Rowan County, NC - Will of Conrad Sloop, 1820

Conrad Sloop Will 
Some of Conrad's descendants crossed over in to Cabarrus County.

In the name of God Amen: 
I Conrad Sloop, of the County of Rowan, in the State of North Carolina, 
being of sound mind and Memory in calling to mind the uncertainty of 
this life, and and that it is ordained that all men are born to die, do 
this day of June in the year of our Lord Crist Anno Domini on thousand 
eight hundred and twenty make and publish this my last will and 
testament in the following manner and form, and first and principally I 
commend my soul to God who gave it to me, and my body to the earth form 
which it came in hopes of a joyful resurrection through the merits of 
my Savior Jesus Christ, and as to the worldly estate wherewith it has 
pleased God to help me I dispose of the same in the following manner.

First, I give and bequeath to my loving wife Mary all my personal 
property to be to her use during her natural life.

Secondly, I give and bequeath to my son John Sloop, my large Samon 
(sic) Book to him, his heirs and assigns, forever, together with my 
written Hymn Book, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my daughter Barbara, my loom and 
tackings (sic) to her, her heirs and assigns forever. 

Fourthly, my will is that after the Decease of my wife Mary, then all 
my property of every Description not heretofore bequeathed be sold at 
public sale by my executors to be hereafter named, and the monies (sic) 
arising from the sale thereof be equally divided amongst all my 
children, namely Elizabeth, Mary, Susannah, Catharina, John, Peter, 
Barbara, Henry, George and Jacob, Share and share alike, having due 
regard that each one of my children holds and possess all that I have 
heretofore given them exclusive of this legasy (sic), to them thier 
heirs and assigns forever.

Fifthly and Lastly, I hereby nominate & appoint my loving sons, John 
and George Sloop, Executors of this my last Will & Testament, hereby 
ratifying & allowing this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament. In 
testimony of which I, said Conrad Sloop have hereunto set my hand and 
sael the day and year first herein written.

Conrad (seal) Sloop 6/7/1820 
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the testor as his last Will & 
Testament in the presence of us. 

Copy NC Archives, Raleigh NC

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