ROWAN COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Robert McKie "The Elder", 1803 ----¤¤¤¤---- Wills: Robert McKie "The Elder", 1803: Rowan County, NC In the Name of God Amen I Robert McKie the Elder of the County of Rowan and the State of North Carolina Being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be unto God for his mercies, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and Testament. Principally and first of all I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty God who Gave it , and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but I shall again receive the same at the General resurrection by the Mighty power of God. As touching the worldly estate wherewith it has been pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose of it in the following manner and form. First I give and bequeath unto my beloved sons Robert McKie and Theodore McKie all the tract of land whereon I now live and whereon they also live containing about three hundred and sixteen acres for which I have already made them a title to be equally divided between them. If they cannot agree upon the division of it themselves it would be my desire that the whole tract should be divided into two equal tract By an east and west line leaving each of them an equal number of acres and the two divisions be valued by sponsible men of Judgement, the one who has the most valuable part paying unto the other a sum of money in such a manner as to make both the divisions of equal value. Secondly I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Henry McKie a certain Negro woman Named Nancy and if I should dispose of said woman before my decease I give and bequeath unto him a sum of money equal to what I shall obtain for said woman viz. the price of her, and also the seventh part of all my personal Estate Negroes excepted. Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my son Robert McKie the sum of fifty dollars. Fourthly I give and bequeath unto my son Theodore McKie the sum of fifty dollars. Fifthly I give and bequeath unto my son John McKie If yet living or to his heirs if he has any the sum of ten dollars. Sixthly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Millie McKie one young bay mare about four of five years old being a colt of my roan Mare by the horse Selim besides her equal divide with the others of my Estate as mentioned below. Seventhly. It is my will that all my Just debts shall be paid with money arising from the sale of my personal property and that all my person property shall be sold at public venue except what is otherwise directed above and the whole amount of the same after the payment of my debts and charges of the Estate, and the seventh part as mentioned above to my son Henry are taken out (with other things mentioned above,) I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughters Molly Smith, Lucy Smith, Sally Smith, Susanna Thomas, Frankie Strange, and Millie McKie to be equally divided between them all. Also I constitute make and ordain my Trusty friends Robert Moore and William Strange to be the Executors of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannull all and every other former wills testaments [indecipherable] bequests and Executors by me in any wise before made willed bequeathed or named ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of october one thousand eight hundred and three. Signed sealed published and pronounced in presence of us who in his presence and the presence of each other have hereunto set our Names. /s/ James Gray /s/ Robt McKie /s/ Martha Moore /s/ [ ] Miller ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Davis ----------------------------------------------------------------------