ROBESON COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Jeremiah Walters, Sr., 9 Mar 1853
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Contributor's Note:  Jeremiah Walters was born c 1780 Dobbs County NC, 
died 1853 Robeson County NC.  
Marred 1st Elizabeth Bethea; married 2nd Mary Ann Becker.
 

            Will of Jeremiah Walters Sr 

      I, Jeremiah Walters of the State of North Carolina and
County of Robeson being advanced in life and calling to mind the
uncertainty of my earthly existence, I am manifestedly drawing to my
caller and do make and ordain and publish this my last will and
testement in matter following to wit. 
      My Soul I remitt to God, who gave it to me and my body
to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian like manner according to
the discretion of herein after mentioned and the funeral expenses as
well as my just debts to be paid by my executor out of any money that
comes to their hands belonging to my estate. 
      I give and do bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Ann
Walters all my lands lying and being in said county of Robeson on both
sides of Old Field Swamp including the Plantation whereon I now reside
and all of my improved land containing five hundred and thirty five
acres in all, also i give and bequeath unto my loving wife all my negro
slaves together with their increase during their natural life to wit.
Bristor-Handy-Bauston and a negro woman Lear and her increase. Barbara
and her increase and a negro girl Julia and her increase and negro boy
Peter- negro girl Froney and increase, also all my household and kitchen
furniture together with all my Horses, Cattle, Hogs and Sheep and Stock
of all kind and all my Plantation tools and carriages of every sort,
wagons, carts and ploughs and also all the gear belonging to each, also
all of the Provisions on hand - Corn Bacon, etc.. and at the time of my
death to be for the only use and benefit of my beloved wife during of
her natural life and after her death to be the proper use and benefit of
my son Jeremiah Walters, his heirs ans assigns forever, but if my son
Jeremiah Walters dies before his mothers death it is my will and desire
that my beloved wife Mary Ann Walters then have one half of my said
Estate and dispose of the same according to her own will and pleasure
and the other half of my said Estate to be Equally Divided among all my
children share and share alike, and if any of my negros become unruly
and will not obey their misstress, it is my will that she sell such
disobedient negros ad make use of the proceeds of the sale of said
negroe that is the money arising from such sale to be used in any what
she thinks best. 
      It is my last will and desire that my beloved
children, that is to say my son Leonard Moore Walters, Trestram Walters,
and my daughters Martha Ann Bethea, Jane McRae and Margaret Jane
Weatherly and my son Lorenzo Dow Walters and my three grand children
that is to say Elizabeth, Agustus, and Williana Walters they being the
children of my son William Walters that all of said children by my first
wife including my grand children each have one dollar each of my estate
over and above what i have already given them and the said sum of one
dollar to be paid to each of them by my Executors after the death of my
beloved wife Mary Ann Walters and I here constitute ordain and appoint
my tursty friends Allen Walters and Alvin Lewis Executors of this my
last will and testament and do hereby revoke all other wills or former
wills by me herefore make and do publish this and this only to be and
contain My last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my
hand and seal this 9th day of March AD 1853. 

Signed Sealed published and declared by the Testor - Jeremiah Walters to
be his last will and testament in the presence of us who were present at
the time of signing the same. 

Jeremiah Walters (seal) 

Joseph Thompson
Seth Howell 

Robeson County August term 1853 Court of Please and quarter Sessions 



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Michael Walters
MeWalters7@webtv.net
Robeson County