Nash County NcArchives Wills.....Wells, John 1847
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Source: Nash Co., Nc Wills 1663-1978 Fhl#1577513
Written: 1847

JOHN WELLS

(Note: I have tried to keep the original spelling so at times 
I have added the correct spelling in brackets)

In the name of God Amen.  I John Wells Sr.
of the County of Nash and State of No. Car.
being in good health and of mind and memory blessed
be to God for his kind murce [mercy] mak[e] and ordaine
this to be my last will and Testament in
manner and form as following first revoking
all wills here to for be[e]n maide [made] by me ---
and for my Exer. here after named and
for what Estate it hath pleased God to bless
me with I give as followeth (viz) ---

Iteam [Item] 
All the property that I have here to fore given
to my son Elijah Wells and has put in his
pessision [possession]  cluding [including] monys [monies] 
I give to him and his heirs for ever & there fore I give 
him noe [no] more –

Item.  
I give and bequeth  [bequeath] to my beloved 
Daughter Miltildea B. Joiner fore [Four] 
hundred dollars besides what I have here
to fore give to here [her] unto here [her] hires [heirs]
for ever.

Iteam. 
I give and bequth [bequeath] to my beloved
Daughter Salley Poulen one Negroe 
Boy by the name of Jacob and all
The property I have here to for put in
Her persision [possession] to here [her] and her heirs for ever.

Iteam.
I give and bequath [bequeath] to my beloved
Daughter Polley Young the lands & plantation
Where on she now liv[e]s  call[e]d  the Marrs land
Lying in Nash & Edgecome [Edgecombe] Countys Say 144
Acres be the same more or less to her and
her heirs for ever.

Iteam.
I give and bequeth [bequeath] to my daughter Temperence
Braswell fore [Four] hundred dollars to her
And her heirs for ever –

Iteam.
I give and bequth [bequeath] unto six of my
Grand childreld [children] by the names of
Meltaldia Lee, William Lee, Berrey Lee
Emley Lee, Polley Lee and Jeremiah
Lee as follows Jeremiah is to have 
At his age of twenty one years oulde [old] two
Tracts or parcels of land lying in the Countys
of Nash & Edgecombe none [known] by the name
of Mary & Daughty this tract has 52 acres
& the other 100 where of Joe Lee lives be the
Same more or less & the other named 5 children
Above I give & bequeth  [bequeath] two hundred & fifty
Dollars too pervisd [provided] theay shall be aney of
Them to die befor[e] get[t]ing in pessision  [possession]
Of the Land or mon[e]y its part is to be
ecual [equal] devided [divided] among the reveaing [surviving]
partis [parties] to them for ever.

Item.
I lend the two tracts of land above given
to Jeremiah Lee from this time to his Father
Joseph Lee by his payen [paying] the taxes yearly
until Jeremiah Lee arrivs [arrives] to the age
of one & Twenty pervisd [provided] that said
Joseph shall live to that age and
pervisd [provided] that Jerry dies befor[e] one and Twenty and
his father lives til that time he is to have
the us[e] of the said 152 acres up to that time
& noe [no] longer.

Iteam.
I give & bequeath to my grand daughter
above named Metlalda Lee one feather bed
Sted & firnetur [furniture] & flax wheel that is now
In the cear [care] of her father Joseph Lee 
to her for ever.

Iteam.
I give and bequath  [bequeath] unto one more of
my grandsons Say Willie S. Wells
three tracts or parcels of land all in Nash
County Say 182 ¼ acres be the same more
or less 100 of noe [known] as the Crowell tracts
& 8 acres is called the Joiner land on the
County line & the 74 ¼ acres is Joining Andrew
J.  Williams part of the house tracts 
Bounded by E.L. Curle & one negroe
girle  by the name of Milberry one gray
mare Bridle & Saddle & 1 shot gun
to him & his heirs for ever.

Item.
I give unto Dennis L. Wells one
tract of Land in the grant called the
E. Flood land bought from his 
Heirs Say 133 ½ acres be the same mor[e]
or less in Nash County to have & his
heirs for ever.

Iteam.
I give and bequath [bequeath] unto my
Beloved son  Joel Wells one
Negroe boy Toney & what I have
here to fore given unto him to him
& his heirs for ever.

Iteam.
I give and bequath [bequeath] unto my beloved
son  Hanseal Wells one negar man
by the name of Cane & all the rest
of the rest of the property that I have
here to for given to him to him
& his heirs for ever.

Iteam.
I give unto my beloved son
John Wells the balance of the house tract
after taking out  Willie S. Wells 74 ¼ acres
as above named and all the residue of my
lands that is not here to fore named
cluding [including] my houses where on I lives {Tin…?}
brought on [b…?]
about three hundred ninety for [four] acres & ¼
be the same more or less bounded by the grants
& deeds one negroe woman & child Isaac
The woman name is Milley one still & [woosme?]
One feather bed sted & firneture [furniture] and all the
Residue of the property that I have put in his perssion 
[possession] & given of to him & his heirs for ever.

Iteam.
I live for all the balance of my negares
not named in my will Stock notes or
money & all the Residue of the paresible [parishable] Estate
not given away that may be found on
hand to be solde on a credit of six
months & my Just debts first paid & the
will legacies paid out as named & the
surplus part that may be in hand if aney
to be ecual [equally] divided betall [between] 5 of my
childrel [children] to wit Sally Paulen, Polley
Young, Hansel Wells, Joel Wells &
John Wells the sale is to be maid [made] by
My Execr here after names ---

Iteam.
I do here by nominate  and appoitt [appoint]
my beloved son Joel Wells Exer
to this my last Will & Testament
given under my hand seal this
the 31 Jany 1845 sined [signed] in the presents
of us
Joshiah Vick         John Wells {seal}
Dewey Joiner

State of North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
Nash County  Feby Session 1847 
 
The forgoing paper writing purporting to be
The last will Testment of John Wells decd is offered for probate and
Truly proven in open Court in oath by Dewey Joiner one of the 
subscribing witness  thereto & is ordered
To be recorded & is recorded Albert P.M. Taylor


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