Mecklenburg COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Bartholomew Haynes, 22 May 1815
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Will of Bartholomew Haynes - Mecklenburg County, NC Will Book D p 8

 In the Name of God Amen  I Bartholomew Haynes of the County of Mecklenburg 
and State of North Carolina being in a declining weak state of body but of 
sound and perfect mind and Memory Blessed be God do this Twenty second day of 
May in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifteen make and 
publish this my last Will and Testament In Manner following that is to say -
First I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Sarah Haynes the 
Plantation whereon I now live with all the appurtenances belonging there to 
with the household and kitchen furniture during her natural life for the 
purpose of keeping the family together and raising them in a decent manner and 
I also allow her two work Horses with farming utensials & sufficient (?) on 
the farm and I also allow her my stock of Cows and Hogs and two ewes and lambs 
for the use of the family and at the decease of my Wife Sarah Haynes I allow 
my plantation to be sold with the other property and to be Equally divid 
amongst my Children and I allow my stock of sheep all except two ewes and 
lambs to be sold also two young horse beasts and other property such as lumber 
and such articles as can be conveniently spared - (page 2) from the family to 
be sold for the purpose of Discharging my Just Debts
And I also allow my eldest daughter Polly Haynes one feather Bed and furniture 
and one spinning wheel and one side Saddle And I also allow my daughter Peggy 
Haynes one feather bed and furniture and one spinning wheel and one loom and 
tacklings
And I also allow my daughter Sally Haynes one feather Bed and furniture and 
one spinning wheel
And I also allow my Daughter Matilda Haynes one feather bed and furniture
And I allow the balance of bedding to be Equally devided between my two 
youngest daughters Betsy J. C. Haynes and Violate (?) Haynes and I allow my 
two sons James Haynes and David C. Haynes to be set to trades which I leave 
discrectionary with my Executors their trade and time of going to it - after 
the decease of my wife Sarah Haynes I allow my Negro boy Stepton (?) to be 
hired out yearly (?) until the legatees become of age and then to be sold and 
the Price of sd Negro and the profits of his hireing to be equally divided 
amongst my Children - 
And I hereby make and ordain my worthy friends Joseph Haynes and Moses Green 
Executors of this my last Will and Testament in witness Whereof I the said 
Bartholomew Haynes have to this my last Will and (page 3) Testament In witness 
set my hand and seal the day and year above written -

					Barthw  Haynes (Seal)

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Bartholomew Haynes the 
Testator as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who were present 
at the time of Signing and Sealing thereof
Wm McKinley 
Wm Gilmar
         her
Margaret  X  Green
         mark