Robeson County, North Carolina--Wills--Neill B. Brown, 1846

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NEILL B. BROWN LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
Probated 1846

State of North Carolina.
Robeson County ????

In the name of God amen

I Neill B. Brown, being of sound mind and memory, blessed be
God, do make me ordain and publish this last Will and Testament in the
following manner and form to witt.

Item 1st I desire that my body be disposed of in decent christian
burial. Item 2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved
Wife Mary Brown

the Plantation on which I reside during the time
of her natural life or widow - hood, and my Plantation known as the
McDougald place, and also my plantation known as the ???? place,
to hold and ??? during her widow hood, until my son Malcom Brown
shall have attained the age of twentyone.  Item 3rd I give and bequeath
to my beloved children viz. Penelope Brown, Flora Ione(?) Brown,
Effie Brown, Mesy Brown, Malcom Brown, Mary Brown, Harriet Brown,
Neill Brown, John Brown, Catherine Frances Brown an equal interest
in the negro slaves of which I may be ???? and possessed at the
time of my death.  Item 4th It is my will and desire that all
my negro slaves shall remain on the plantation under management of
wife Mary Brown until my Daughter Catherine F Brown attains the
age of eighteen years then it is my wish and desire that an
agreed division should take place.  Item 5 th  Should any of
my Daughters Marry before my daughter Catherine Frances Brown
shall have attained the age of eighteen years then it is my wish
and desire that my Executor hereafter to be mentioned summon
three disinterested persons whose duty it should be to select
from the common s??? of the negro slaves or female servants which
servants should be for sole use and service of such daughter or
daughters for marrying untill my daughter C Frances Brown shall
have attained the age of eighteen ????? and her issue if she has any
must be returned to the common stock.
Item 6 th In virtue of this bequest to hertofore made to my beloved
wife Mary Brown it shall be her duty to maintain my children
on this plantation and give them such an education as their
circumstances will permit.  Item 7 I give and bequeath to my
son Malcom Brown My Plantation known as the McDougald Place
and eighty acres, my Plantation known as the Smiths place
after he shall have attained the age of twenty one years
to be his, his heirs and assigns forever.

Item 7 this I give and bequeath to my son Neill Brown, After
his mother's death, this plantation on which I reside
immediately preceding my death and the balance of my Smith's
Place to be his and his heirs and assigns forever. Item 8 th
I give and bequeath to my son John Brown four hundred and
fifty dollars, to be kept out as interest until he shall have
attained the age of twenty one years then to appropriate to
the purchase of Land
Item 9 th I give and bequeath thi to my beloved children hertofore
mentioned an equal interest in all my perishaable propery, and
it is my wish and desire that it should all remain on the plantation
for their m;utual support and benefit till my daughter C F Brown
shall have attained the age of eighteen years, unless others
of my daughters should marry, in that event it is my wish and
desire that each one on marrying receive a bed and bedding some
stock which ever to be absolutely theirs, but which must be
valued and validation returned to the common stock.  I nominate
and constitute my beloved wife Mary Brown Executix to this my last
will and Testament and I hereby revoke all former wills ????
my time made.  Signed, Sealed and published by this testator to
be his last will and Testament ????? year as being in the
presence of
                                Neill B. Brown (Seal)
Test Hugh Brown
Test Hector McNeill

Recorded in Will Book A of Robeson County
Page 472

Sdh Howell Clk

Will of
Neill B. Brown
State of North Carolina
Robeson County
February Term 1846
Then was this Will offered for  Probate and duly proven
in open court by the oath of Hugh Brown one of the Subscribing
Witnesses Thereto and ordained to be recorded

Sdh Howell Clk