MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Cornelius Robinson - 1796 ************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Golowka cgolowka@prodigy.net *************************************************************** Will of Cornelius Robinson In the name of God, Amen, I, Cornelius Robinson, of Montgomery County in North Carolina, in perfect willing sense and disposing memory, and calling to mind the mortality of body and knowing that it was ordained for all men once to die, have thought fit and convenient, to make this my last will and testament, and in the first place, I recommend my soul to God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in Christian like manner nothing doubting but I shall receive it at the resurrection of the Just an full joy, and as touching my worldly estate, with which it hath pleased God to bless me, I give and dispose in the manner and form following: I give and bequeath to my son, William Robinson, two tracts of land lying on the Herman Branch, in Anson County, being the land I bought of William Pickett. I give and bequeath to my son, Toddy Robinson, all my land lying on the east side of Little River, and on both sides of Ivey Creek, on tract of three hundred acres of land, being the land I bought of William Little, and since obtained a state patent for, and another tract of twelve acres joining the river above it, and part of another tract I bought of Henry Downs, supposing to be fifty acres and joining the river below it. I give and bequeath to my son, Thomas Robinson, all my land lying on both sides of Mountain Creek, in Richmond county, being the land I bought of John Landmond, three separate surveys containing four hundred and fifty acres of land and likewise four Negroes: Harry, Winny, James and Jane and her increase. I give and bequeath to my son, Pentacost Robinson, all my land lying on the west side of Little River, one tract of three hundred acres of land being the land I bought of Charles Travis, known by the name of Townsford Place, and also the plantation whereon I now live, being part of the land I bought of Henry Downs, containing two hundred and fifty acres; also two hundred acres of land joining the land where I now live, lying on both sides of Town Creek; likewise the mill and the acre of ground that was commended (sic. condemned) for the use of the mill; likewise three Negroes; Gunner, Daniel, and Jude. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Elizabeth Hamblett, four Negroes: Duke, David Lett and Winny, and I give and bequeath to my granddaughter, Patty Martha Hamblett, one Negro girl named Nance. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Mary Robinson, one hundred acres of land on Town Creek, being land Charles Robinson (my father) settled upon; likewise three Negroes: Ned, Luce and Hard; one bed and furniture, two cows and calves, one mare known by the name of Prance. I lend to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Robinson, part of the plantation whereon I now live, including the dwelling house and six Negroes: Peter, Ben Rose, Isaac, Poll and Moon, and all my stock of every kind and household furniture and it is my will for my daughter, Mary Robinson, to have Negro, Moon, after the death of my wife, Elizabeth Robinson, and it is also my will for my son, Pentacost Robinson, to have Ben and Poll after the death of my wife, Elizabeth, and also my household furniture and stock of every kind to be equally divided between my son, Pentacost Robinson, and my daughter, Mary Robinson. And it is also my will and desire for Peter, Rose and Isaac to be equally divided between my two sons, William and Toddy. I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my well beloved wife, Elizabeth, and my two sons, William and Pentacost Robinson, executors of this my last will and testament, disannulling all other wills here unto made. In witness, I now hereunto, set my had and seal this 18th day of March, 1796. Signed Cornelius Robinson Seal Test: John Christian Thomas Morton David Morton Montgomery County, October Session, 1798. When the last will and testament was proved in open court by the oath of David Morton a subscribing witness, there unto, and ordered to be probated and recorded. John Davidson, Clerk Recorded December 22, 1798 State of North Carolina Montgomery County I, John B. Martin, of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing copy of Cornelius Robinson’s will is truly copied from the original, as recorded and filed in my office. Witness the seal of Montgomery County at this office, this 5th day of July, 1833. J. B. Martin, Clerk