Will of Benjamin Clements, 1835, Stokes County NC

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Will of Benjamin Clements of Stokes Co. NC dated 1835

Stokes Co. NC Will Book
Page 292-293
Know all men by these presents that I Benjamin Clements of the County of 
Stokes and State of North Carolina being now in my perfect mind and senses do 
make and satisfy this to be my last will and testament. In the name of God 
amen, and Itom [sic] 1st that all my just debts shall be paid out of my 
estate.
2nd That to my two deceased daughters Susan Cole and Letty Tucker I have 
given four Negroes each which the heirs have now got in possession also two 
beds and furniture.
3rd I give unto my youngest infant daughter Nancy John four negroes, one 
named Lewis, one named Larkin, one named Spenser, and one named Louisa, also 
one bed and furniture, also one thousand dollars in money, which is now in 
the hand of Abraham Scales Esqr. Now if the said Nancy John does not live to 
an age sufficient to receive the above legacy, I do will that it shall return 
to the heirs of Susan Cole and Letty Tucker, to be divided among them equally 
each heir to receive an equal portion with another.
4th. I do will that my land on the waters of Burch Stone creek and Dan river 
at my death shall be divided between the heirs of Susan Cole and Letty 
Tucker. Now in the division of these lands I do will that Letty Tuckers two 
children shall receive as much as Susan Coles eight.
5th.  I do will that my wife shall have the use of the tract of land that I 
now live on during her life of widowhood, also I lend unto her so much of my 
livestock, household and kitchen furniture, farming utensils as she may think 
proper to retain for the use of carrying on the farm to support her.  The 
balance if any to be sold and applied to the payment of my debts, or divided 
among the heirs above named.  I also lend unto her two negroes, a man named 
Buck, a woman named Charlotte during her life of widowhood and then at her 
death or marriage to be sold and divided among the heirs of Susan Cole and 
Letty Tucker in the same manner as the lands above named, the track of land 
that I now live on at the death or marriage of my wife to be divided or sold, 
and divided among the heirs of Susan Cole and Letty Tucker in the same manner 
as the land on Burch Stone Creek and Dan River.  The two youngest negroes 
that I leave to my daughter Nancy John being to small to hire out, I will 
that my wife take them, say, Spencer and Louisa and keep then until they are 
large enough to hire out and that she shall be paid a reasonable allowance 
for their support.  The stock on hand with the land at the death or marriage 
of my wife to be sold and divided with the land in the same manner.  I do 
hereby nominate constitute and appoint William C. Cole and John Griffin my 
Executors to this my last will and Testament.  In witness here of I set my 
hand and seal this sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty five.
Benjamin Clement SEAL
Witness
John S Patterson
Charles R Griffin

Stokes County, September Term 1835
The Execution of the last will and Testament of Benjamin Clement decd. of 
which the foregoing is a true copy was duly proved in the open court by the 
oath of John S. Patterson and Charles R. Griffen subscribing witness there to 
and ordered to be recorded.
M HILL
Transcribed by Charlotte Borden