ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Abner Battle, 8 Jan 1801
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen; I, Abner Battle, of the County of Onslow & State of 
North Carolina, being weak of body, but in perfect mind & memory, do make this 
my last will and testament in manner and form following, VIZ:
IMPRIMUS:  I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah Battle (SEE ** 
BELOW) one Negro girl name Dill, one Negro boy name Abe, one Negro boy name 
Hardy, to her, her heirs and assigns forever.
IMPRIMUS:  I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Battle, all of my 
horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, corn, wheat in ground, plantation tools, oxen, 
cart, fodder, household 7 kitchen furniture, two feather beds & bedsteads, 
furniture & to her, her heirs and assigns forever.
IMPRIMUS:  I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Nancy Battle, my negros 
Isaac, Mary, Comfort, Lane, Amos, Penny and their increase, one feather bed & 
furniture to her, her heirs and assigns forever.
IMPRIMUS:  But should my beloved wife Sarah Battle, prove with child in due 
time after my decease, its my will & desire, that the said child shall equally 
share of the property I bequeath, I willed my beloved daughter Nancy.
IMPRIMUS: I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Nancy Battle, all my 
share of land left me by my father Ephrine Battle, deceased; but it is my will 
and desire if there should be another child as after mentioned, the said child 
wheather male or female, shall equally share of said land with my beloved 
daughter Nancey Battle, allowing my beloved wife Sarah Battle, the use of 
after land or plantation during her widow.  But should she, my said wife 
marry, it's my will & desire that land or plantation be rented out for the 
benefit of after child or children that she or they marry or come of age.
IMPRIMUS:  It's my will and desire that my beloved wife Susannah Battle shall 
have the use & benefit of all negros left, my beloved daughter Nancy Battle, 
till said Nancy comes of age or marries, for raising clear of any expense & 
educating said child or children, but it is my will and desire that should 
there left child or children die minor, that my property, bequeath and will my 
child or children shall fall legally and truly to my beloved wife Susannah 
Battle her, her heirs and assigns forever.
IMPRIMUS:  It's my desire that all moveable property together with one Negro 
boy named David (that is not already mentioned) shall be sold to the best 
advantage, and pay my debts with this amount; but whatever is over I give and 
bequeath to my beloved wife Susannah Battle, her heirs and assigns forever.
IMPRIMUS:  I constitute & appoint my beloved wife, Susannah Battle & my truly 
friend Gains Rowe, Esq., as managers of this my last will & testament, denying 
all other wills, bequeath acknowledgment is to be my last will and testament.  
In witness whereof, I've hereunto set my hand & seal, this 8th day of January 
A.D., one thousand eight hundred & one.
					Abner Battle, (seal)

Signed, sealed, published and delivered in presence of 
Obed Williams,
Dickey Shackford
William Reid

Test:
Obed Williams
Richard Shackford
Wm. Reid

** Note that the wife is typed as "Sarah" until the 6th Imprimus - without 
explanation, the wife thereafter is named "Susannah".