WAKE COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Michael Rogers, 13 Dec 1793
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Will of Michael Rogers 13 Dec 1793, Wake County, NC; proven June term 1795; 
recorded in Wake County in Book D & page 139 on 10 Jun 1797 by H. Lane, C.C.

In the Name of God Amen.  I Michael Rogers of the County of Wake and State of 
North Carolina being in a low State of Health but of sound mind and Memory and 
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this 
to be my last will and testament in manner and form following (Viz)

First	I give and Bequeath to my Son Willie the following Negroes to wit 
Monday Hagor & her Child Burwell & the future increase from this day, to him & 
his heirs & assigns forever.

Item	I Give and bequeath to my son Allen the following Negroes to wit Swain 
Dinah, her Child Toby, and furthere [sic] Increase from this day

Item	I Give and bequeath to my son Berry the following Negroes to wit Cesar 
[sic] Rose, her Child Hannah & furthere [sic] Increase from this day

Item	I give & Bequeath to my Son Bennet two Negroes to wit Sam & Jane & the 
further Increase from this day

Item	I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Alley two Negroes to wit Buck and 
Lettis and incase [sic] Lettis does not git [sic] will [sic] of her present 
laments that my Execut'r purchase as good a one as she would have been in Case 
she had not been disabled within twelve months & pay her in lieu of Said 
Lettis & sell said Negro Lettis for the best price they can

Item	I Give and bequeath to my Son Willis two Negroes to wit Carry & Amey & 
their Increase

Item	I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Mary two Negroes to wit Dick & Leato 
& their Increase

Item	I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Tibitha two Negroes to wit George 
(Son of Hagor) and Sarry

Item	I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Rebekah two Negroes to wit Phil and 
Abbey & their Increase

Item	I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah two Negroes to wit Harry and 
Aggey & their Increase

Item	My will is that in Case any of the Negroes Given to any of the 
Children under twenty one years of age Should die or become Same as usless 
[sic] or be lost by bad Titles or any other Ways before the Child that it is 
willed to Comes to the age of twenty one years that my Execut'r make it good 
to them out of the Residue of my personal Estate Not allready [sic] willed 
away

Item	I Give & Bequeath to my five Sons before named all the Land I Now or 
may hereafter possess to be sold after the life or widowhood of my Wife Cele 
at the Discression of my Execut'r in what manner they please of their Deed to 
be good in Law to the purchaser

Item	My will & Desire is that my Execut'r have power to sell any part of my 
Estate to pay my debts & to buuy and Sell any part of my Estate to School my 
Children & to pay off those that marries & in Every Respect to have the same 
power as I might have if living in Respect to the advancement of my Estate & 
paying of the Legatees

Item	I Give and bequeath to my Wife Cele the Land I now live on During her 
life or widowhood, But in in [sic] Case it suits my Execut'r to sell the Same 
they must purchase a Sufficient Tract of land for her

Item	I Give and bequeath to my Ten Children all the Residue of my Estate to 
be Equally Divided by my Execut'r or in Case of their Death or failiour [sic] 
by three men to be appointed by the then Court Reserving to my wife the Use of 
Each Childs part untill [sic] marriage or untill [sic] they Come to the age of 
Twenty one Years
	and my will is that all the Increase during the loan to my Wife be 
Divided amongst my said ten Children and this will to be understood that Every 
Increase go to my Children after the Death of my Said wife
	and do hereby appoint my trusty friend Sam'l Thompson Sen'r, Willie 
Rogers & Allen Rogers Execut'rs of this my last will & Testament, hereby 
Revoking all others.  Witness my hand & seal this 13th day of Dec'r Ano. Dom 
1793


Signed Sealed Published & Pronounced)
& Declared before us                )                  Mich. Rogers {seal}
Soloman Rogers (Jurat)
Edmund Harrison (Jurat)
Patrick (X) Gav*n

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Wake County				June Term 1795

		The Within Will was duly proved in Open Court by the Oaths of 
Soloman Rogers and Edmond Harrison witness thereto and ordered to be recorded

H. Lane C.C.

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Recorded in the Clarks Office in the County of Wake in Book D & page (139) 
this 10th day of June 1797

H. Lane C.C.