Sampson County, NC - Will of West Macklemore, 1818 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the name of God amen. I West Macklemore in the county of Sampson and State of North Carolina being in a low state of health but in perfect sound mind and memory and knowing that it was appointed for al men once to di do make and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit 1 It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid and satisfide 2 I gave and bequeath to my beloved daughter Zilpha Peters one feather bed and firnitur and one beadstead to hir and hir heirs for ever 3 I gave and bequeath to my dear beloved daughter Nanney Tew one bead and firnitur and one bead stead after the dues of hir mother to hir and hir heirs for ever 4 I gave and bequeath to my dear beloved wife Saley Macklemor one sorral mare during hir natural life and after hir dec'd the said mare and hir increase to my 5 son Redick Macklemore and his heirs for ever 6 I gave and bequeath to my dearly beloved son Redick Macklmore one chest one pott to him and his heirs for ever 7 I gave and bequeath to my beloved wife the hole of my estate during hir natural life with the esceptions of one bead and firniture and beadsted to Zilpha Peters and after the dec'd of my wife Saley Macklemore the hole of my estate that is not gave or bequeathed to certain person named in this will to be sold and a credit of six months and the money arisis from said sail to be equally divided between my son Redick Macklemore Zilpha Peters and Nanney Tew Lastly I constitute and appoint my friends Lemuel Peters and Jonathan Godwin Ex'r to this my last will and testament disnulling and makeing avoid all for me will by me made assigned sealed and acknowledeged by the testator in his proper senses this the twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord Christ eighteen hundred and eighteen West Mac (his mark) More {Seal} In the presents of us Geo Lassiter Jordon (his mark) Coats ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Stacey Jones ___________________________________________________________________