NASH COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Josiah Winborne, 26 Sep 1794
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WILL OF JOSIAH WINBORN

In the Name of God Amen

I Josiah Winborn of the county of Nash and the state of North Carolina being 
sick and weak of body yet of sound sence and memory thanks be to god.  For the 
same and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is once 
apointed for all men acc? to die, do make and ordain this my last will and 
testament.

First and princibly, I give and recommend my soul in the hands of God that 
give it and my body I commit to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my 
excecutor here after named and as to what worldly estate it  hath pleased God 
to bless me with I give devise bequeath and dispose of the same in the 
following manner and form, secondly all my lawful debts to be paid.

Item  I give and bequethe to my beloved wife Feriby Winborn, the use of the 
feather bed that I now lay on, one bay horse called Bolton, one fourth part of 
my stock of cattle and hogs during her natural life or widdowhood and after 
her death or widdowhood to be equally divided between Sarah, Abraham & Feriby 
my children to them and their heirs forever.

Item  I give and bequeath to my beloved son Abraham and Sarah Winborn, my 
daughter, three hundred acres of land to be equally devided between themselves 
it being the land whereon I formerly lived at the Crain Pond and on the south 
side of the Beaverdam Branch adjoining to Ken to line to them and their heirs 
forever.

Item  I give and bequeath to my beloved son John Winborn, one hundred and 
fifty acres of land better same more or less bounded as followeth beginning in 
the fork of the Beaverdam and Cattail Branch running up the Cattail to a 
sweetgum standing in the mouth of a small branch thence by a line of marked 
trees to a pine in tne head line to him and his heirs forever.

Item  I give and bequeth to my beloved son David Winborn, the land and the 
plantation whereon I now live, exclusive of the land given to my son John from 
the same tract, preserving to Sarah Winborn her part of this land and 
plantation during her madenhood after that to return to David Winborn, him and 
his heirs forever also the tract of land containing of three hundred acres 
lying between this line and Mr Johnson to David Winborn, him and his heirs 
forever.

Item  I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Elizebeth Winborn one 
feather bed and furniture whereon she is used to lay, two cows and calves and 
one sow and pigs to her and her heris forever.

Item  I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Sarah Winborn one gray mare 
called Harrad and one horse  coult two cows and calves and one fouth part of 
my stock of hogs and one fourth part of my stock of cattle two cows and calves 
excepted for Josiah Winborn and one fourth part of my house hold goods to her 
and her heirs forever.

Item  I give and bequeath to my beloved son John Winborm two sows and pigs 
his own choice out of my stock of hogs to him and his heirs forever.

Item my desire is that my beloved daughter Sarah Winborn and my three beloved 
sons Abraham and John & David may have the care of my beloved son Josiah 
Winborn during his natural life.  I also lend unto my beloved son Josiah 
Winborn during his natural life under the care of the four persons above 
mentioned the following articles to support him on that is to say two cows and 
calves preserved before one fourth part of the remandor of  my stock of cattle 
and all the remaining part of my stock of hogs not mentioned before and one 
fourth part of my house hold goods not mentioned before and after his death to 
be equally divided between my four children above mentioned to them and their 
heirs forever.

Item  I give and bequeath to my beloved daugher Feriby Winborn one black mare 
called Blaze and one fourth part of my house hold good to be taken out before 
Josiah has his part out, and one fourth part of my stock of cattle and hogs to 
her and her heirs for ever

Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my beloved sons Abraham Winborn, John
Winborn & David Winborn executors of this my last will and testament alowing 
this and only this to be my last will and testament in witness where of I have 
here unto set my hand and affixed my seal .  This twenty sixth day of 
September in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and ninty four.

sign sealed and published
in presence of us           Josiah (x His mark) Winborn    Seal

Wilson Taylor
Matthew Johnson
Wiley Hopkins
Pusullar Johnston

Josiah Winborns Will  Nov Ct. 1798  recorded

Nash County - November court 1798.  The foregoing will was exhibited in open 
court and an motion ordered to be recorded. and is registered as obedience to 
the above order setteth.

Atteste , Wm. Hallcele