Will of Henry CALL, 1828, Rowan Co. NC. Submitted by Zelia Cline, August 1999 In the name of God Amen. I, Henry Call, of Rowan County, North Carolina being of sound and perfect mind and memory (blessed be God) do this 25th day of March in the year of our Lord, l828 make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following that is to say: First, I wish all my just debts and funeral expenses paid out of my personal property Second, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Call, two negros, vis: Henry and Pernina, during her life and after her death to be disposed of as herein after directed; and also three milk cows and three two year old cattle vis: choice out of my stock of cattle, also two head of horses of her own choosing out of my stock of horses, also six head of sheep first choice, also all my stock of geese, also two dressers, one set of pewter plates, one set of delph plates, two beds and furniture, one falling leaf walnut table and one walnut chest, four chairs, and one flax wheel, one cotton wheel and cards, one looking glass, one set of candle moulds, one brass candlestick, one iron candlestick, all my kitchen furniture, four hogsheads (choice), one washing tub, one loom and all instrumints, one womans saddle, and one bridle, two schooter ploughs, one shovle plough (choice), two sets geers [?], six good killing hogs, six-year old shoats, one sow and pigs, one scythe and cradle, one grass scythe, one mattock. All the foregoing articles I give unto my beloved wife Mary during her life with the exception of one bed and furniture the chest, table and brass candlestick which said articles I give to her to enjoy or dispose of in anyway she may think proper. The other articles to be disposed of after her death as herinafter directed. Third. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Call one third part of the tract of land whereon as I now live, during her life to be laid off by a Jury of six men of her own choosing so as to include all the buildings and as much to her advantage as the situation of the tract will admit as and I also give her the shingles and planks now in hand to repair the buildings. Fourth I give and bequeath unto my grandson and daughter Levi Call and Sally Call five dollars each also to my grandson David Sparks five dollars Fifth I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth one bed and furniture and one cow Sixth I give and bequeath unto my son John the sum of forty dollars Seventh I desire that all the balance of my property the land excepted, shall be sold and after paying my debts and the legacies that are to be paid in money out of it the balance to be equally divided between my wife Mary Call and my children vis: Anna Kinnick, Margaret Sheets, Daniel Call, David Call, Elizabeth Call, John Call and Joseph Call Eighth I desire that my executors shall take the balance of the plantation which may not be included in my wife's part into possession and rent it out until her death and after her death I desire that the whole of the land and all the property which I left her during life that may be on hand at her death shall be sold and the money including the rents of the land equally divided between my seven children named last above And I hereby make and ordain my sons David Call and John Call executors of this my last will and testament- In witness where of I the said Henry Call have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Signed and acknowledged in presence of C Harbin and Tenneson Cheshire. Henry (hisXmark) Call Seal Rowan County August session 1835 I hereby certify that the within will was duly proven in open court by the oath of C Harbin one of the subscribing witnesses and registered in Book H Page 430 J N Giles *********************** This will I have transcribed as nearly as I could decipher it is the most elaborate I have found in our family. This is the clerk's copy of the will and appears to have had punctuation added after writing. Some rather large commas, some parentheses even, but not consistently applied. A few words I was not sure of, the brackets are mine as well as some punctuation I deemed necessary to understand, would be glad for corrections, etc. This family lived in the part of Rowan County that became Davie County. Z. 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