Rowan County, NC - Will of Henry Potts, 1775

January the 18th 1775

In the Name of God Amen-I Henry Potts of North Carolina Rowan County,
Yeoman, being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be
given unto God and calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing
that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last
will and testament that is to say principally I recommend my soul into the
hands of almighty God who gave it (nothing doubting but I shall receive the
same again by the mighty power of God) and my body I recommend to the earth
to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executorer
and as touching such worldly Estate as it pleased God in this life to endow
me with I give dismiss and dispose of the same in way and manner following:

Imprimis  [in the first place] I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife
Margaret Potts the third part of all my moveable effects (after my lawfull
debts is duly paid) together with my Negro wench named Violet and the
benefit of the improvement whereon I now live during her widowhood also her
bed and furniture and saddle with all the flax wool cotton and yarn
belonging to the family.

Item.  To my beloved son James Potts I give and bequeath all the
improvements I lately purchased from John May lying on the lower Creek
together with my two black mares and grey mare and colt usually called his
mare and also an equal share with his unmarried brothers and sisters of the
moveable effects.

Item.  To my beloved sons William and Henry Potts, I give and bequeath the
plantation or improvement on which I now live equally to be divided between
them at the discretion of my Executors and also each of them an equal share
with their unmarried Brother and Sisters of the moveable effects.

Item.  To my three married daughters viz Margaret Mary and Sarah I give and
bequeath the sum of fifteen pounds to each of them and all the rest of my
moveable effects I allow to be sold at public vendue (sic) and an equal
division to be made among all my children except the three married ones
above named, excepting my Negro boy Tom which shall be the property of my
above named wife and my son William by their paying to the executors the sum
of seventy pounds against the vendue money is due and that money also to be
divided amongst my unmarried children.
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and I do make and ordain James Pe_vrance Andrew Moreson and Peter Thomson to
be the sold executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby
______ revoke desallow and dis___ and request and be by one in aney way
before this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seel the day and yeare above wretten
signed sealed published and pronounced and declared by the said Henry Potts
as his last will and testment in Presence of us the subscribers.   his

Henry       Potts

mark

Moses Potts
Name I cannot read-too faint
John McWorter   Just.


Book A page 197

Rowan county Original Wills, NC 1743-1900 CR085.801.21 Henry Potts 1775

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