Wayne County, NC - Will of Charity Barnes, 1854

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Will of Charity Barnes of Wayne Co. NC

I CHARITY BARNES of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina being 
of sound mind and memory and knowing the undertainty of death and believing 
my earthly ____ will soon terminate do make this my last will and testament 
hereby revoking and declaring null and void all toher wills and testaments 
heretofore made by me.
Item 1st it is my will and desire that my body should be decently buried 
and that my funeral expenses shold be paid by my Executor. 
Iten the 2. It is my will and desire that all my just debts shold be paid 
by my Executor.
Item the 3. It is my will and desire that my Executor shold sell at public 
sale to the highest bidder all of my land known as the WILLIAM NEWSOM tract 
and the ExUM NUSOM tract both tracts containing about one hundred and thirty 
one acres more or less lying in the water of Penning and Bass Swamp. 
Item the 4. It is my will and desire that my Executor BENJAMIN BARNES shall 
first pay himself out of the money  arising from the sale of my land all of 
the just and honest debts that I owe him.
Item 5. It is my will and desire that after BENJAMIN BARNES is paid first 
out of the money arising from the sale of my land.
Iten the 6. I give and bequeath unto the children of offspring of my beloved 
daughter mary Aycock begotton on her body by her husband Jesse Aycock all the  
remainder or balance of the money arising from the same of my land that is 
after BENJAMIN BARNES is satisfied first out of the funds that the remainder 
to my daugthter MARY AYCOCKs children to them and their heirs forever.
Item the 7. I give and bequeath unto my son BENJAMIN BARNES all of my 
household and kitchen furniture of every description. I do hereby constitute 
and appoint my beloved son BENJAMIN BARNES my lawful Executon to execute this 
my last will and testament whereunto I have hereby set my hand and seal in 
the ___ of March 7th 1854? CHARITY BARNES (her mark). JAS HOOKS, JACOB HOOKS. 
Proved February Term 1854.

Posted by Vikki Hollowell Highfield vhhighfi@gte.net Wed. 2 Dec 1998  
Surname: Barnes,Nusom, Aycock, Hooks

[From Ms. Gerry Hill - Albany Ga - geryinga@yahoo.com]

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