ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Harriot M. Rowe, 10 Apr 1813
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen:  I Harriot M. Rowe of the county of Onslow and State
of North Carolina, being low in health but of sound and disposing mind and
memory and calling to mind the uncertainity of life have thaught proper to
make this my last will and testament in manner and form following VIZ:

IMPRIMIS: I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary C. Snead the following
Negroes, VIZ: Darby, Phebe, Silvy, Fanny, Killis, Tony, Virgil, Lewis, Alice,
Alfred, Mirinda, Hester & Sarah, I also give to my said daughter three notes
on James Carney of New Bern amounting in all to five hundred dollars, all my
glass ware, one set of China ware and one dozen silver tea spoons.  The above
legacy is give to my said daughter on condition that she shall never either by
herself her heirs or assigns make any demand on the estate of my husband Gains
Rowe or my own estate for any sum or sums of money as heir at law of her
father Robert W. Snead, otherwise the above gift to be nul and void and if she
should make any such demand I then give the said property to my son James G.
Rowe.  Should my said daughter die before she arrives to the age of eighteen
or marries, I give the said property to my son James, and in case of his death
or in his non age or not having lawful issue I then give said property to my
brother B. C. Gillespie and sister Catherin Anthony to be equally divided
between them or their heirs.

ITEM: I authorize my executor hereafter named to pay to my mother Lydia
Gillispie during her life the sum of sixty dollars per year out of the
interest of the money arising from the sales of property hereafter give to my
son James.

ITEM: Negro man Jack and Negro woman Lucy together with all the residue of my
property of every discription whatever but in the event of the death of my
said son I then give said property to my daughter Mary that is in case of his
dying in his non age or not having lawful issue and shuld my said daughter die
before she arrives to the age of eighteen or marries, I then give said
property to my brother B. C. Gillispie and my sister Catherine Anthony to be
equally divided between them or their heirs.

ITEM: I authorize my executor hereafter named to sell the Negro woman Silvy to
purchase with the money a Negro boy for the use of my daughter Mary.

ITEM: I hereby nominate and appoint my brother B. C. Gillespie executor to
this my last will and testament and I also appoint my said brother Guardian to
my daughter Mary C. Snead.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 10th day of April 1813.

					Harriet M. Rowe (seal)

Signed and sealed in presence of
Benjamin Johnston
Elizabeth Baisden


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