ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Zachariah Gurganus, 10 Mar 1820
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

North Carolina} To wit, in the name of God, Amen:  I, Zachariah Gurganus of
the State aforesaid and County of Onslow, planter, being sick and weak in body
but of a disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament in
form following; Chief of all, I humbly commend my soul unto the mercy of God
my creator and my body to corruption, fully trusting for the salvation of the
one and the resurrection of the other, only through the merits of Jesus Christ
my redeemer, and as the worldly goods that Providence has trusted me with,
after my just debts and needful expences being first paid, I desire to dispose
of them as followeth:

ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Gurganus all my land and
plantation whereon he now lives that lies on Blue Creek, also one half of the
stock of cattle that he has now in his possession, also my saddle, to him and
his heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM:  My will and desire is that all the land I own whereon I now live to be
equally divided between my four daughters, namely Molly, Tamer, Charity and
Elizabeth Gurganus, to them, their heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM: I give to my daughter Peggy Gurganus fifty dollars to her, her heirs
forever.

ITEM: My will and desire that all my home stock of cattle and plantation tools
and the money securing there from household and kitchen furniture and hogs be
sold and be equally divided between my four daughters, namely Molly, Tamer,
Charity, and Elizabeth Gurganus, to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM: I give to wife Mornen (Mourning?) Gurganus, one yoke of oxen during her
natural life, then to return to my children and to be divided among them.

Further, I constitute and appoint my friend Thomas Marshburn and my son Henry
Gurganus Executors to this my last will and testament, revoking all other
wills by me made and declaring this and no other to be my last will and
testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my (hand) and affixed my
seal this the 10th day of March 1820.

(No signature typed in)  (Seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of  (Note: Testators not named
here)

Onslow County:  In court May term 1820, this will being laid before the court,
and David Gornto and Jesse Webb, being duly sworn, deposed and said that the
testator acknowledged to be his will.
Banester Lester, clerk
Henry Gurganus qualified as Executor.  The widow also entered her dissent to 
the same at the time.