Rockingham County NcArchives Wills.....Webster, William September 4, 1843
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Source: Rockingham Genweb
Written: September 4, 1843
Recorded: November 1843

William Webster of Rockingham County, NC 1843

   In the name of god amen this 4th day of September 1843
 I William Webster ___ of Rockingham County North Carolina being verey weake 
in body but of perfect minde and memory thanks be given unto god therefore 
calling ___ minde the mortality of my body and knowing  that it is appointed 
for all men once to die do make and ordane this my Last Will and testement 
that is to say ___ and firste of all I give and recommende my sole unto the 
hands of god that give it and for my  Body Recommend it to the ___ to be 
buried in a Christian like and decent maner at the discretion of my Executors 
nothing douting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same 
againe by the mighty power of god and as touching such worldly Estate whare 
with it hath plesed god to Bless me in this life I give and dispose of the 
same in the folling maner and forme ___

I give and bequeath to my beloved wife my home plantation during her natural 
life and at her decease to be sold and Equally devded betwine my foure 
youngest daughters namely Matilda Webster Elizabeth Webster Mary jane Webster 
and Martha Ann Webster 

I give to my beloved wife one bed and furniture one cow and calf one ___ one 
weal and Cards one table one cuberd and furniture and my will is that my ___ 
plantation shall be sold and I give to my son james A. Webster fifty dollars 
out of it I give to my son William Webster fifty dollars out of it I give to 
my son Andy Webster seventy five dollars out of it and the Balance that it 
bring to be Equally devided between my foure daughters before mentioned 

I give to my daughter Sally Brown fifteen dollars of lent money that she has 
in hand and no more

I give to my son Charles one dollar and no more and my will is that the Reste 
of My property be solde that is not bequeathed and after my lawfull dets is 
paide to be Equally Devided between my foure youngest daughters before 
mentioned namly Matilda Webster   Elizabeth Webster    Mary jane Webster and 
Martha ann Webster and my will is that my son William Webster shall be my only 
and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I do hearby utterly 
Disallow revoke and disanull all and Every other former testemente Wills or 
Legacies Requests and Executors by me in any ways before this time named will 
and bequeaths Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my laste Will 
and Testement in witness Whaare of I have ___ unto set my hand and seal this 
day and year whose written signed sealed ___ Declared by the said last Will 
and Testement in the presence of
Willoughby C Robertson
Ann E. Robertson                                Willliam Webster   {seal}

State of North Carolina     }
Rockingham County           }    November Term 1843
The executor of the foregoing last will and testament of William Webster ___ 
was placed in open 
court by the oath of Willoughby E. Robertson who also found the hand writing 
of Ann E. Robertson who are the subscribing witness there to and ordered to be 
recorded.

Test: T.B. Whicler cop

William Webster Will
Recorded in Book 13 
Pages 311 & 12


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