Rowan-Davidson County NcArchives Wills.....Ellis, Anderson September 30, 1832
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Source: Rowan County Will Book H Page 714-716
Written: September 30, 1832



Anderson Ellis
Will

November   Session 1832

I Anderson Ellis of the county of Rowan & state of North Carolina, do make and 
ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following to wit.

I give to my daughter Elizabeth Pearson wife of Giles W. Pearson the following 
negroes, to wit, Jonas and  his children Nancy, Rosetta, & Rowan, Jane and 
Milly children of Nancy to be valued to her & accounted for on a final division 
of my Personal Estate.

I give to my daughter Mariah Ellis on her marriage the following negroes to 
wit, Bet, Hally, & her two children, Armstead, & Ellen, also Big Jeff, Caroline 
and Chaney, to be valued to her & account for on a final division of my estate.

It is my will that my family live together and that all the property not 
devised to remain on my Plantation in the care of my beloved wife Judith Ellis 
to be managed to the best advantage until my son William Anderson Ellis shall 
arrive of full age at which time I wish all of my personal estate consisting of 
negroes, horses, cattle, hogs, & sheep, farming utensils & all other personal 
estate divided equally amongst the following legatees to wit, my wife Judith 
Ellis, Elizabeth Pearson, Mariah, Lucy, John, Sarah, Mary, and William Anderson 
Ellis so as to make them all equal in my personal estat, but if my wife should 
die before my son Wm. Anderson arrives of full age then the property to be 
divided as soon as can be.

I give to my two sons John & William Anderson Ellis on Wm. Anderson arriving of 
full age my tract of land which I purchased of Elizabeth M. Kelley containing 
about Eight Hundred acres to be equally divided between them both to them and 
their heirs forever, but should either of them die without issue then the 
surviving brother to heir all the above named Kelly Tract.

I give to my beloved wife Judith Ellis during her natural life one third part 
of the tract of land whereon I now live supposing to contain five hundred & 
sixty five acres her part to include my mansion house and all my other 
buildings, also the spring also the following negroes to wit, Dice and her 
children Harry, Peggy, Cloe, and Charles.

It is my will that my executors sell the whole of my mill lands supposed to 
contain Twenty Seven Hundred acres either privately or at public sale on a 
credit for the best price which can be obtained. The money arising from said 
sale to be equally devided between my daughters Harriett Bradshaw, Elizabeth 
Pearson, Mariah, Lucy, Sarah, and Mary but if said land cannot be sold for 
something like a fair price then my executor is to pay as soon as it can be 
made by the crops which may be hereafter raises to Elizabeth Pearson, the sum 
of Two Thousand Dollars which is to be in full of her part of said land, and 
whenever said land can be sold the proceeds thereof to be equally divided 
between the following children to wit, Elizabeth Pearson, Mariah, Lucy, Sarah 
and Mary Ellis.

I will that my executor sell my tract of land whereon I now live after the 
death of my wife either privately or at public sale for the highest price the 
money arising from said sale to be equally divided between the following 
children to wit, Elizabeth Pearson, Mariah, Lucy, Sarah and Mary Ellis.

If any of my children should die without issue then & in that case all the 
property which they may have heirs by this will shall fall back into my estate, 
and belong to my other heirs.

I authorize nominate & appoint my nephew James Ellis sole executor of this my 
last will & testament hereby revoking and disannulling all former by me made.

In witness hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 30th day of September 
1832


Signed & Sealed in the presence
of us   
  
L. Mitchell
James Wiseman 					ANDERSON ELLIS  (seal)




N. Carolina
Rowan County		Superior Court of Law October Term 1883

I Henry Giles clerk of said court herby certify that upon an issue devisavit  
vel non, duly tried in said court by jury of good & lawful men the execution of 
the written will was duly proved
							Henry Giles Clk.
Rowan County N.C. Will book H pages 714-716


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Bob & Linda Ellis   Duluth Ga.   


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