Robeson County NcArchives Wills.....Lewis, James 1829
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Written: 1829

State of North Carolina Robeson County

I James Lewis give to my wife Lucrecy Lewis all my property of every 
description consisting of lands, stock of all kinds, horses, cattle, sheep 
and hogs. Also all my house hold goods and plantation tools likewise all my 
Negroes only an exception of three Negro boys namely Jo, Madison and Bob 
which said Negroes I dispose of in the following manner:

I give to my beloved daughter Sarah Reynolds the above Negro boy Jo.
I give to my beloved daughter Patsey Inman the above Negro boy Bob.
I give my daughter Hariot the above negro boy named Madison.

The rest of my property I give to my wife during her widowhood and if she 
remains unmarried the above given or described property to be hers during 
her natural life.

I also give to my daughter Emma Lewis one Negro girl named Jane.

I give to my youngest daughter Tracey Lewis a Negro girls name Floroa.

I hereby declare that it is my wish and intention that all my children shall 
have an equal share of my estate only my daughter Patsey Inman who has had 
one hundred and ninety dollars which must be accounted for at the division 
of my property.

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Lucrecy Lewis vs. Allen Inman Guardian to minor heirs of James Lewis 
appealed to Superior Court.

At a court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in Lumberton on the 4th Monday of 
November in the year of our Lord 1829 the last will and testament of James 
Lewis dec'd late of Robeson County being offered for probate and the same 
being objected to it is ordered by the court that the case be sent to the 
Superior Court for trial by jury. It is ordered that Allen Inman be 
appointed guardian to Mary, Eliza, Emily, Nancy, Caroline and Tracy Lewis 
minor heirs of the said James Lewis to attend to their interests in the 
above issue.

I Archibald McEachin Clerk of the Court of P's & Q's certify the above to be 
a true transcript of the records in my office this the 23rd March 1830.


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