USA, North Carolina, Rowan County, Wills, Rachel KEPLEY Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Carson Turner ************************************************************************ http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/marriages/kepley02.txt USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************* Rachel Kepley's will of 1858 - an electronic transcription from a photocopy of a transcription by an unidentified researcher presently in the collection of C. R. Turner (CoachTurner@Softhome.net) ======================================= START# Page 271, Rowan Wills 1845-1893;#329 February Sessions 1854 State of North Carolina, Rowan County, North Carolina, index C-K Knowing that all are appointed to die and in order to make some disposition and arrangements I publish this to be my last will and testament. I will that my body be decently buried in a Christian-like manner. I will and bequeth after all my just debts be paid to Fmy (sic) my daughter, Crisa Lavena, 3? bedsteads and ten dollars in money. To my son, Robert?(can't make out last name), and Briddle and Saddle, one hog sythe and cradle and grafs sythe and ten dollars in money and one shot gun to my son George C. I will that the balance of my property to be sold and the money equally divided between all my children, share and share alike viz. Miles, Jacob, James, Crisey, Robert W., George C., and Nancy. Thereby revoking all my other Testaments and disallowing which I have at any former time made. In witness thereof I set my hand and seal this 10th day of Feb 1858. [signed] Memorandum - James Campbell I want M. A. Locke to take my property and pay all just claims. Pay none but what he believes to be just unless presented according to law. I want him to cause a tomb stone to be put to the grave of my Mother and Robert. I want to be decently buried. I want him to keep the balance of the money and use it if either of my sisters suffer. If there still be any left, after they die keep it and make it his own. If he take the Negroe girl from ? to pay him two hundred dollars for he has taken up some notes against me. 18 April 1858 [signed] END# =============================================== Interested researchers should acquire the original source of this transcription for their own review before considering the information herein. According to my research: Rachel Kepley, author of this document was the widow of John "Johann" Peter Kepley. Her maiden name was Simison. She may have been his second wife, the first being Catherine (mother of Burgess). Their children include Nancy Mariella, Miles Alexander, George Calvin, Mary Anna, Jacob Nathaniel, Jane Catherine, Lavina Caressa "Crisey", and Robert Warner Kepley by most reports though her will fails to list Mary Anna and Jane Catherine and it lists James who is not generally included in family research. Also, there is an indication that Robert was deceased at the time of the writing of the addendum - most research lists his documented death in 1872. This is likely a different Robert. The names of her mother and two sisters referenced are not known to this researcher.