Rowan County NcArchives Wills.....Luckie, Robert October 6, 1772
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Source: Original Will
Written: October 6, 1772

In The Name Of God Amen.  I ROBERT LUCKIE, of the County of Rowan, being very 
weak in Body but of perfect Mind & Memory, Thanks be given unto God; calling 
unto Mind the Mortality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed for all men 
once to die, do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament.  That is to say 
principally & first of all I give & recommend my Soul into the Hand of 
almighty God that gave it & my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a 
decent Christian burial, at the Discretion of my Executors, Nothing doubting 
but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty 
power of God.  And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased 
God to bless me in this life.  I give demise & dispose of the same in the 
following manner & of Form.  First I allow all the land lying on the south 
side of the Creek to be sold by my Executors, it beginning at William Cowans 
Line & running the course up to the old Bridge and I allow the remaining part 
of the Land lying on the North side of the Creek to be for the life of my Wife 
& Children during her Life or Widowhood, and at her Death or Marriage the Land 
to be sold equally divided between NANCY & the rest of my younger children.  
Also I give unto my dearly beloved wife MARY one third of the movable Estate 
together with her Bed & Furniture & the young black mare with the Blaze on the 
forehead.  Secondly, I give unto my well beloved Daughter MARGARET ten pounds 
which is to be paid out of the Whole of the Estate.  Thirdly, I give unto my 
daughter MARY ten pounds which is to be paid out of the Whole of the Estate.  
Fourthly, I allow unto my Daughter RACHEL five pounds which is to be paid out 
of the Whole Estate.  Fifthly, I allow my Daughters ANCEY, JANNET, HANNAH, 
MARTHA, & LYDIA to be equal Sharers in the remaining part of my Estate whole 
sale entirely Heirs of all Lands or Money, Goods or Chattels.
I likewise constitute, make & ordain my wife MARY & my brother John LUCKIE to 
be my sole Executors & guardians.  And I do hereby utterly dispose, revoke, & 
disannul all & every other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequests, & 
Executors by me in any Ways before names willed & bequeathed ratifying & 
confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament In witness whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand & seal the sixth day of October in the year of our 
Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy two.  
Signed sealed pronounced as his last will & testament in presence.

WILLIAM LUCKIE                             ROBERT LUCKIE (Seal)
JAMES GILLESPIE
GEORGE GILLESPIE


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