Warren-Wayne-Bertie County NcArchives Wills.....Lancaster, William August 6, 1840
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Source: Raleigh State Archives, North Carolina
Written: August 6, 1840

WILL OF WILLIAM LANCASTER
In the name of God Amen.  I William Lancaster of the County of Warren and 
State of North Carolina being of sound mind disposing memory do make and 
dictate this to be my last Will and Testament in the following form and 
manner first it is my will and desire that all my just debts and funeral 
expences be paid.
It is my will and desire that all my perishable property be and remain in 
the possession of my wife Elizabeth B. Lancaster during her widowhood for 
the use and support of herself and my children and should it become 
necessary for the support, education or clothing any of my children that my 
wife Elizabeth B. Lancaster have full power to make sale of any part of my 
stock for said use and as soon as my youngest child shall arrive to lawfull 
age it is my will and desire that all my property that’s remaining on hand 
be equally divided between my wife Elizabeth and all my children and their 
lawful heirs of there boddy, it is further my will that my wife have the use 
and possession of all my land during her widowhood should she marry before 
my youngest child shall be alike between my wife and all my children or 
there lawfull heirs of there boddy except the land on the north side of the 
road which I wish equally divided between all my children or there lawfull 
heirs of there boddy.
ITEM:  It is my will desire that my son Josiah L. Lancaster have and receive 
the gray colt, should the colt die before it is five years old that he is to 
come in with the bal. of my children when the division takes place but in 
case it shall live until it is five years old or he may think proper to 
trade it then and in that case he is to allow in the division with the other 
children and my wife the sum of twenty five dollars.
Lastly I appoint my friend William C. Clanton executor to this my last Will 
and Testament in witness my hand and seal this 6th day of August 1840.

Signed, Sealed and Acknowledged                  William Lancaster (SEAL)


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