Bean, Thomas - 1800 - Rowan County, NC - Wills

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Oriiginal Will  of Thomas Bean of Rowan County, NC 

Will Book F., Page Final Will of Thomas Bean

        In the Name of God Amen I THOMAS BEAN of Roan(Rowan) County of
the State of North Carolina Being weak In the body but of perfect
mind and memmory Thanks be Given to God Calling to 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 principally and  First
of all I give and Reccomend my Soul Into The Hand of Allmighty God that Gave 
It and and my body I Reccomend to the Earth To be Buried in a decent
Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at
the generall Resurrection I shall Receive The Same again by the mighty power
of God and touching such world by Estate where with It  Hath pleased God
to Bless me with In this Life I Give devise and dispose of the same In the
following manner and Form----------------

First I give and Bequeath to my Dearly Beloved wife RACHAL BEAN one     
Hundred acers of Land Including the Dwelling Houses I now Live in
beginning on the point the corner of said Land and Running with the various
lines of My Son BENJAMIN BEANs Land to Hunting Creek from thence up Sd 
Creek Till a streight Line will Include the dwelling Houses and join the
North Line to make one Hundred acres and thence to the beginning and also
one Negro girl called Poll and such movable property as shall be Hereafter 
mentioned To be freely and clearly and peacjbly enjoyed by her During her
Life or Widowhood In Case she do not sell nor convey the sd Land or negro to
any other personat her Disease or Inter Marrage the Land to fall to my 
son BENJAMIN BEAN and the negro Poll and her Increase and the movable
property To be equally divided equally amongst all my Children

Allso I give To my well beloved son BENJAMIN BEAN  all that Tract of
Land In Hampshire County In the State of Virginia Containing Foore Hundred
and fifty three acors and allso the tract of Land I Bought of Edward Jacob
Containing one Hundred and thirty acres If he do give ZACKARYAH TANNEHILL
one Horse worth forty dollars If the sd ZACHRY TANNIHIL conrineues with him
till He is of the age of Twenty one years_______

Allso I give to well beloved daughter ELIZABETH BEAN all that tract ot Land
bought of Hollingworth Vandeford containing Three Hundred acres and  all the
survey ajoining  Called Thos and William Containing ninety nine acres
        
Also I give to my Daughter RACHAL BEAN all that survey of Bought of Isaah 
Hurley containing one Hundred and Fifty acres and one cow and calf

Also I Give to my Daughter MARY BEAN all the Remainder part of the tract
of Land that I now Live on after her mothers Hundred Acers Is taken
Containing Two Hundred and Seventy Three acres and alsa a survey ajoining
surveyed by my self Called Thos and Rachal containig thirty acres

And further I Leave the Land that In In partnership between me and Thos
Prather and the Land the Lay in the forks of ??? Creek containing one 
Hundred and forty acres and all my movable property to be sold except
what has bin aboved mentioned and all my just debts paid and the Remainder
to be equally Divded Between my wife and all my Children

Also I make Constitute and ordain BENJAMIN BEAN my well beloved son 
sole Executor of this mt Last will and Testament In witness Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of October In 1800
                                                        
                                        THOMAS BEAN (signature/seal)

The words apres In my wife's part and the words worth forty dollars In
being of part and the word Daughter in Marys part Interlined before seald
and signd

Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said THOMAS BEAN
as his Last will and Testament In the presence of us who In his presence
and In the presence of Each other have here unto subscribed our names

                                     WILLIAM HOWARD sener (signature)
                                     WILLIAM HOWARD Juner (mark)
                                     JOHN GAITHER (mark)      
        

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