Will of Samuel Vance, 1789, Surry Co. NC
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Will of Samuel Vance, 1789

In The Name Of God Amen:
   I, Samuel Vance of Surry County in the state of North Carolina, being sick of 
body but sound in mind and memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body and 
knowing that it is appointed all men once to die; do make this my last will and 
testament, utterly revoking all wills by me formerly made.
   Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul to Almighty God 
that gave it, and my body to the Earth to be buried in decent christian order at 
the discretion of my excutors; nothing doubting but at the general resurrection 
I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power of God and as touching such 
wordly estate it hath  pleased God to bless me with; I give and devise and 
dispose in the following manner and form--
   First, I give and bequeath to Aley, my dearly beloved wife, the sole core and 
management of my estate during her widowhood and no longer, and to my son David 
Vance, five shillings and to my son, Nathaniel Vance, five shillings and to my 
son Samuel Vance, five shillings and to my daughters, Sara Endsley and Hanah 
Lowery, five shillings each and to the remainder of my sons and daughters, I 
give and bequeath my whole  estate to be divided amongst them in the following 
manner, to my daughters, Alice and Elizabeth, I give and bequeath a part equal 
to Sarah and Hanah and to my three youngest sons, James, John and Joseph Vance, 
the remainder of my estate equally amongst them by the concent of my wife, so 
long as she continues a widow; but in case my sons, James and John or either of 
them shall leave their mother under age, except in marriage, they shall be 
portioned equal to my three oldest sons, and in case my wife shall marry, she 
shall only have one eleventh part of my estate, but so long as she continueth 
single she shall not be deprived of her maintenance during her life. Ratifying 
and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness 
whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of March in the  year of 
our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

                                             Samuel Vance(X)
Witnesses:John Cummings
          Abraham Endsley

At bottom of will is this:

Be it knkown to all men  by these presents that I Samuel Vance of Surry County 
have made and declared my Last Will and Testament in writing bearing date the 
29th of  March 1789. I, said Samuel Vance, by this present codicil, do testify 
and confirm my Last Will and Testament and do further give and bequeath unto my 
loving son, Joseph Vance, twelve pounds good and lawful money of North Carolina 
in Gold and Silver, to be paid our of my estate and to be given for his 
schooling over and above his part aforementioned in my will and said money to 
remain in the hands of my executrix which I do constitute to be my beloved wife 
and John Lowery and  my will and meaning is that this codicil be adjudged to be 
amply performed in  every respect as if the same will so declared and set down 
in my Last Will and Testament.
Witness my hand and seal this 31st day of March 1789
                                            Samuel Vance(X)
Witnesses:Abraham Endsley
          John Cummings