Sampson County, NC - Will & Estate Records 1832 Will of Isham Royal In the name of God Amen, I Isom Royal of the state of North Carolina and county of Sampson, being of sound and perfect mind & memory, (blessed be God) but calling to mine the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men to once to die, do constitute, make, and ordain this my last will and testament, in the following manner and form; principally and first of all I recommend my soul to Almightily God who gave it (after it is separated from my body), and my body to be decently buried by my Executor in a Christian like manner. And as touching my worldly affairs which it had pleased God to bestow on me. I give and bequeath in manner and form as I shall here after mention. Item 1: I give unto my beloved wife, Elizabeth Royal, the following Negroes, namely; Robert, Isaac, Peter, Jacob, Thomas, and Daphney & her children Tiner and Catherine. Also two horses, two cows & calves, one cart, two sows and pigs, twelve head of sheep, four ploughs, hoes, & plough racks, two pails of plough grease, two pot racks and two grubbing hoes, three weeding hoes, three axes, fifteen geese, four tables, Twelve chairs, pin knives & folks, twelve spoons, twelve plates, three dishes, one lot of tea ware. Three pots, one pan, and griddle, one tin owing pin. Also all my tubs, pails, and pigeons. Two chest, pine barrel, one haughter, two iron wedges, also all my beds, bed steeds & furniture during her natural life. Item 2: I give and bequeath to my three beloved sons Whitney Royal, John Royal, and Hardy Royal the following Negroes, namely, Robert, Isaac, and Peter after the death of my wife to be equally divided between them. Item 3: I give and bequeath to my beloved son Whitney Royal one Negro boy by the name of James Holmes. My reason for giving him the above named Negro boy is because I have given John Royal and Hardy Royal all my lands. Also I give and bequeath to the said Whitney Royal one Negro girl and her increase hereafter, by name, Rosen, for the purpose of taken care of David Whitney during his natural life. Item 4: It is my wish and desire that the balance of all my property, that I have not heretofore mentioned, should be sold & equally divided between my lawful heirs after all my just debts are paid. Item 5: It is my wish and desire that all the property that I have lent unto my wife Elizabeth should be equally divided between my lawful heirs, except that which I have heretofore given and bequeath them after the death of my wife. Item 6: It is my wish & desire that a committee be appointed to lay off to my wife a sufficient support out of my property of every description to support her & family decently until the ensuring season. Item 7: I do make, constitute, & appoint my beloved son Whitney Royal my Executor to this my last will and Testament. In witness thereof, I have here unto set my hand and fixed my seal, this 8th day of May 1832. Signed & Sealed in presents of W. D. Stephens and Eliza J. Stephens. /S/ Isom Royal Through deeds and this Will I have put his family together as good as I can. Isham was born about 1760. He was the brother of Young Royal and son of William Royal. I have no record that he served in the Revolutionary War. He married Elizabeth Whitney before 1790. There appears to have been an older son. Issue: 1-Whitney Royal 1792, married Sarah Martin and died in 1869. Whitney’s son Isham Royal (1828) was an early educator in Sampson Co. NC. 2-John Royal was born 1794 and married Susan Benton after returning from the War of 1812. John died in 1862. 3-Hardy D. Royal was born in 1798 and married Susan Turner, moved to Dooly Co. GA, and died there in 1842. Not named in his will were daughters 4-Elizabeth Ann Royal, she was born in 1796 and married Hardy Stevens, And 5-Anna Maria Royal, born 1800 and married Thomas J. Chesnutt. I also have 6-Isham Royal Jr. born in 1802 and listed in an 1832 deed book 23 pg 139. No more information on him. The identity of David Whitney in the will in likely the brother of wife Elizabeth. There was a 55 year old male living with the family in 1830. He apparently was handicapped in some way. __________________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. _____________________________________________________________________