Rowan Co. NC - Will of Samuel Steel(e), 1789

Submitted by: Galen Steele <GalenSteele@prodigy.net>

Made a will in Rowan Co., NC 9/3/1789; probated in February, 1790
"In the name of God Amen, the third day of September, 1789, I, Samuel Steel of
Rowan County in the state of North Carolina, being sickened weak of body but of
perfect mind and memory, thanks being given unto God, and calling unto mind the
mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men to die, do make this
my last will and tetsament and principally and first of all I give and
recommend my soul to the hand of God that gave it, hoping throuhg the merits,
Death and Intercession of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to have a full and
free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life, And
my body I commit to the earth to be buried in decent, Christian burial at the
discretion of my executors hereafter named, nothing doubting but to receive the
same again at the general resurrection by the mighty power of God.  And so
touching such worldly estate with which it ahs pleased God to belss me with in
this life, I give, bequeath, devise, and dispose of in the following manner and
form:
"First, It is my will and pleasure that all those just debts and duties as I do
owe to many manner of person or persons whomsoever either in right or
conscience be well and truly paid and satisfied in come convenient time after
my decease by my executors hereafter named.
"Item - I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife, Agnes, my gray horse, a
side-saddle, a bed, and furniture, two milk cows, four head of sheep, a
spinning wheel, a chack reel, one Hachel, one half the pewter, one iron pot,
the half of my flax, a tub, a churn, one smoothing iron, three pigins, my
chick, and to her and her heirs and assigns forever.  Also her maintenance from
the profits of my plantation to be given by Samuel and William during while she
continues my widow.
"Item - I give and bequeath to my loving son, Robert Steel, a cow and a claf
and three sheep, and one of my hogs that keeps at the Stocking Weavers, to his
heirs and assigns forever.
"Item - I give to my loving son, James Steel, a two year old heifer, and my
roan filly, and a three year old steer, one hog, to his heirs and assigns
forever.
"Item - I give and bequeath to my loving son, Ninian Steel, one cow and a calf
and my truckels, to his heairs and assigns forever.
"Item - I give and bequeath to my loving son, Samuel Steel, the one half of the
plantation whereon I now live and my Briton hose, one cow, and plow and
tacklings, the one half of my wagon and gears, to his heirs and assigns
forever.
"Item - I give and bequeath and devise to my loving son, William Steele the
other half of my plantaion whereon I now live, and the mare and colt that goes
by his own name, one milk cow, one plow and tacklings, the other half of my
wagon and gers, and my gun, to him and hi heirs and assigns forever.
"Item - I give and bequeath to my loving daughter, Elizabeth Steel, my horese
called Smiker and her saddle, a bed and furniture, a flax wheel, the half of
the pewter, two cows, two sheep, twelve head of geese, the half of my flax, to
pigins, one small chest, one iron pot, a Dutch oven, to her heirs and assigns
forever.
"The crop now on the plantation, I allow for the use of my family the insuing
winter, also all my leather for the same use.
"Lastly, I name, ordain, constitute and appoint my well beloved wife, Agnes,
and my beloved son, Robert Steel, executrix and disannulling all former wills,
testaments, fevises, legacies, willed, bequeathed, devised, or appointed,
ratifying this and no other to be my last will and testament.
Samuel Steel (seal)
"Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the same Samuel Steel as
his last will and Testament in Presence of us the Subscribers:  Jane Endsley (X
her mark), __________ Endsley, Jr., Samuel Young.  Proved February, 1790.

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