Wills: John Douthit, 1782: Rowan County, North Carolina
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In the name of God Amen, I John Douthit of Rowan County in the State of 
North Carolina being sick & weak of body & of perfect mind & memory Thanks 
be given to God & calling to mind the imortality of body & that it is 
appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this to be my last 
will & testament
Principally & first of all I give & recommend my soul into the hands of God 
that gave it to me and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a 
decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing 
doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by 
the Almighty power of God and as touching such worldly goods as it hath 
pleased God to bless me with I give demise & dispose of in manner & form as 
followeth.
Item, I will & desire that all my just debts be paid first of all
Item I will & bequeath unto my wife Mary all my stock & household goods & 
all implements belonging to the plantation & Negroes
during her widowhood but if she marry then to be divided equally amongst 
the children, she keeping her third only.
Item, I will & bequeath unto my son Abraham two hundred acres of land 
adjoining Wm Dowthit line & Valentine Fryr line
I will & bequeath unto my son Jacob Dowthit two hundred & forty acres the 
remainder of the whole tract including the improvements & buildings
I give & bequeath five shillings to each of my children that is married 
Elizabeth, John, Mary, William Thomas, Isaac & Sarah& my daughter-in-law 
Mary to be paid to them by my executors.  I desire that James Dowthits 
children Ann, John & james have an equal part with my children at my wifes 
death.
Item I constitute and appoint my beloved wife Mary & my son Thomas Douthit 
executrix and executor of this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth 
day of December 1782
Signed & sealed published & pronounced in the presence of
John Smith
Christopher Ellrod                             John Douthit  (seal)
James Wilson