RANDOLPH COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Benjamin Brookshire - 1863

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Randolph Co. Will Book 12, page 476 
Benjamin BROOKSHIRE
     In the name of God, Amen. I, Benjamin BROOKSHIRE of the County of
Randolph and State of North Carolina, being admonished by the
increasing infirmities of age, but of sound and disposing mind, do make
and constitute this my last will and testament.
     I will and bequeath my real and peersonal estate, after the
payment of my debts to be equally divided between my beloved children, 
Enoch, Nancey, Louisa, William F., Benjamin Whitson, Pauline Elmira, 
Wincey and the children of my deceased daughter Sarah without reference
to my previous advancements except such as are hereinafter mentioned. 
     To the children of my beloved daughter Olive, deceased, I leave my
blessing and do enjoin my heirs & legatees to remember that I
unwillingly leave them portionless, as incapable of taking property
bequeathed by reason of their being "alien enemies" of the Confederate
States.
     As I have already given a tract of land to Louisa, now it is my
wish that the other heirs & legatees shall receive of my estate to the
value of the aforesaid tract given to Louisa, and that the valuation be
fixed by the amount specified in my deed to her. After the other heirs 
and legatees have received of my estate an amount equal to the land
given to Louisa, then she and they to share equally in the remainder.
     It is my wish that of the portion going to the children of my 
daughter Sarah, deceased, my grandson William HALEY should first 
receive $200. Two hundred dollars, and then the remainder should be 
equally divided between William, Nancey, Louisa and Fannie HALEY. I do
this because I consider what I have given to their sister Mary Jane, in
education and providing her with funds to carry her to Texas is
sufficient & equal to the share of the others.
     I hereby authorize & empower my administrator to sell my real & 
personal estate, if in his opinion the same shall be best for the 
interest of the heirs & legatees, or necessary for division and I also 
authorize & empower him to sell on long terms of credit, with approved 
security, if in his opinion such extension of credit would be best for
the estate.
     To my beloved wife, I leave that portion of my estate allowed by
the law, which I think will be a competent support in her declining 
years. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal on this
seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty three. 

Testes:                                            Benjamin BROOKSHIRE
(SEAL) Eli BRANSON
Ezra HAMMOND


Randolph County, North Carolina	Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
                                               August Term 1863

The due execution of this last will & testimony of Benjamin BROOKSHIRE 
is duly proved in open court by the affirmation of Eli BRANSON & Ezra 
HAMMOND, the subscribing witnesses to the same, and ordered to be 
recorded.

                                               J. C. BROWN Clk.