Orange County NcArchives Wills.....McBroom, Andrew December 1, 1783
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Source: Original Nc State Archives Orange County Will Box
Written: December 1, 1783
Recorded: February 1784

Will of Andrew McBroom 1783 from Original at NC State Archives Orange County 
Will box
Transcribed with original spelling and capitalization

Orange County [some sort of abbreviation “js” or “fs”] February Courts 1784
The Execution of the within Will of Andrew McBroom deceased, was duly provd in 
open Court by the Oath of Jno. Armstrong one of the Subscribing witnesses 
thereto and Ordered to be recorded. 
[signed] Clerk of Court
Andrew McBroom 
Last will
Entd.
Recd.
Copy & Letters give
Examd.
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In The Name of God Amen the first Day of December in the Year of Our Lord One 
thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Three.  I Andrew McBroom --- of the County of 
Orange and state of North Carolina Being weak in Body but of perfect mind and 
Memory Thanks be given unto God therefore, calling unto mind the Mortality of 
my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die Do make & 
Ordain this my Last Will and Testament, And as for my soul I give into the 
Hands of God that gave it & my Body I recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a 
Christian and Decent Like Manner at the Discretion of My Executors.  Nothing 
Doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall Receive the same again by the 
Mighty Power of God and as Touching Such worldly Estate where with it hath 
Pleased God to Bless me with in this Life I give devise and Dispose of the 
same in the following manner & form ------[word] , It is my Will and I Do 
order in the first place that all my Just Debts and funeral Charges be paid 
and Satisfiyed,--
Item  First I will to my beloved wife Mary her living on that part of the Land 
were on my son Andrew McBroom now Lives and he is to find her all 
Necessaries , she is to have one bed and furniture Two pots and one cow and 
one Equal Share with my Three Daughters of all the Moveables & also John 
McCalib is to Live with her ---  The Land is to be Equally Divided Between my 
Two Sons Andrew and William , and I will to my son Andrew that part of the 
Land where he Lives, and I will to my Son William his part on that side where 
he lives -  And also that there be an Equal Devision of all the Moveables 
betweext my beloved wife Mary and Daughters Jane, Rebecca and Mary - -   I 
appoint my trusty Friends Andrew McBroom and Jno Armstrong to be my Executors 
Given under my hand seal the Day & year above written.
Test                                                                           
     Andrew MBroom {seal}
Jno Armstrong Jurat
John Allison

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