Orange County NC - WILLS - Joseph WELLS, 20 July 1804

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I Joseph Wells of Orang County and state of North Carolina
being inperfict health and perfict sense and perfict memory but knowing
that it is appointed for all men once to die, I theirfore this twentyeth
day of the seventh mounth in the yeair one thousand eight hundread and
fore make and ordain this my last will and testament in the maner
following, first I ordain and constitute my two sons Isaac Wells and
William Wells my wholey and soley executors of this my will and
testament as trustees of the whole I allow my furnal charges and just
debts to be first paid out of my estate items and as touching sutch
wourldly estate as it has pleased the lord to bless me with I bequeath,
devize, give and dispose of as follows, I give to my son William Wells
all my rites of land on boath sides of Cane Creek and my part of the
millseat and water corses like wise the planatation that I now live on
with full priviliges of house articles and all other rightes and
intitles of land watsoever to be freely posesed unto him his heairs and
asignes for ever. I give to my eldest son John Wells seven dollars, I
give to my son Joseph Wells seaven dollars, I give to my son Nathan
Wells seaven dollars, I give to my son Isaac Wells seaven dollars, I
give to my daughter Margrate Gifford seaven dollars, I give to my
daughter Charity mac Daniel seaven dollars, I give to my daughter mary
Adamson seaven dollars, I give to my daughter Reachel Underwood seaven
dollars, I give to my grandaughter daughter of Jessey Wells deascased
five shillings. I allow all these above mentioned leaguises to be paid
ought of my parishable property. Item, I allow the remainder part of my
parishable property to be equally deavided between my son William Wells
and Elezabeth Wells. In witness and testamony where of I Joseph Wells
have heair unto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and yeare above
writen, signed and sealed in the preasence of us:
William Pike                Joseph Wells  {seal}
John Pike 
John Marshill
                 Exr qualif. (executors qualified)

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