ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - Daniel Rogers, 4 Jul 1836
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DANIEL ROGERS WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

In the name of God, Amen.  I, Daniel Rogers of the State of North Carolina and 
in the County of Onslow, being very (gone?) in the infirmity years, and in an 
imperfect note of bodily health, but of perfect soundness of mind and memory, 
thanks be to allmighty God for the same, and calling to mind the mortality of 
my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and 
ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first 
of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of almighty God that gave 
it and my body I recommend to the earth in decent burial at the discretion of 
my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection, I shall 
receive the same by the mighty power of God and tuching such temporary or 
worldly estate as it pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, devise 
and dispose of in following manner wherein form,
I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Eliza Rogers, all my personal estate 
during her natural life or the term of her widowhood, that is all my lands, 
houses & plantation, all appertainses thereto belonging that I now possess, 
with my stocks, consisting of one horn cattle and hogs with my household and 
kitchen furniture, after all my lawful debts is paid for which purpose I will 
that such parts of the perishable property above mentioned shall be sold as 
the Executors shall deem necessary.  I will and bequeath all my reading books 
be equally divided between my two children to wit: Mary H. Rogers, my 
daughter, & Daniel Rogers, Sr., my son, after having given and bequeathed all 
my property consisting will I likewise constitute make and ordain my dearly 
beloved wife Eliza Rogers my Executrix and James Coston of the State & County 
above mentioned my Executor with my dearly beloved wife Eliza Rogers to this 
my last will and testament and all the above mentioned possessions and 
tenements freely possessed and injoyed, revoking and disannuling all other 
testaments, wills, legacies heretofore made by me but ratifying and confirming 
this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I 
hereunto set my hand & seal this 4th day of July AD 1836.
(signed) Daniel Rogers

James Provow
Eleanor Lloyd

State of North Carolina, Onslow County, February Term 1837
Then was the foregoing will admitted for probate by the oath of James Provow 
and James Coston qualified thereto as Executor.
Attest: Jasper Etheridge, clk