Surry County NcArchives Wills.....Howard, Philip July 28, 1808 ************************************************ 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: Joseph H. Howard jhhoward@comcast.net May 19, 2007, 10:12 am Source: Surry County Nc Will Book 3, P. 92 Written: July 28, 1808 Recorded: August 1809 Philip Howard (1727-1809) Will Surry County, North Carolina Written: 28 July 1808 Probate: August 1809 Source: Surry County NC Will Book 3, p. 92 In the name of God Amen. This twenty-eighth day of July in the year of our Lord Christ One thousand eight hundred and eight. I, Phillip Howard of the County of Surry and State of North Carolina being weak and low in body, but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for the same. And knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament, and first I do recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like manner and touching my worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with, I give and dispose of in the following manner. Imprimis. It is my will and desire that all the land I possess and live on and adjoining thereto including the Island the whole is said to contain 346 acres to be the same more or less be sold by my Executors hereafter named whenever either three of my sons, Viz, Samuel, John, Philip and Benjamin consents thereto and the monies arising there from to be equally divided between my said four sons above named after paying my son William two hundred dollars out of the money arising from the sale thereof to be paid as soon as they receive the monies for the sales of said land which said sum of two hundred dollars I give to my son William and his heirs. But in case three of them should not agree and sell the land as aforesaid its my desire that Philip should have the use of the new field he cleared to himself until it is sold and the other three to use or occupy the old plantation. And that if they do not sell it all each of them are to pay to their brother William the sum of fifty dollars each within four years after my decease, Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah the feather bed and furniture that I usually sleep on to her and her heirs forever. Item. I give and bequeath to each of my sons, to wit, Samuel, John, Philip and Benjamin, a feather bed and furniture (meaning that all the furniture after my wife's bed is fixed off) be equally divided between the four boys. Item. I give and bequeath to my Son Benjamin a two year old grey mare to him and his heirs forever, Item. I give and bequeath to my son William all my wearing clothes, all my books of every description, a certain blue rug and my walking cane to him and his heirs forever. Item. I give to each of my grandsons (children of my son William) viz, James, John Philip, William and David Hampton Howard five dollars in money each. Item. I give to Lewis Bryan and Nancy Bryan (children of my deceased daughter Betsy Bryan) five dollars each in money. Item. I give to each of my six granddaughters (children of my daughter Sallie Holliman) five dollars each in money. Mind there are six of them. Item. I give to each of my two granddaughters (children of my daughter Susannah Douthete) five dollars each in money. Item. I give to each of the eight children of Nancy Whitlock (grandchildren of my present wife) three dollars each in money to be paid to their father James Whitlock in trust for them. Item. It is my will and desire that all my negroes, cattle, hogs, sheep, and crops now growing and all the rest as part and parcel of my Estate that is not heretofore bequeathed for whatever kind (source) of every description be sold to the highest bidder and the monies arising therefrom and whatsoever they collect after paying all my just debts, my funeral expences and the small legacies above bequeathed be equally divided between my beloved wife Sarah and my daughters Sally and Sucky and the children of my daughter Betsy Bryan they the children of Betsy be considered as entitled to one fourth part thereof only to them and their heirs forever. Lastly I do appoint my sons Philip and Benjamin Executors to this my last will and testament, ratifying this and no other to be the same. In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal the year and day above written. /s/ Philip Howard (SEAL) Signed, sealed and acknowledged and pronounced in presents of us who in the presents of each other signed the same. /s/ Jo. Williams /s/ Geo. Kimbrough /s/ M. D. Kimbrough STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, SURRY COUNTY - AUGUST SESSION - A. D. 1809 Joseph Williams, George Kimbrough and Marmaduke Kimbrough (the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Phillip Howard) make oath that they saw the said Howard sign, publish and state the same to be his last will and testament that he was of sound and disposing mind and memory which was ordered to be recorded. Recorded accordingly by Jo. Williams File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/surry/wills/howard297gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 5.4 Kb