ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - John Tallman, 30 Apr 1832
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JOHN TALLMAN WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

In the Name of God, Amen.  I, John Tallman, of the county of Onslow 
(illegible) (illegible) (illegible) considering the uncertainty of life and 
being of sound mind and memory, blessed be almighty God for the same, do make 
and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following.
First I resign my soul to the power of almighty of God who gave it and my body 
& remains to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my executors 
hereinafter named. My worldly estate I give and devise of as follows.
ITEM I lend unto my beloved wife Cassandra Tallman a part of the plantation 
where I now live during her natural life. It being the part whereon the house 
now stands, and also about half of my plantation where I now reside, which I 
shall hereafter leave to my daughter Hannah, beginning at a cypress on the 
swamp at side of creek (illegible) and running up a stream through the field, 
a strait line right out to my other line by estimation supposed to contain 
about thirty acres in all which said lands to have and to hold unto her my 
said beloved wife during her natural life.  I also lend unto my beloved wife 
during her natural life two beds and furniture, also five cows and calves and 
their increase during her natural life.  Also all the rest of my household and 
kitchen furniture, during her natural life, all of which said furniture at the 
death of my wife to be equally divided between my three daughters, Cassandra 
Tallman, Hannah Tallman and Elizabeth Tallman only (receiving?) their beds and 
furniture out of the furniture before mentioned that I now intend to give my 
three daughters.  And I also lend unto my wife all of my plantation tools 
during her natural life.  Also I lend unto my beloved wife my two riding 
creatures during her natural life.  Also I lend to her the use of my stocks of 
hogs except three sows and pigs.
ITEM I give unto my daughter Cassandra Tallman the ballance of my lands that I 
have not heretofore willed, it being the part adjoining of Barber lands to her 
during her natural life and then to go to her heirs lawfully begotten of her 
body if any, and if she has no heirs, for it to return back to my daughter 
Hannah.  I also give my daughter Cassandra one bed and furniture, one sow and 
pigs and seven head of cattle and their increase, four cows and calves & one 
heifer, also (a spinning?) wheel, all to have and to hold during her natural 
life.
ITEM I also give unto my daughter Hannah at the death of her mother the lands 
that I have (above?) lent to her mother during her natural life.  At the death 
of my daughter Hannah, the lands that I have left her to go to the heirs 
lawfully begotten of her body if any, and in case of (failure?) of such heirs, 
then to return to Cassandra Tallman, also five head of cattle, consisting of 
two cows, a yearling and one heiffer, also my bed and furniture, & one sow and 
pigs, and increase of all of her said stocks.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Tallman one hundred and 
fifty acres of land, more or less, lying on Starkey's Creek, near the (head?) 
on the south side of said creek, to have and to hold during her natural life, 
also one bed and furniture and five cows and calves, two heifers and their 
increase and five sows & pigs and their increase, all of which said property 
to have and to hold during her natural life.
ITEM I give unto my grandson (Tray or Lacy?) Tallman twenty dollars to be paid 
him when he comes of age, to be paid by my three daughters, Cassandra, Hannah, 
and Elizabeth.
ITEM I give unto my daughter in law (Hester?) Tallman five shillings.
ITEM I give unto my daughter (Nancy?) Tallman five shillings.
ITEM I give unto (Luanna or Lucinda?) Eastman, my grand daughter, twenty 
dollars to have and hold when she comes of age by my three daughters 
Cassandra, Hannah & Elizabeth Tallman.  It is also my will and desire that the 
property that I have already lent wife and what I have not heretofore given 
away, at the death of my wife, it be equally divided among my three daughters 
Cassandra Tallman, Hannah & Elizabeth.
I leave my wife and daughter Cassandra Tallman executors.
Signed sealed and published and ordain by the said testator as and for his 
last will and testament in the presence of us and who at his request in his 
presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names in 
witness this April 30th 1832.

(Testators)
Mitchell Barber
Council (Tailor?) Sr.
(James?) T. Barber

(signed) John Tallman

proved (Jan.?) Term 1833