst the other Legatees

Item   [I] give and bequeath to my daughter Dorothy Hoyl one seventh part of
all my property willed to be sold or valued with the deduction of one
hundred and eighty two dollars

Item   I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Fite, the one seventh part
of all my property willed to be sold or valued,

Item   it is my will that the amount of the above mentioned deduction be
equally divided amongst the above Legatees and made use of to the Legatees
as is specified in the above Items

Item   I do constitute and appoint my son Featherston Wells, Adam Hoyl and
Larkin Stowe my whole and sole executors, 

lastly I do hereby disannul all former wills, Bequeathments, etc by me
heretofore willed and bequeathed and Ratifying and Confirming this and no
other to be my Last will and testament

Signed, sealed, published, and pronounced in presence

December 27th 1825
David F. Christenberry, Jurat                            his
Robert A. Ewing                                   Burrell X Wells (seal)
Burrell F. Wells                                        mark