Wayne County, NC - Will of Jacob Bardin

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Will of Jacob Bardin - 1786
Wayne County Wills, A-Z, p 3

The will reads as translated from handwriting:

In the name of god amen this 14th day of October,1786 I Jacob Bardin
of the State of North Carolina in the County of Waine(sp) Being weak in 
Body But of perfect mind and memory thanks be to god for the same and 
calling to mind the mortallity of my Body and knowing that it is 
appointed for all men once to Dye do make and ordain this my last will 
and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and 
recommend my sole into to the hands of them that gave it and for my 
Body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like 
dessent manner at the descression of my Executors nothing Doubting but 
at the general Resurettion I shall receive in the same again by the mighty 
power of god and as touching such Wordly Estates Wherewith it 
hath pleased god to Bless me with in this Self I give desire and 
dispose of the same in manner and form following that is to say I give 
and bequeth to my Son James Bardin the third part of my stil.

Also I give unto my Daughter Sarah Fulghum ten Shillings also I give to 
my Daughter Drusillah hooks ten Shillings also I give unto my Daughter 
Elisabeth Durdeno ten Shillings also I give and bequeth to my Daugthers 
An(sp) Bardin and Alse(sp) Bardin one hundred and twenty five acres of 
Land Lying on the East Side of Burnt Swamp it being Part of a track of 
Land granted to moses manning also two thirds of my Stil and one Negro 
fellow by the name of Peter and all redy money and sales of Land and 
all the Res of my household goods and Property to be equally Devided 
Betwixt them.

also I chose Hardy hooks and John Fulghum whome I Constitute and make 
Executors of this my Last Will and testament in Witness Whereof I have 
unto set my hand and Seal the Day and Year above Written,

                                         Jacob Bardin

Signed Sealed in 
Presents of us

Jesse Alcock
Elias Alcock

(Jacob Bardin was born in 1705, I believe. He married Sarah (no last 
name listed) and had 6 children. I think they were from the part of 
Wayne County that may have been Dobbs County. Some of the children show 
as being born there.)

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