Warren County, NC - Wills - John RIGGAN, 1795 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Matthew W. HARRIS, of Richmond, VA, Warren Co., NC, Will Book 12, p. 26 In the name of God amen the twenty Sixth day of September in one thousand Seven Hundred and Ninty Five I John RIGGAN of North Carolina and of the County of warren Being in in [sic] Perfect health and of Good and Sound memory thanks be to almighty God and Calling to Mind that all flesh Must yield to death when it Shall please God to Call Do Make Constitute & ordain & declare this My Last will and testement and none Other in Manner and form following Revoakeing and annuling by these Presents all will or wills hearetofore By Me Made by word or writeing and this to be taken for My Last will and testement and none other ~ Item I give and Bequeath to my Eldest Sun Jacob RIGGAN one hundred and thirty fore acres of Land on the west Side of little hubqua[rter] Creek Beginning at a popler on the S.d Creek thence by a Line of Marked trees to Thomas MILLERs Line to the fores.d Creek Down the Said Creek to the Beginning one hundred & thirty fore acres more or less and as for what Else I Intended for my Sun Jacob RIGGAN I have Given to Him before now Item I give and Bequeath to my Sun William RIGGAN the Plantation whereon I now Live on both Sides of the Creek thenc[e] Beginning at a Poppler on the Creek on williams DURREM Corner then on DURREMs Line to a Gum then by a Line of Marked trees to James MYRICKs line a Dogwood then by MYRICKs line to the Creek then by PRIERs line to MILLERs Line To Jacob RIGGANs Line on a Spanish oake a Corner then RIGGANs Line to the Creek down the S.d Creek to the beginning on a Poppeller the Corner a Hundred and thirty four acres more or Less also one Horse and one bed and two cows & Calves and thair in Crease & one wanut table & one duch oven & All my working tooles Item I Give and Bequeath to my Sun Joel RIGGAN one Doller and as for the Rest of my Estate I Entended for my Sun Joel RIGGAN I gave to him when he Moved, out of the County - Item I give and Bequeath to My Daughter Silve GLOVER one Doller after My wife Decease - Item I give and Bequeath to My Daughter Backe MERRET one Doller after My wife Decease - Item I give and Bequeath to My Daughter Nancy SHEARING one bed after My wife Decease - And as for the Rest of my Estate I Leave to My Wife dureing her Life And after My wife Decease To My Sun William RIGGAN I do heareby Constitute ordain and oppoint William RIGGAN and Jacob RIGGAN and Francis RIGGAN Snr My Excuters of this My Last will and testement and none other In witness Whare of I have Heareunto Set My Hand and Seel this Sixth Day of october in one thousand and Seven hundred an Ninty five Signed Seeled and Declared Turn over [stamped] 515 [page break] In the Presents of us - Bille Pegram RIGGAN ["Ju" struck out] Francis RIGGAN Junr Jurat Daniel RIGGAN Jurat Warren County February Court 1803 This last Will and Testament of John RIGGAN dec'ed was presented in Court and proved by the oaths of Billey Pegram RIGGAN Francis RIGGAN ju.r & Daniel RIGGAN, subscribg. Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded, and William & Jacob RIGGAN Executors Named in said Will quallef.d Accordingly Test M Duke JOHNSON Clerk [page break] John RIGGAN *Seel* [stamped] 514 ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==============================================================