Joseph Bookout will, Randolph County NC, 1806
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JOSEPH BOOKOUT will

State of North Carolina, Randolph Co.

I Joseph Bookout being sick in body but of good and perfect memory do
make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form as
follows. First my body to be buried devoutly at the directions of my
Executors hereafter named and all my just Debts paid. I do Order give
and dispose of the rest of my estate in manner and form following. That
is to say impartially I leave and bequeath to my son John Bookout the
hundred and fifth acres of land which I now live upon which includes my
improvements and buildings and is on a separate deed from the rest of my
land. I leave unto my daughter nelly smith the hundred acres I once sold
Thomas j. Brown and I took it back again.  The rest of my land I will to
be sold by my Executors and the money arising from the sale to be
equally divided among my four sons, Marmaduke, Charles Bookout, Joseph
Bookout and John Bookout. I will my daughter Sarah Bookout ten pounds.
And I hereby make and appoint Samuel Brown and John Bookout my sole
Executors of this my last will and testament hereby making and making
void all former wills and testaments by me. Write and declaring this
only to be my last will and tgestament in witness hereto I set my hand
and seal this 21st of July 1806.
                         his
                    JOSEPH    X   BOOKOUT
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          A _____ Copy
Jacob Hinshaw
Jese Hicks Trust
Randolph County August 1806 the above will was duly ____ by Judge ______
by Jese Hicks_____to be recorded.