Thomas Gillespie, Sr. - 1796 - Rowan County, NC - Wills Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives Project by David W. Morgan Will of Thomas Gillespie, Sr. Rowan County North Carolina Will Book G Pages 3 and 4 In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas Gillespie of the County of Rowan and the State of North Carolina, farmer, being weak of body but perfect mind and sound memory, thanks be to God, considering the mortality of the body and that it is appointed once for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament; principally and first of all I recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent, Christian manner at the discretion of my executors and to such worldly substances as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and bequeath in the following manner; 1. I give and bequeath unto my loving wife, Naomi, her choice of five rooms in my house and all that part of the cleared land on the west side between my two sons, Alexander and Robert Gillespie. I bequeath unto her, her bed and furniture, one black hourse, her dresser and kitchen furniture, the negro wenches, Liza and Fan, during her natural life and after her death, the said negro Liza, to be the property of my son Thomas, David and Isaac; also two cows and calves. 2. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Martha Allison, Widow, one silver dollar. 3. I give and bequeath unto my son George Gillespie, one silver dollar. 4. I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Lydia Knox, one silver dollar. 5. I give and bequeath unto my son, Thomas Gillespie, one thousand acres of land on Flat Creek of Duck River and one silver dollar. 6. I give and bequeath unto my son, Isaac Gillespie, six hundred acres of land on Flat Creek, Duck River. 7. I give and bequeath unto my son, John Gillespie, Six hundred acres of land on Flat Creek, Duck River, also my clothes and saddle and young black mare. 8. I give and bequeath unto my son, David Gillespie, Four hundred acres of land on Flat Creek, Duck River. 9. I give and bequeath unto my son, Alexander Gillespie, the plantation I now live on, half the meadow during his brother's lifetime, six hundred acres of land on Flat Creek, Duck River, the negro boy Peter, the wench Violet, one sorrel horse, one sorrel mare and colt, one chestnut colored mare, his equal part of the cattle, a wagon, household furniture, books and plantation tools. Also, I allow him to .........the.....20 to Robert Gillespie in cash. 10. I give and bequeath unto my son, Robert Gillespie, 278 acres of land by the name of Baily Place, also 600 acres of land on Flat Creek, Duck River, my negro man named Dick, wench Phoebe, one sorrel mare and her increase, one black horse, his equal part of the wagons, cattle, household furniture, books and plantation tools. 11. I give and bequeath unto my son James Gillespie's son Thomas; my Son George Gillespie's sons Thomas and Jacob; Thomas Allison; Thomas Knox; and Isaac Gillespie's son Thomas, one thousand acres of land in Green County, Duck River, to be divided equally among them, the title to be made by James Karr, esquire of Iredell County. Lastly, I do hereby constitute, make and appoint my sons Thomas and Robert Gillespie, executors of this, my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all and every other will. In witness whereof, I have set my hand and seal this the 15th day of November 1796. Thomas Gillespie Witnesses: Thomas Irvin Philip Palmer [ Lydia Knox was the grandmother of James Knox Polk -- DWM ] ============================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist.