Robeson County NcArchives Wills.....Patterson, Daniel 1808
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Source: Personal Record
Written: 1808

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ROBESON COUNTY

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I DANIEL PATTERSON in the aforesaid State & County 
on this thirty-first day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand eight 
hundred and eight, being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and 
memory, thanks be given to God, do make and ordain this my last will and 
testament that is to say, principally and first of all I give and commit my 
soul unto the heart of Almighty God that gave it, & my body I commend to the 
Earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my 
executor. And as touching such worldly estate which it has pleased God to 
bless me with in this life I give, bequeath, ordain and dispose the same in 
the following manner.

First, I give and bequeath unto my son, ALEXANDER, my land including all the 
improvements made by me with my negroe fellow, HARRY, I do further wish that 
the said ALEXANDER shall within a space of three years shall well and truly 
pay unto my son JOHN the sum of Three Hundred Dollars viz: one hundred 
annually until the whole is discharged. 
 
Secondly: I give & bequeath unto my daughter, BARBARA, my negroe boy Isaac, 
(illegible line .... plantation) to my wife during her natural lifetime. 
 
Thirdly: I give unto my daughter, MARGARET BUCHAN, my negroe woman, ANNE.
 
Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto my daughter, FLORAH MCMILLAN my negroe 
woman VENUS and after her death to her children.
 
Fifthly, I give & bequeath unto my daughter, MARY BLUIE, my negro girl BETT, 
and after her death to her children.
 
Sixthly, I give and bequeath unto my grandson, DANIEL McMILLAN, son of my 
daughter, CATHERINE, my negroe boy, SAM, to his heirs, forever. 
 
Seventhly, I give and bequeath unto my loving wife, MARY PATTERSON four cows, 
the horses, the sheep and the hogs, to live on my plantation and to have the 
service of my negroes during her lifetime. And I do further ordain that the 
remainder of my cattle shall be equally divided among the whole, five children 
and that the household furniture, riding chair & plantation utensils remain on 
the plantation during the life-time of my wid. wife and then to be disposed of 
after her death ______________
 
Eighthly: I give & bequeath unto my granddaughter, MARGARET BUCHAN one cow & 
calf & also to my granddaughter ELISAH PATTERSON one cow and calf. 
 
That I do further constitute ordain and appoint my son, ALEXANDER PATTERSON 
the sole Executor of this my last will and testament. In testimony of I have 
heerunto set my hand & seal the day and year first above written.
                                         his
                                  DANIEL  X   PATTERSON
                                         mark

Signed, sealed and published by the said
DANIEL PATTERSON as his last will & testament
& In the presence of each other here beneath ....
sign our names:
 
D. MACALPEN
JOHN BUCHAN

Comments: This will was difficult to transcribe. There could be some variation 
in the interpretation thereof. In addition, in a few places the writing was 
too blurred to interpret.

There is a discrepancy between the dates on the will index listing of Robeson 
for DANIEL PATTERSON and the actual date on the will. In the listing of 
devisees and devisors for Robeson the date for Daniel Patterson is Nov. 1799. 
But the will gives the time as July 1808. The people are the same.


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