Rowan County NcArchives Wills.....McCrearey, Hugh 1785
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Source: Rowan County, Nc Original Wills
Written: 1785

Will of Hugh McCrearey

Rowan County, NC Original Wills, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC; 
Recorded Copy, Rowan County, North Carolina Will Book C, 1780-1807, pp. 18-20.  
Devised February 14, 1785.
Proven November 8, 1785.

In the Name of God Amen february the fourteenth 1785 I Hugh McCrearey of the 
County of Rowan and State of North Carolina yeoman Calling to Mind that it is 
appointed for all Men once to Die Being very weak in Body but of perfect Mind and 
Memmory I Do Make publish and pronounce this My Last will and Testament.
First I Recommend My Soul in the hands of God that gave it and My Body to be 
buried in a Christian Like Manner at the Discretion of My Executors Nothing 
Doubting but I Shall Receive the Same again at the General Resurrection by the 
Almighty power of God that Gave it and as Touching Such worldly Estate where with 
it hath pleased God to bless me with in this Life I Give will and bequeath of in 
the following Manner And form that is to Say.
First I Give will and bequeath to my beloved wiff Su[s]annah McCrearey Two 
Hundred Acres on the east end of the plantation whereon I Now Live to have and to 
hold During her Lifetime Then to my Two Daughters Lydia and Ann their Heirs.
Secondly My Son John has got his portion Given him already and is to have No 
More.
Thirdly I Give will and bequeath to my Son Boyd Two Hundred forty Nine acres 
whereon he Now Lives and to hold it by this My Last will and the Deed Made to me 
by the Earl of Granvill[e].
Fourthly I Give will and bequeath the Remaining part of the Tract whereon I Now 
live after the above Mentioned two Hundred is Taken of to my Son Hugh.
Fifthly I Give will and bequeath to My Daughter Elizabeth that Tract of Land 
Called the poplar spring Tract Containing Six hundred acres of which she is to 
have one hundred fifty acres including the improvements.
Sixthly I Give will and bequeath My Daughter Su[s]annah Daughter Meheela My Grand 
Daughter but my own Daughter is to have the use of it her Lifetime but Not to 
have power to sell or Lease it for any Longer Time then till her Daughter Meheela 
is of the age of Eighteen years.
Seventhly I Give will and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeths son Hugh all what 
Remain of the six Hundred and od acre Tract but his Mother to have Use of it her 
Lifetime but Not to have power to Sell or Lease it for any Longer time than till 
her son Hugh is of age Twenty one years old.
Eighthly I Give will bequeath to My wife all My stock of horses and Cattle and 
the Waggon and plantation Tools and four Negroes Named Tonney Diniah Sarah Frank 
all which are to be to the use of My wife on the plantation to Enable her to pay 
My Debts and to Raise the younger Childred and after My wifes Death to be Sold 
and Equally Divided amongst My Legatees.
Ninthly I Give will and bequeath to My Daughter Margaret that part of the six 
Hundred and odd acre tract Called Delaps place So that it be Equally Divided 
among those that it is Left to
An I Do hereby Make Constitute And appoint My Two Sons John and Boyd Executors of 
this My Last Will and Testament And I Do hereby publish and pronounce This My 
Last Will And Testament hereby Revoking and Disanulling all former Wills and 
Testaments by me made.
And I Do order My Executors to Sell that Tract of Land Called Micklehenys Land in 
the forks of the Yadkin to help to pay the Debts.
Signed Sealed published
and pronounced by the Said
Hugh McCrearey to be his 
Last Will and Testament
In the presents of
J_____ Lorb (?)					Hugh (H) McCrearey
Barney (+) Micheal
Eldad (+) Reed Jr.

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The Last will
and
Testament
of
Hugh McCrearey

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