Wayne County, NC - Will of Amos Boyte, 1826

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In the name of God Amen I AMOS BOYTE of the County of Wayne and
State of North Carolina being sick and weak of Body But of sound mind
and memory do this 2nd day of April 1826 make and publish this my last
Will and Testament in manner following
FIRST  I lend to my wife ELIZABETH BOYTE During her lifetime or widow-
hood one feather bed and furniture one sow and six pigs one cow
cavld (sic) the large tan heiffer (sic)  and her calf five barrels corn 
and hundred weight of ____  ____ the brake and the cotton patch at the 
house the field adjoining at the rode (sic) the apple orchart (sic) and 
the field on the left hand of the rode (sic) going to the mill near the 
long Branch and wheel and cerd (sic) and one pot to be her choice and 
all the bacon that I have and wash tub and Worter (sic) pale and bred 
(sic) tray and the dwelling house
I give to my sun (son) DEMPSEY BOYTE a piece of land ajoining (sic)
the land of URIAH LANGSTON begining (sic) at my corner up the Branch
and run down the Branch until an East (sentence that I cannot read) 
then with URIAH LANGSTON line round to the begining (sic)  The said 
DEMPSEY to pay MURAH LANGSTON  the ari (sic) of  CHARITY JONES
ten dollars out of the land To STEPHEN BOYTE my sun (sic) I give a
tract or peac (sic) of land beginning (sic) where DEMPSEY hits the back
line and with that line to a white oak on the rode (sic) nere (sic) the
long Branch then with  the road to the _____  _____ that goes in to
the apple orchart (sic) then to a walnut tree in the field near the
plum orchart (sic) and strat (sic) on to the line in the Branch the 
said STEPHEN to give out ____  _____ the land ten dollars to the airs 
(sic) of my sun (sic) MOSES BOYTE all the rest of my land to be equally 
divided between my suns(sic) MICAJAH and AMOS BOYTE by their paying ten
dollars Each to the airs (sic) of MOSES BOYTE  I  give to my sun (sic)
JOHN BOYTE my negro man Cader and one horse cauld (sic) Caders and all 
the ______ that is cauld (sic) Caders The rest of my property is not 
Wild (sic) away I wish to be sould (sic) and my just debts paid
out of the money then the balance if eney (sic) to be Equally Divided  
between my Children sher and sher (sic) alike And I hereby make and 
ordain my suns(sic) JOHN and AMOS BOYTE Executor of this my last Will 
and Testament - in Witness Whereof I the said AMOS BOYTE have to this 
my last Will and Testament set my hand and seal the day and year above 
written 
Siene (sic) seald (sic) and Declard (sic)            AMOS (X) BOYTE
by the said AMOS BOYTE the testator as
his last Will and testament in the prsants (sic)
of us ____     ______   before ______
HOWEL BOYTE
PATRICK BOYTE

Probate  May Term 1826

Wills 1776-1927
CR 103.801.2
Folder 1826 Amos Boyte
NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC

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