ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Ruth Strange, 7 Apr 1798
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina

In the name of God, Amen:  I, Ruth Strange being weak in body but of sound 
mind & memory blessed be God for the same do make this my last will & 
testament in manner and form following (VIZ.):

ITEM: I give & bequeath unto my son Seth Strangve one hundred acres of land 
that Elmore Anderson bought of John Johnston lying on Persimmons Branch & also 
one bay mare called Nance which I give to him his heirs & assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son John Strange one hundred acres of land 
also one colt called Nick which I give to him his heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my son Edward Strange the whole of the 
plantation whereon I now live which I give to him his heirs and assigns 
forever.
ITEM: I give & bequeath unto my daughter Synthae Strange fifty acres of land 
lying on both osides of the road where John Berrman now lives which I give to 
her, her heirs & assigns forever.
ITEM: I give & bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Ellis fifty acres of land 
adjoining the land I gave to Synthae Strange which I give to her, her heirs & 
assigns forever.
ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elz. Berryman one shilling to be 
paid by my executor in a reasonable term after my deceased.

My will and desire is that the four hundred acres of land on Mill Creek & Bear 
Creek also my whole stock of cattle & hogs be sold at six months credit & for 
my just debts to be paid out of the money's arising from the sale & the 
residue to be equally divided among my children; John, Edward & Synthae 
Strange, & Hannah Ellis, and also for my plantation tools to be divided 
between John Strange & Edwrad Strange & my household furniture to be divided 
between my two daughters Synthae Strange & Hannah Ellis and all the rest of my 
land that I have not given away, if there should be any, my will & desire is 
that they be equally divided between John Strange, Edwrad Strange, Synthae 
Strange, Hannah Ellis & the three heirs of James Strange (Jr.) (viz.): Salley, 
Seth & James Strange (Jr)

I do hereby ordain and appoint John Strange & Lewis Ellis my executors of this 
my last will and testament hereby utterely revoking all other wills or 
testaments by me made declaring and pronouncing this my last will & testament, 
in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 7th day of April 
1798.

Ruth Strange (seal)

Signed sealed & delivered by the said strange as her last will & testament in 
present of us:
Nath'l Loomis
Reuben Ambrose
Shadrack Ambrose


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