Stokes County NcArchives Wills.....Beller, Peter Sr December 4, 1790 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Byron Bowman bybow1@aol.com July 5, 2008, 3:37 pm Source: Stokes County Wills/ 1775-1925 Cr.090.801.1 Written: December 4, 1790 Recorded: 1790 Whereas I Peter Beller senir of Stokes County & State of North Carolina being something Craisey in body: but in my Right mind and under a consideration of the uncertainty of Life and ceartainty of Death, do make this my Last Will and Testament, in the manner & form following. To wit – First and prinsaply I commit my Soul unto the Lord, and my body to the Earth to be buried in a Christen Like deasen manner, at the descreation of my beloved relations and friens And touchingsuch Worldly Substance whereof I am possessed of. I dispose of the Same in the maner & formfollowing, Viz ?, I order that all my just debts be paid by my Executers heareof after mentned It is my will and I hereby order that my worldlyt goods shall be disposed of in maner following., that my Eldest son Jacob be cut off with five Shillings Starling & no more. My son Peter to have forty pounds Virginia money the one half of which I order to be at the desposiel of his wife ???? to be her own property And this Land of 100 acres whereon I Lived Last with my deseased fife to be my grandson Eli Beller’s the rest of my inovebal goods or Estate to be Eaquilly devided with these my Children namely my Eldest daughter Hannah & Catheron & Susannah & Chrisen & Lydy & Peter & leah : Except Christen I order to have double Shaire with the rest named. Lastly I hearby appint my beloved and trusty son Peter Beller and Joseph Hiatt. Jonin Law Joseph Hiett to be hole & sole Executers of this my Last will and testament making void all former wills that has bin made or shall appear in my name Confirming this and no other to be my last will and tetament, in witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of the 11th month called december in the year of our Lord 1790 Witness present his John Burris Jacob X Peirie Affirmat Peter Beller Seal Mark Note: The name the wife of his son, Peter is badly smudged by a fold in the will. However, I think it was Anna. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/stokes/wills/beller543nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb