Rowan County NcArchives Wills.....Poston, Benjamin August 31, 1802 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Watson beverly _wat@msn.com May 16, 2012, 5:11 am Source: Original Probate Records Online At Www.familysearch.org Written: August 31, 1802 Will of Benjamin Poston Rowan County, North Carolina Will Book F, Pg 28 31 Aug 1802 In the name of God Amen! I Benjamin Poston of Rowan County & State of N. Carolina, being sick of body but of sound mind & memory, do appoint this my last will & testament And revoking all others. Item I give to my well beloved wife for her comfort & convenience in raising my small children all my estate both real & personal during her life & at the death of my beloved wife, whatever may remain of my estate shall then be sold at reasonable credit & equally divided amongst my children, I further will that my beloved wife shall not give to any of my children any thing during her life, without it being first appraised And should such gifts of my wife to any of my children amount to more than an equal share at her death, then such children are to pay up the difference so that each child is to share alike. I further will that my executors may sell any part of my estate real or personal at public or private sale as they can make suite best to rise (sic) money sufficient to discharge by debts. Lastly I appoint Charles Mills & Thomas Reeves executors of this my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 31st day of August A.D. 1802. Signed, sealed, & delivered in his the presents of Benjamin X Poston (Seal) James Reeves, James Alexander mark David Foster File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/rowan/wills/poston2980wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb