Rutherford County NcArchives Wills.....Dickey, James July 22, 1792
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Source: Rutherford County North Carolina Wills: Additional Abstracts, Abstracted From The Originals By Miles Philbeck, Jr, Bulletin Of The Genealogical Society Of Old Tryon County, Nc, P. 5, No. 4, P. 159
Written: July 22, 1792
Recorded: January 1793

James Dickey (1712-1792) 
Will
Rutherford County NC
Written:  22 July 1792
Probate:  January 1793
Source:  Rutherford County North Carolina Wills: Additional Abstracts, 
abstracted from the originals by Miles Philbeck, Jr, Bulletin of the 
Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, NC, p. 5, no. 4, p. 159

In the Name of God Amen the Twenty Second day of July in the year of our Lord 
one Thousand Seven hundred & Ninety Two.

I James Dickey of Rutherford county in the State of North Carolina in the 
Eightieth year of My age Being Weak and Low in Body Yet Considering myself 
Sound enough in Mind and Memory to Make my will Thanks be given to God 
therefor And Calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body knowning that it is 
appointed for all Men to Die and after that to come to Judgement & Remembering 
the Uncertainty of all earthly enjoyments Do make and ordain this to be my 
last Will & Testament.

First Recommending my Soul into the Hands of allmighty God who gave it me & Do 
allow my Body to be Restored to its Original & Mother Earth in a decent & 
Christian Manner at the Discression of My Executor Nothing doubting but I 
shall Receive the Same again at the general Resurrection by the Mightly Power 
of God and as touching Such Worldly estates where with it hath pleased God to 
Bless me in this Life I give Devise and dispose of the same in the following 
Manner & form

In the first place allowing all my Just Debts and funeral Charges to be paid 
and as it is uncertain how Long it may please God to Continue me in This world 
likewise what May Remain of My Estate at My Decease I would be the More 
particular.

I Do allow and it is my will that me Dear Wife Mary have her Sidesaddle and 
all my House furniture, the Eldest gray horse & third of the Cattle to be her 
own and at her Disposal if she survives. 

I also give and Bequeath to William Barr My Grandson My young grey Horse and a 
young Cow that is known by being called his.

All the Remaining Part that Should be at my Decease I Do allow to be Sold 
after My Decease, Whether goods & Chattels or Lands & Tenements the time and 
Manner of which Sale I do leave to the Discression of my Executor & If any 
Lands should be Disposed of by Virtue of this my Last wish I Do hereby 
authorise My Executor & impower him to Make sufficient Deed or Deeds to the 
same to the Purchaser of If he my said Executor Should agree to & with the 
other Legatees to pay their Equal parts of the Value of Such Lands then by 
this My last Will & Testament I Do allow the Right to Remain in him and I Do 
hereby allow after all is Sold an Equal Division to be made Between my Beloved 
Children that is to say Isabel Ferguson, Anthony Dickey, Margaret Hughes, 
Martha Dickey My Daughter in law & David Dickey My Son whom I appoint whole & 
sole Executor of this My Last will & Testament & I Do hereby Revolk and 
Disavow all former Wills Bequeaths & Executors Before by me Named or Made 
Rating this and NO other to be my Last will & Testament.

Signed sealed published pronounced and Declared by the Said James Dickey to be 
his last will & Testament. James Dickey Seal
Test - Thomas Rowland Jurat Isabel Hughes + her mark 

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