Houston, Mary - 1781 - Rowan County, NC - Wills

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Submitter: Rick Gardiner
EMAIL: Gardiner@pitnet.net
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DATE: Feb 05 1999
QRYTEXT: Will of Mary Houston

In the name of God Amen.

This seventeenth day of July in the year of our Lord 1781 I Mary
Houston of Rowan County in the state of North Carolina, widow, being
aged and weak of body, but of sound mind and memory thanks be to God,
therefore: Do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is
to say; principally and first of all I give and bequeath my soul to
Almight God who gave it. And my body I recommend to the earth to be
buried in a Christian and decent manner at the discretion of my
executors, nothing doubting but I shall receive the same again reunited
to my soul at the general resurrection by the might power of God. And
as for such worldly goods as God has been pleased to bless me with in
this life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and
form. To wit.

First, I allow all my lawful debts and funeral charges to be
punctually paid.

2ndly I give and bequeath unto my eldest son William Houston, my
large Bible, one sermon book and the spoon mould; and to his son William
one Negro boy name Ned, and to his daughter Elisabeth sixteen pounds old
trade to be paid out of the money which is in her fathers hands.

3rdly I give and bequeath unto my three grandchildren, viz. my son
Aaron's children as follows namely to his eldest son David HOuston one
Negro boy named London, and to his two daughters one featherbed in their
possession.

4thly I give and bequeat unto my son John Houston one large
Confession of Faith, one large trunk, a chickrell, one cutting knife,
one iron [unreadable] together with all my other iron utensils, and to
his son Jonathan my largest iron pot; and to his daughter Mary six
pounds old trade, to be paid out of the money which is in her father's
hands.

5thly I give and bequeath unto my son David Houston one smoothing
iron and the branding irons beside what he has got already.

6thly I give and bequeath unto daughter Mary Clark my featherbed
and its furniture.

7thly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jean Watson my Negro
wench named Mattilda on condition of her paying to her sister Mary Clark
an acknowledgment to the value of a good yearling colt.

8thly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Agness Beatey my saddle
and bridle one little trunk one bedstead and my silver buckles and to
her son David one stallion colt now in his possession and to her
daughter Mary my spinning wheel which I had of Samuel Templeton.

9thly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Douglas one bed
quilt and one sheet.

10thly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret Beatey one
plain feather bed and bolster and one iron hackler.

11thly I give unto my son-in-law Samuel Templeton one silver
dollar.

12thly It is my will that all the reaminder of my goods, chattels,
cash, credits, and effects be equally divided between my three sons
William, John and David, and three of my daughters namely Agness, Hannah
and Maragaret, each of the six to share alike, which I hope my executors
will divide in friendship without sale.

Lastly, I nominate and appoint my two sons William Houston and John
Houston to be the executors of this my last will and testament, and I do
hereby utterly revoke, disavow and make void all former and other wills,
legacies, bequests and executors by me formerly made, nominated or
appointed; ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will
and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal.

her

Mary Houston

mark
Signed sealed pronounced and declared
by the said Mary Houston as and for
her last will and testament in
presence of us.

John Braly, Sr.

John Braly, Jr..


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