Rowan County NcArchives Wills.....Dickey, John March 19, 1817
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Source: Linn, Jo White. Rowan County Nc Will Book , V. 2, 1805-1850; Abstracts Of Books G-k. Salisbury Nc, Privately Printed, N.d., G:466
Written: March 19, 1817

John Dickey (d.1817)
Will
Rowan County NC
Written:  19 March 1817
Source:  Linn, Jo White. Rowan County NC Will Book , v. 2, 1805-1850; 
Abstracts of Books G-K. Salisbury NC, Privately printed, n.d., G:466

In the name of God Amen, the 19th March 1817

I John Dickey of Rowan County in the State of N. C. being sick and weak of 
body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God, and calling unto 
mind the mortality of my body and that it is appointed for man to die do make 
this my last will & Testament, and principally and first of all I give and 
recommend my Soul to the hand of God, that gave it hoping through the death, 
merits, and intercession of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to have a full 
and free pardon and forgiveness of all my Sins and to inherit everlasting life 
and my body I commit to the earth in decent Christian burial at the discretion 
of my Executors hereafter named nothing doubting but to receive the same again 
at the General resurrection of the Mighty power of God.

And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me 
with, in this life, I give, bequeath, demise and dispose of in the following 
manner and form (Viz). my will and pleasure is that all these just debts I do 
owe to person or persons whomever, be duly paid out of my estate, in some 
convenient time after my decease by my Executors hereafter named.

Item give and bequeath to Elizabeth Dickey twenty dollars, 

to my brother William Dickey fifty cents, 

to my brother Joel Dickey fifty cents, 

and the rest of my property to be equally divided between my five half 
brothers. 

And lastly I appoint and ordain Thomas Cowan, and William Cowan Executors of 
this my last will & testament, hereby revolking & disannulling all forms and 
other will Testaments bequeaths, legacies, demises & Executors by me in any 
manner of way before this time named, willed bequeathed or demised, satisfying 
& informing this to be my last will & Testament. Signed sealed published 
pronounced & declared by the sd Jno Dickey as his last Will and Testament in 
the presence of us the Subscribing Witnesses. Richard Graham David Cowan

John Dickey

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