Wake County NcArchives Wills.....Reavis, Samuel January 5, 1815 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Watson beverly_wat@msn.com June 16, 2010, 8:01 pm Source: Lds Microfilmed Original Records Written: January 5, 1815 Recorded: May 1815 Wake County, North Carolina Will Book 12, Pg 111 5 Jan 1815 In the name of God Amen - I Samuel Reavis late of the County of Wake and State of North Carolina - But now in the service of the United States at Norfolk Virginia - Being in a low state of Health, but of sound mind & memory & knowing it is appointed unto all men to die - do make & constitute this my last Will and Testament in the manner & form following (viz), First I desire that my just & lawful Debts be paid out of the money, and debts due me, if they be insufficient - I desire the ballance to be raised out of my goods and effects (or perishable property) at the discretion of my Executors - Secondly - I lend to my beloved Wife Nancy Reavis during her natural life or Widowhood, all & singular my land, negroes, stock of every kind, Horses, Cattle, Hogs & all my household goods and kitchen furniture, and every other part or parts of property I am possessed of in any way whatever and for my said Wife Nancy to raise & support my Children thereon - Thirdly after the death or Intermarriage of My said wife Nancy Reavis I desire that all and singular the property that be left or (Remaining) be Sold at publick Sale, and equally divided between my Dear Children - (viz) Elizabeth Reavis, William Reavis, John Reavis, & Lucy Reavis to each & Equal Portion - Fourth & Lastly I appoint My Worthy friends John Rogers & Benjamin Rogers Executors to this my last Will and Testament, this fifteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & fifteen Signed Sealed Published Pronounced & Declard by the Samuel Reavis (seal) Testator as his last Will and Testament in Presence of us Jno Green Capt. Mathew (his mark) Goodin (Jurat) Isham (his mark) Goodin (Jurat) Wake County May Term 1815 The foregoing last Will and Testament of Saml Reavis decd was in open Court duly proven by the oaths of Matthew Gooden and Isham Gooden subscribing evidences thereto & ordered to be recorded. B S King C.C. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wake/wills/reavis1498wl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb