Robeson County, North Carolina--Wills--Malcom McNeill, 1839 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Malcom McNeill In The name of God, Amen. I, Malcom McNeill of the County of ? Robeson and State of North Carolina beiing of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and ordain This my last Will & Testament in manner and form following to wit, ? 1st I give devise and bequeath to my son Fitz Randolph McNeill four negroes to wit, Big Ben, Cade, and Little (son?) Ben and Washington together with one undivided half of the Barker Plantation ? land being about four Hundred (acres?) to be laid off the lower end of the said land to him and to his (?) forever and in case he should die without leaving issue Surviving him then to be disposed of and given as in herein after directed. I (????) devise and bequeath to my son William McNeill four negroes to Wit, ? Kit, Ben ? called ? Ben of Sabine, also the undivided lower half ot the Plantation wherein I now live Commonly called the Cliburn land, ? ? devise it is my wish & ? to give the profits of the Mills(?) ConJointly to my two sons, William and Malcom I not the ? or divise to the land to both but to William & Malcom to have a proportion of the profits so long as they both live and to work there ConJointly with William and in Case William should die without leaving issue surviving him then to be disposed of as is herein after directed. ? 3rd. I give devise and bequeath to my daughter Harriet four negroes to Wit. ? Isaac Charles and Janie To her during her natural life and after to her children ???? and in case she should die without leaving ? surviving her then to be disposed of and given as is hereunto directed. Item 4th I give devise and bequeath to my son Hector McNeill four negroes to wit. Such Prince ? Ellick. Also the undivided upper half of the Barker Plantation or land to him and his ? forever. and in case he should die without leaving issue surviving him then to be disposed of as is herein after directed. Item 5 I Give devise and bequeath to my daughter Gainer four Negroes to wit Mary Neill ? & Jack to her during her natural life and afterwards to her child or children and in case she should die without leaving ? surviving her then to be disposed of and given as is herein after directed. Item 6 I give devise and bequeath to my son Malcom four negroes to Wit ?ook Wesley Fletcher & Anna also the undivided upper half of the Plantation whereon I now live Commonly called the Cliburn land. It is also my Wish that he work & ? with William one half of the profits of the Mills so long as they both shall live. but it is not my intention to give him ????????? one half of the land. To be laid off of the upper end and in case he should die without leaving issue surviving him then to be disposed of as is herein after directed. Item It is my Will and disifre that all mhy other property of Whatever Kind not Specifically mentioned given or devised be equally divided amongst my ? Children, Fitz Randolph William Harriet, Hecotr Gainer & Malcom Share & Share alike and it is my desire that the division be made without selling the property and that it be made by an equal division of the property itself. Item 8 It is further my Will That the following negroes be sold ??????? months To Wit Tamer & her two Children Bob & Susan. And that the date be effected by my Executors herein after to be named to Some individual in the neighborhood so as not to Seperate the family to a great distance, and ????for the purchaser note or notes with good security for the purchase money and that the monies arising from such sale go to the payment of my just debts and that the Surplus if any be divided amongst my Children Share and Share a like. Item 9 It is further my Will & disire that if any of my children ? should die without leaving issue surviving them That the property herein Willed to him her or them be equally divided amongst the survivors or my children ????? or their Children. Hereby (very hard to read) each and every other former Will or Testament by me made or by my directions, Confirming this and no Other to be my Last Will & Testament. And I do hereby nominate Constitute and appoint my Two Sons Fitz Randolph McNeill & William McNeill my ? and appointed Executors to this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & affixed my seal this Eighteenth day of June, A. D. 1839. ????& acknowledged ? MMc Neill (Seal) Presence of Richd ? Rhodes X John Drake(?) X Robeson County November Term 1839 ??? This Will ? proven in Open Court by the Oath of Richd C. Rhodes & John Drake ???? Witnessed and ordered to be Recorded ?? Howell Clrk ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was transcribed by Barbara Brown Hootman from microfiche stored at the North Carolina State Archives (083--WB-1/384) for use in the USGenWeb Archives. ___________________________________________________________________