RANDOLPH COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Edward Thornborough - 1791

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Edward Thornborough Will


In the Name of God Amen. I Edward Thornborough of Randolph County Being
weak in Body but in Sound mind & memory Bless be God Do this Nineteenth
day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and
Ninety one Say and Publish This my Last will and Testament in manner
and form following That is to say. First I give to my son Edward
Thornberry where his House is containing One Hundred and Fifty Acres of
land as it is laid off for him Also I give to my son William Thornberry
the Place where he now lives Containing one Hundred and fifty acres as
it is Laid off for Him & the part of the land where I now live Called
the Old Place. I will to my Sons in manner Following in the First Place
my wife Ann Thornberry is to Have the use of the House and all the
House Hold Furniture three Cows Her Choice of the Stock the White Mare
& Colt during her Natural Life & at Her own Disposal and my sd sons
Edward and William Thornberry is To Find of all her Household
Provisions & firewood while she lives & after her death the land
Edward and William Thornberg is to Pay to Each of my Eight daughters
Five pounds and to Ann & Jane Thornberg daughters of my son Thomas
Thornberg deceased five pounds each In all fifty pounds and to my said
2 sons is to Have the use of the Land immediately & in case either of
my daughters die the five pounds in that case is to go to her children
& if one of my grandaughters die the other is to have the ten pounds.
But if Both should die the estate to pay in that case. And I made &
ordain this my sons Edward Thornberg & William each my Sons on try
of....will todo To the letting of the to sd...and making of the in
Control whereof I No...& Edward Thornberrys last Will and Testament Let
my hand...

Signed Seald and Delivered in the .... Edward W. Thornberry his mark
William Bell, John Vickery, Daniel Boo
Proved 1791 Randolph Co, NC