Rowan County NcArchives Wills.....Martin / Mar'lin, Nancy Nee Maybe Reid April 14, 1803
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Source: Transcribed From Original
Written: April 14, 1803

Rowan County, N. C. Wills Page 52  Book  E 1803
In the name of God Amen the 14th day of April 1803 I  Nancy Martin of County  
Rowan & late of N. Carolina being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind 
& memory thanks be to God.  Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my 
body & knowing that it is appointed for all once to die. Do make and ordain 
this my last Will & Testament   That is to say principally & first of all I 
give and recomend my soul unto the Hand of Almighty God that gave it to my 
body.  I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent & fitting burial at 
the discretion of my executors.
Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again 
by the Almighty Power of God & as touching such worldly estate wherewith it had 
pleased God to bless me in this life.  I give and devise & dispose of the same 
in the following manner & form.
First I give & bequeath to my well beloved daughter Jane Willson my black gown 
& a short gown & cotton gown & all my caps & my black silk handkerchief.
I bequeath to my well beloved son Elijah the course hackle also I bequeath to 
my granddaughter Rachael Graham my blue gown & rust petticoat and my fine 
hackle a pewter dish & three pewter plates and dresser, furniture & the 
remainder to the pewter to Elijah and my horse and one cow hide & one to my son 
Joseph & my cow & loom to Elijah & he to pay the right of the children & equal 
share & one single blanket & one to Rachael & one flat iron to Joseph & my 
wheel to Rachael & the reel for the use of the house & my oven to Elijah & my 
sheet & cow bell my feather bed & counter pane & bolster to Nancy Martin & the 
pot racks to Elijah & one churn and I do likewise constitute make & ordain my 
well beloved son John Martin my sole executor of this my last Will & Testament 
& do hereby utterly disavow revoke & disannul all & every other former 
Testaments, Wills, Legalities, Bequeaths & Executors by me in any way before 
named, willed, bequeathed affirming &  confirming this and no other to be my 
last Will & Testament in witness where of I have here unto set my hand & seal 
the day & year written.  Signed, Sealed, & Published Pronounced & Declared by 
the said Nancy Martin as her last Will & Testament:  In presence of us 
subscribed.
        John Culbertson her
        Alexander Martin X         [seal]
 mark

Heckle or Hackle = comb or hook
Counter pane is an embroidered quilt or bedspread


As written, mistakes are obvious.
Book 18 pg 900 North Carolina Rowan County whereas James Marl'in Esquire 
Deceased, without leaving a will that is yet found and being well assured that 
it was his intentions & Desire that his two sons Joseph Marl'in  and Elijah 
Marl'in should have the whole of his land that he was possessed of at the time 
of his death we the under subscribers being agreeable to the laws of this State 
intitled to a share of said  Land to take this method to achive the said Joseph 
Marl'in and his Brother Elijah that we do Relinquish all our Right & Claim  to 
the said Land or any part of the said land as is above mentioned & meant as 
witness we hereunto set our Hands & Seals this Day of February 1802
Test. John McHenry}                                              James Knox
John Marl'in             Rachel Graham
 John Marl'in
 Sam'l Wilson
 Thomas Marl'in
 William Marl'in

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