Berger, Charles - 1793 - Rowan County, NC - Wills

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                          Will of Charles Berger

     In the name of God Amen; I, Charles Berger of the county of Rowan
and State of North Carolina, being in low state of health by reason of
infirmities that is natural in old age but thanks be to God, my Maker,
of perfect mind and memory, and calling to mind the uncertainty of human
nature, not knowing how soon it may please God to call me out of this
world, I do for the better regulation of my worldly affairs and for the
peace and tranquility of those whom I shall leave behind me, I think it
proper to make and contribute and ordain this to be my last Will and
Testament, And in the first place I give and bequeath my soul to God who
gave it in the first place and my body to be buried in a christian
manner, according to the custom of the country at the discretion of my
executors hereafter named, the expense to be by them paid out of my
worldly estate.

      Secondly, I will that all my just debts to be paid and afterward
what worldly effects it had pleased God to bestow upon me I give and
bequeath in the following manner, viz; In the first place, I give and
bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth, sixty pounds, forty-seven pounds of
which she has already received, and the balance of it is thirteen
pounds, which I do not pay her, or her children in my lifetime, I allow
my executors to pay her or her lawful heirs when lawfully demanded.  In
the second place, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Barbara, sixty
pounds, thirty six pounds of which she has already received, twenty-four
pounds of which bequeath is yet behind, which sum if I do not pay myself
in my life time, I will that my executors pay her or her lawful heirs,
when lawfully demanded.

      In the third place, I give and bequeath to my son Rudolph’s
children, he being deceased, which they have already been put in
possession of one hundred and sixty pounds, consisting of one hundred
and fifty acres of land, lying on Reedy Creek, which land I purchased of
George Coons, together with the stock of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs,
which I have put them in possession of amounting in full to the whole
amount of the aforesaid one hundred and sixty pounds, the land I will
that it be equally divided between my two grandsons, Charles and Henry
Berger, the stock and other moveable property, to be equally divided
between my four grand daughters, Barbara, Yuoluala,Mary and Catherine; 

     And in the fourth place, I give and bequeath to my son George
Beryer the mansion house and plantation which I now possess and occupy,
consisting of three hundred and twenty three acres of land together with
all my moveable property, debts owing to me by others, bonds, book
accounts and otherways, and he to pay up all the legacies above
mentioned and to perform what is hereafter required in this my last will
and testament.

     In the fifth and last place, I will and bequeath to my dear beloved
wife, Johanna, as long as she shall live in this world, my mansion house
together with the furniture belonging to it together with what ready
cash we shall possess at my decrease and at her decrease to be the
property of my son George, he to maintain my dearly beloved wife,
Johanna, so long as she shall live, in a decent and gentle manner, with
good and sufficient food, raiment, washing and every other thing that
may be necessary for a person of her age according to the customs of the
christian parto of the country; and for the better execution of this my
last will and testament, I do nominate and appoint my well beloved son,
George Berger and my well beloved friend, Jacob Wagoner, the whole and
sole executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and
disannulling all other wills by me heretofore made and do constitute and
ordain this to be my last will and testament; in witness I have hereunto
subscribed my name and pronounce it to be my last will and testament in
the prescence subscribed their names as such.

Samml Cummin
Josiah Whiteaker
Thos, Garray                          Charles Berger (His Mark)

No date was recorded on the will, however it was probated Salisbury, NC
1793
Recorded Book D, page 142




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