MOORE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Druary Richardson Will - 1811 ************************************************************** 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: Glenda Biggerstaff Lkg4roots@aol.com *************************************************************** Druary Richardson Will In the Name of God Amen. Druary Richardson of Moore County being of sound mind but low in body and calling to mind that it is once appointed for all men to die, therefore do publish this my last will and testament. First I give and bequeath to my loving wife Sally Richardson the house I now live in, and all the land on the other side of the King Street otherwise on the south side of the King Street, and all my stock of cattel and hogs and two horse beasts with all my plantation tools, kitchen and household furniture, during her life, and also my cash in hand due me on notes or otherwise to her during her life and also my cash in hand due me on notes or otherwise to her ? and purpose use while it should please God for her to live and at her death everything to be sold and the monies arising from the sale thereof to be divided in manner as follows, first I give to my daughter SALLY WRITTER the sum of five shillings. I also give and bequeath to my son EDWARD RICHARDSON the sum of five shillings, and I also give and bequeath to my son ROBERT RICHARDSON the sum of five shillings and five shillings to each of the heirs of my daughter LETHA COOPER, the balance of my estate then remaining to be equally divided between by daughter ELIZA WRITTER and my daughter OMA BREWER, and the heirs of my son WILLIAM RICHARDSON to which will please my son in law JOHN WRITTER and BRYAN BOROUGHS Executors April 15th 1811 His Mark Test Druray R Richardson AARON SMITH mark B BOROUGHS Moore County May Term 1811 The above will was duly proven in open court by the oath of BRYAN BOROUGH ascribing Witnesses and ordered to be recorded.