ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Shadrack Cary, 8 Apr 1823
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen:
Know all persons by these presents that I, Shadrack Cary, being weak of body
but of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last
will and testament in manner and form following: My will is that all my just
debts be first paid out of what money may be due me and the sale of my Negro
man Charles, who I leave to be sold at a credit of six months.

Item:  I give and bequeath beloved son Donie (?) fifty acres of land lying in
Wells fork on the north side of Cow head Creek and also give him fifteen acres
more being in Jumpen Run Neck which John Gornto was to make deed to which I
wish made to my son Daniel.

Item:  I lend to my beloved wife Rebecca the houses and cleared land adjoining
them as far as a small locust tree in the peach orchard and through the neck
so as to include my field on Bear Head during her natural life.

Item:  I give the cleared land on Wallace's Creek side and the balance of my
peach orchard and all on the north side of the line, both cleared and
woodland, to be equally divided between my two daughters, Pollie and
Elizabeth, them & their heirs forever, I mean north of the line from the
locust tree to the mouth of Bearhead.

Item:  I give, at the death of my wife, the lands that I lent her to be
equally divided amongst all my children according to quantity & quality,
including my youngest daughter Elen as well as above named children.

Item:  I give to my son Daniel my young mare and her increase to him and his
heirs forever.  I think I have made ample provisions for paying my just debts
and I wish three of my neighbors called in to divide my stock and furniture of
every description equally between my wife & four children, and should there be
any money left out of the appropriation to pay my debts, I give to be equally
divided amongst my wife and four children, and wish an equal division amongst
them in any thing that I may have omitted to mention.

Item: I give Wallen Brown five shoats.

I leave my beloved wife my sole executrix to this my last will and testament,
revoking all wills by me made heretofore, in testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal this 8 day of April 1823.

					Shadrack (his X mark) Cary (seal)

Test:  Daniel M. Dulany

Onslow County:  In court May term 1823.  This will was proved in open court by 
the oath of Dan. M. Dulany & Rebecca Cary qualified thereto.

B. Lester, clerk
By R.C. Lester, Asst. clerk