Robeson County, North Carolina--Wills--Neill Brown, 1819

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NEILL BROWN WILL WRITTEN IN 1815  -  PROBATED IN 1819

In the  name of God, Amen.  I Neill Brown  ??? of the County of Robeson and
State of North Carolina being of sound and perfect mind & memory (blessed be to
God) do this the twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord One
Thousand eight hundred and fifteen make & publish this my last will & testament
in this manner following, that is to say,

First, I give & bequeath unto my beloved son Neill the Plantation whereon I now
live & all the Lands adjoining it, with their improvements. The Lands lie
between ???Branch & the Raft Swamp containing in all Seven hundred & fifteen
acres. I also give & bequeath unto him my negro fellow Jim with all the money
remaining in the house. I also give & bequeath unto him my stock of Horses,
Hogs, Sheep, & Cattle with all my Stuff farming utensils and tools, Household
furniture & every other article with every improvement

I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Duncan the Plantation on which he is
now living, containing two hundred acres of Land lying on the South Side of
MacPhaul’s Mill Swamp below Daniel MacNeills.

I also give & bequeath unto him my negro winch Bet with all her increase, after
my death to be ????? by him during his life. after his death I will that She &
her issue (if any) be equally divided among his children.  Unto my beloved Son
John I give & bequeath my Negro boy Atts(?)

Unto my beloved Son Peter I give & bequeath my negro boy ?oo.

Unto my beloved Son Archibald I give & bequeath the negro boy Tom now in his
????? & for whom I have never given a bill of Sale.  Unto my beloved Grandson
Neill Washington the child of my Son Daniel Died & give & bequeath my negro boy
Cuffs.  Unto my beloved daughters Mary I give and bequeath my negro woman Moll.
Unto my beloved daughter Isabel I give & bequeath my negro girl Chaney during
her lifetime only.  Should Chaney have children I will the first child to my
daughter Mary, the next succeeding children of Chaney I will to the heirs of
my daughters Isabel by John Currie until each of them shall have one apiece,
after which I will that she/Chaney/and her remaining children (should she have
any) be equally divided amongst the heirs of Daniel ?????

I further ordain my beloved Son Neill Executor of this my last will & testament.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & Seal this day and year above written.

Signed Sealed published & declared in the presence of us who were present at
the time of Signing & Sealing of this the last will & testament of Neill
Brown Sen

? Currie
John McPhaul                                                 Neill Brown Seal
Neill McPhaul                                                   (his mark)

(Recorded in will book A page 208 in pursuance of an order of court Feb ??? 1831
Signature is unreadable)