ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - Obiah Russell, 10 Oct 1826
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OBIAH RUSSELL WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

(Transcriber note: I can not determine with absolute certainty that the 
surname of this will is Russell.  It is written the same in every reference 
and I am certain the first four characters are Russ.)

In the name of God amen.  I, Obiah Russell of the state of North Carolina & 
Onslow County at this time weak of body but sound of mind & memory.  Calling 
to mind the mortality of all mankind that it is appointed for all to die & 
after recommending my soul to almighty god who created & my body submitted to 
its mother dust to buried decent & in a cristian like manner and agreeably to 
the last will & testament of first decd husband Thad Russell for me at my 
death to divide the property lent me by him for me at my death to divide the 
property lent me by him among his children I do therefor make and ordain this 
my last will & desire to divide the property lent me with some other that I 
have obtained since the death of my first husband revoking all other wills by 
me made either verbally or written.
ITEM  I give to my two sons David M. Russell & Daniel L. Russell my negro 
woman Winny for them to divide her equally between them by one selling to the 
other at a fair rate.  Also, I give to David alone all the crop that is on the 
land where I now live with all the benefit that may arise from it also all the 
hogs that belongs to me also one white faced cow & yearling to him & his heirs 
forever.
ITEM  I give to my son William J. Russell six sitting chairs the same that his 
father left me to him & his heirs forever.
ITEM  I give to my daughter Fanny Walker one bed, bedstead and two sheets, one 
homespun coverbad (?), one bolster & two pillows to her & her heirs forever.
ITEM  I give to my son Benjamin W. Russell all the (illegible) of the property 
lent me by his father with some other consisting of one of best beds that I 
have with all of bed clothing that I have after my two daughters gets theirs, 
one large chest, one beaufat (buffet ?) & furniture, one press & (illegible), 
one spinning wheel, two pot (illegible - trummels?) (illegible) pots, one 
Dutch oven, one (illegible - spider?), one tea kettle, one skillet, one 
gridiron, one pair of wood irons, one pair (illegible ----thing) irons, one 
loom & furniture, small mahogany table, half a dozen windsor chairs, one tin 
sugar box, two cows & calves.  My wish is for him to have the best bedstead 
that I have with his bed also I wish for all the balance of what may be found 
that is not herein mentioned except my old woman Cate (?) to be sold by my 
executor & the money to be given to my son Benjamin all of which I give to him 
his heirs & assigns forever.
Also I hereby make & ordain my son Daniel L. Russell whole & sole Executor to 
this my last will & testament to see that it is executed to the full intent & 
meaning thereof in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 
10th of October 1826.
(signed) Obiah Russell

(illegible) throug a mistake I have left my old woman Cat which I now give her 
to my son Daniel L. Russell to him & his heirs forever.
(signed) Obiah Russell

Signed Sealed & declared by the testator to be her last will & testament.
In presence of us
W -moth (?)
Enoch Winberry

Onslow County, Court of Please & Quarter Sessions August term 1828. This was 
the foregoing will of Obiah Russell duly proved in open court by the oath of 
Enoch Winberry one of the subscribing witnesses & D. L. Russell the executor 
therein named qualified thereto agreeably to law
Danl. Ambrose, clk