Will of James James, 1793, Rowan County NC

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WILL of JAMES, James
WRITTEN:  January 24, 1793
PROVED:  1798

The 24th day of January AD 1793 I James James of the County of Rowan in the 
State of N. Carolina Yeoman being of sound mind & memory thanks be to God for 
the same do make & declare this my last will & test: in manner following 
Principally & first I recommend my soul unto the hands of God who gave it & my 
body to the earth to be buried in a decent & Christian manner at the discretion 
of my executor herein named not doubting but that I shall receive the same again 
at the general resurrection & as Touching such worldly estate as it has pleased 
God to bless Me.  I give & dispose of the same in the following manner & form.
Imprimis my will is & I do order that all my just debts & funeral charges be 
paid & discharged.
Item I give & bequeath unto Elizabeth my well beloved wife all my personal & 
moveable estate, to enjoy her heirs & assigns forever, likewise I give & devise 
unto Elizabeth my wife half the plantation I now live on to have & enjoy during 
her natural life.
Item I give & bequeath unto my nephew James James son of my brother James the 
plantation I now live on being half plantation after my decease & the other half 
after the decease of my wife Elizabeth.
Item I give & bequeath unto my nephew James James son of my brother John James, 
one hundred acres of land part of hundred acres, late taken out of the office, 
to be divided State line, my nephew James James is to have the end being 
Wosrealer land, to be held & enjoyed by my said nephew James James his heirs & 
assigns forever.
Item I give & bequeath unto my niece Catharina Williams daughter of my brother 
John James one hundred acres of land being the other part of two hundred acres, 
late taken out of the office, to be held & enjoyed by the said niece Catharina 
Williams her heirs & assigns forever.
Item I give & bequeath unto sister Rachel Shoels, children, the sum of twenty 
shillings, Pensilvania currency to be paid in two years after my decease.
Item I give & bequeath unto my brother Thomas James children, the sum of twenty 
shillings, current money of Pensilvania to be paid in two years after my 
decease.
Item I give & bequeath unto Elizabeth Aron children the sum of twenty shillings 
Pensilvania currency to be paid in two years after my decease. My loving wife 
Elizabeth, & my nephew James James is to pay my just debts & legacies; also I do 
appoint sole executors of this my last will & test: hereby revoking all every 
former wills by me made confirming this to be my last will & test.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year fixed above 
written in the presence of us.
George Gentle, Isaac Harris                 X 
                                                James James    seal