Nash County NcArchives Wills.....Screws, Henry October 14, 1793
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Source: Nc State Archives - Nash Co.
Written: October 14, 1793

Last Will and Testament of Henry Screws 1793 ~ Nash County, NC

In the name of God Amen, I Henry Screws of the State of North Carolina
and Nash County being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect sense
and memory thanks be to almighty God for the same calling to mind the
mortality of my body knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do
make constitute and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and
form as follows, First I give my soul to God that gave it and my body to
the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my friends that survive me

Item I give and bequeath to my eldest son John Screws one horse bridle
  and saddle which he has in his possession now and also one feather bed
  and furniture to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my son James Screws my one eyed horse bridle
  and saddle and also one feather bed and furniture to him and his heirs
  forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Screws one chest also one
  feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Polly Screws one large chest
  and also one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my grand daughter Anna Robertson one chest
  and six pewter plates and also one feather bed and furniture to her
  and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my two sons William Screws and Littleton
  Screws all my land to be equally divided between them and all the rest
  of my estate to be sold except the negroes and after my just debts are
  paid my desire is that out of the remainder of the money which my estate
  fetches my two sons William Screws and Littleton Screws each of them
  should have a horse to the value of ten pounds Virginia money and my four
  negroes Frank and Nance and Tis and Jude to be hired out until my youngest
  child comes to the age of twenty one years and then they and thier increase
  if any to be equally divided between my grand daughter and all my children.
My grand daughter Anna Robertson should die without an heir lawfully begotten
  of her body then her part of my estate to be equally divided amoungst all my
  children

Lastly I nominate and appoint Josiah Nicholson and John Powell to execute
this my last will and testament and here by revoking all former Wills by
me made In witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this 14th
day of October 1793 AD.  
                                              
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of                 HENRY SCREWS
  John Wiggins and Susanna Powell                             (seal)

Nash County
The foregoing Will was duly proven in open court and the oath of John Wiggans
a subscribing witness their to and on motion ordered to be recorded
                                           Attest  Wm. Hall   (Clerk of Court)
and is registered in obediance to the above Order.
                                            Attest  Wm. Hall  (CC)
I William Hall, Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby certify the foregoing
to be a true copy given under my hand and seal of office this 5th day of
March 1820  
                                                     Wm. Hall (CC)







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