Will of John Underwood, 1793, Surry County NC

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Taken from will book Dodson, Surry County, North Carolina--pages 97, 98,
and 99.

In the name of God Amen.  August ye 25th day 1793.

I, John Underwood of the County of Surry and State of North Carolina,
yeoman, being weak of body yet of sound mind and memory calling to mind
that it is appointed for all men once to die do hereby make and ordain
this my last will and testament dis-annulling and revokeing all other
form or wills and testament whatsoever and as it hath pleased God to me
with my worldly Estate I do hereby dispose of same in the manner and form
following as for my soul I recommend it to the hands of God that gave it
and my body to return to the earth from whence it came.  It is my will
and desire that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and
satisfied by my Executors hereafter mentioned:  Item:

I give unto my well beloved daughter Sally ten shillings,
I give unto my well beloved son William ten shillings.
I give unto my well beloved daughter Milly ten shillings.
I give unto my well beloved daughter Nancy ten shillings.
I give unto my well beloved daughter Elizabeth ten shiliings.
I give unto my well beloved son John ten pounds to paid in a horse at
cash price.
I give unto my well beloved son Thomas all of the land that I hold south
of the raring gap creek supposed to be seventy five acres to him and his
heirs and assigns forever.
I give unto my well beloved son George one hundred and twenty five acres
the lower end of the survey I live on to him his heir and assigns
forever.

I give unto my well beloved son Joel one hundred and fifty acres of land
where I now live on to him his heirs and assigns forever.  Also all my
stock of every kind and households goods after settling the above
legacies with his brothers and sisters.

I give and bequeth unto my well beloved housekeeper, Betsy Watts the bed
and furniture whereon she commonly lay also one two year old heifer that
she raised by hand to her and her heirs and assigns forever.

Item; I hereby constitute and appoint my well beloved sons William
Underwood and Joel Underwood my whole and sole Executors of all my lands
and tenements to divide and dispose of them as is above described.

In testimony whereunto I have set my hand and fixed my seal in the day
and year above written.

Signed,

John Underwood (seal)

Signed and acknowledged in the presents of:

William Cunningham
John Cunningham

State of North Carolina Surry County May Session A. D. 1811