NASH COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Joseph Clinch, 12 Jun 1794
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Will: Joseph Clinch, 12 June 1794 / August 1795, Nash Co., NC

[Nash Co., NC, Will Book 1, p. 100. Copy received from North Carolina State 
Archives. The spelling, punctuation, etc. as in the will book copy has been 
retained.]

[No heading]

In the name of God Amen. I Joseph J. Clinch of Nash County and State of No 
Carolina being in Perfect mind & Sound memory but Coming to mind the mortality 
of my body do make & Ordain this my last will & Testament in manner & form 
following (to wit) my Soul I recommend into the hands of god that gave it me & 
as to my body I recommend to the grave to be buried in a Christian and decent 
manner, and as to my worldly estate I dispose of in manner and form following

Inprimes I will that my Just debts & funeral Charges be paid.

Item: I give & bequeath to my beloved son Edward Clinch one negro boy named 
Monday also one other boy named Isaac to him & his Heirs forever.

Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Duncan Lamon Clich [sic] one negro 
boy named Bob also one other boy named Allen to him and his heires for ever

Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Joseph John Clinch one negro boy 
named Jim [?] also one other boy named Abraham to him and his heires for ever.

Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Elizabeth Clinch one negro 
girl named Frank [sic] also one other girl named Morning they and their 
Increes to her & her heires for ever.

Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Mary Clinch one negro girl 
named Alce also one other girl named Joan they and their Increes to her and 
her heires forever.

Item my will and Desire is that the whole of my Lands may be equally Divided 
between my three Sons Edward Duncan Lamon and Joseph John to them and their 
heires forever, my will & desire is that all the remainder part of my Estate 
to remain In the hands of my Executors and to be disposed of by them as they 
think most proper to the Benefit of my five Children and the moneys arriseing 
their from to be equally Divided Between the whole of my Children, my will and 
Desire is that my Children may, they and their Estates remain under the Cear 
of my Executors untill my Children arrives to the age of Twenty One yeares or 
marryes.

Item I do hereby Constitute and appoint my beloved friends William Bellemy & 
John Lamon Executors of this my last will and Testament and revoaking and 
Disannulling all former Wills and Testaments, by me heretofore made and do 
pronounce this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament.

Signed sealed published and pronounced this the Twelfth Day of June Anno Domn 
1794

					Joseph J. Clinch {seal}

In the presence of
Thomas Pillson
Thomas (his + mark) Ezell
Horatio G. Clinch

Nash County} August Court 1795
The foregoing will was duly proven in open court by the oath of Tho[blot] 
Ezell a subscribing wit-ness thereto & on motion ordered to be recorded

attest
Wm [Hallele ? or Hall Cl]

And is Registered in obedience to the above order

attest
Wm [Hallele ? or Hall Cl]