Orange County NC - WILLS - James Walker, 29 December 1791
			   
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        WILL OF JAMES WALKER 29 DECEMBER 1791
        Orange Co NC  Will Book B pp229-230

In the name of God Amen I JAMES WALKER of the County of Orange State
of North Carolina, being of  perfect sense and memory but weak in body
do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.
first I bequeath  my Soul to Almighty God hoping to receive
forgiveness of all my Sins through the merits  and meditations of my
Lord Saviour Jesus Christ, and my body I bequeath to the Earth  from
whence it came to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors
hereafter named
and my worldly estate which it hath pleased God  to bestow on me I
give and bequeath as followeth.
I give to my loving wife ELISABETH all my land that I am possessed of
during my wifes natural life  and after my wifes decease I give my
land to my Son  JAMES WALKER to him and his heirs forever. I give to
my Son JAMES WALKER on the day of his marriage my Negroe Woman PHEBE
and her increase to him and  his heirs forever. I give to my wife
ELISABETH during her natural life my Negroes ISAAC, DAVID, TOM PHILIP,  
and my Will is that after my wifes decease the value of the
above said Negroes shall be equally divided  between my five children
that I had by my first Wife  (Viz) ANNE CIMBOL, SANDERS WALKER, LYDIA
WRIGHT,   JEREMIAH  WALKER and WILLIAM WALKER. I give to my three
Children  That I had by my second Wife SARAH COLBERT, ELISABETH
HORTON, JAMES WALKER, one Dollar to each, and after my  Debts are paid
I give to my loving Wife all the rest  of my moveable estate, to her 
her heirs forever.

I constitute and Ordain my Wife ELISABETH WALKER my Son JAMES
WALKER, my whole and Sole executors  of this my last Will and
Testament In witness  whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal  this
twenty ninth day of December 1791  Signed Sealed delivered In
presence of us JAMES WALKER  THOMAS ?LATTA?  SAMUEL GARRARD

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