RANDOLPH COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Larence - 1800 ************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Nadine Holder nadin@c2i2.com *************************************************************** In the name of God amen, I john Larence of Randolph County, State of N. Carolina being in a low state of health and weak of body but in perfect mindand memory thanks be unto god calling to mind the mortallity of my body and know that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament that is to say principaly and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto almighty god and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Cristian burial at the discression of my Executors and as touching such worldly estate which it has please god to bless me with I do give devise and dispose of the same in the manner and form following (viz) first I do give unto my beloved wife Ann Larrence the plantation where on I now live for her to possess freely during her natural life also with all my household goods debta and movable effects horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and also all my negro slaves as follows Charles, Betty, Moses, Harry, Jane John and Dick for her freely to possess during her natural life and then to be equally divided between my seven sons and three girls for them freely to possess I do also give unto my daughter Nancy one feather bed one cow and calf two sheep and a sow and pigs also I give unto my said daughter Nancy five dollars in cash to be levied and paid out of my estate. Item I do give to my two daughters Sally and Patty each ten dollars to be levied and paid out of my estate. Item I do give unto my three sons Needham, Jonathan and Jesse each one horse bridle and saddle also to each a feather bed and furniture a cow and calf two sheep and a sow and pgis to be paid of of estate when they come of age. Item I do give unto my son Edward two hundred acres of land where on he now lives beginning upon the east line retracing west. Item I do give to my son William two hundred acres of land where he now lives beginning on the north line running south. Item I give unto my son Richard two hundred cares of land on the south of Edwards tract running west. Item I do give to my son Peter the tract of land where he now lives. Item I give unto my two sons Needham and Jonathan three hundred and twenty four acres of land to be equally divided. Blairs old place Jonathan to take the plantation I do will and it my desire that my son Jesse shall have the land and plantation containing four and twenty five acres where on I now live for him freely to possess after the death of my wife Ann and I also give unto him the said Jesse one still and its implements and I do also appoint my wife Ann Larrence and my son Edward Larrence and William Larrence the sole executors of this my last and will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoce and disavow all and every other former testament beuest and exeutors by me (several words unclear) Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of September one thousand eight hundred. signed John Larance (seal) Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said John Larrence as his last will and testament in his presence and in the presence of William Smitherman, Robert Cunningham, Thomas Haydick. Randolph County November term 1800 - the Last Will & Testament of John Larrance was confirmed in open court by William Smitherman, Robert Cunningham and ordered to be resolved at the same term the executors qualified. Copy J. Harper, Clerk