ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Edward Young, 26 Nov 1796
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Last Will & Testament of Edward Young
November 26, 1796
Onslow County, NC

	In the name of God, Amen.
	I, Edward Young of the County of Onslow and State of North Carolina,
being of sound and perfect Mind and Memory blessed be God for it, do this 26th
day of November 1796 make and publish this my last will and Testament in 
manner and form following, that is to say.
	First, I give unto my beloved wife Exelina Young two negroes named
Drusilla and Isaac and all the cattle that her father gave her, one horse 
called Liberty, saddle and bridle, her bed and furniture, also all the chairs 
and the large table, all my crockry ware and pewter, my knives and forks, also 
twelve of my best fat hogs, also my yoke of oxen and one large trunk, one pot, 
one dutch oven, also all my geese, two fluke plows and one bar ditto, four 
sows and pigs, eight head of sheep, all my books and forty barrels of corn, 
one ax, two weeding hoes, one half dozen teaspoons to her & her heirs forever.
	Item. I give and bequeath unto my three children, Mary Young, Nancy
Young and Edward Young the following negroes, that is to say.  Handy, Mary,
Daniel, Lewis, Chelsea, Rachel, Milly and Peggy.  The said negroes to be 
equally divided between my above mentioned children, when they arrive at the 
age of eighteen or marry, to them their heirs and assigns forever.
	Item.  I give to my daughter, Mary, one bed and furniture, one set of
silver table spoons to her heirs & assigns forever.
	Item.  I give unto my daughter, Nancy, one bed and furniture, one
silver soup spoon to her and her heirs and assigns forever.
	Item.  I give unto my son Edward Young all the land that I am 
possessed of.  Also one horse, bridle and saddle, one bed and furniture to him 
& his heirs and assigns forever.
	Item.  I give unto the child that my wife is now pregnant with.  Two
negroes named Dick and Molly, one bed and furniture, to it and its heirs and 
assigns forever.
	My will is that my two negroes Andrew and Charlot to be sold at public
or private sale at the discretion of my executors.
	My will is that all my above mentioned negroes shall be hired at the
discretion of my executors and the money arising with all my notes and 
accounts and articles sold to be put to the use of schooling and raising all 
my above mentioned children after paying my just debts then if there should be 
any money arising after the above mentioned support for it to be equally 
divided between all my children.  When my daughter Nancy arrives to the age of 
eighteen or marries to them and their heirs forever.
	My will is that if either of my children should die before they come 
to the above mentioned age that at their legacy or legacies shared be equally 
divided between them that are living to them and their heirs forever.
	Lastly and I hereby make and ordain my worthy friends Jes Williams and
Wood H Rhodes Executors of this my last will and Testament revoking all others
by me heretofore made & acknowledging this only to be my last in witness 
whereof I the said Edward Young have set my hand and fixed my seal the day and 
year above written.

Edw’d Young (drawn seal)

Signed, sealed, published, declared by the said Edward Young the
testator as his last will and testament in the presents of us who 
were present at the time at the signing and sealing whereof.

Robt. Dixon
John Hatch
Eliz’h Rhodes

Recorded in Book of Wills 1800 on page 151

(Added to another copy of will)
I David W. Sanders clerk of the Court of Please and quarter Sessions for
Onslow County, Certify the forgoing is a copy of Edw’d Youngs will in this 
office the 21st day of Sept. 1830.

(signed) D W Sanders clk