WAYNE COUNTY, NC - Will of Richard Casey

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Will of Richard Casey - July 2, 1853
Source - NC Archives

In The Name of God Amen I Richard Casey in the County of wayne and 
state of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory and considering 
the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do therefore make 
ordain publish and declare this to be my last will and testaent that is 
to say 

first after all my lawful debts are paid and dischaged the residue of 
my estate real and personal I give bequeath and dispose of as follows 
to wit

To my beloved wife the land and appurtenances situated thereon known 
and described as the home plantation lying in the county of wayne and 
state of North Carolina together with the land and appurtenances 
situated there on known and discribed as the whitly land I give to my 
wife all the house and kitchen furniture to divide between my children 
that has not had or recieved a share of them I give to my wife one 
sorrell horse named ball together with one sorrel mare named doll I 
give to my wife one buggy one yoke of oxen and cart also one negro 
woman named bethy seven cows and calves to her to divide between my 
children at the time each one leaves her I also give to my wife thirty 
five head of stock hogs and seventy five barrels of corn and ten stacks 
of fodder and four thousand pounds of pork and seven bushels of salt 
one hundread pounds of sugar and one hundread pounds of coffee twenty 
gallons of molasses and twenty five bushels of wheet my wife may keep 
the negro wimmen and children till the youngest child becomes of age if 
she wants to and if not Matthew may keep them 

If my wife does not keep the wimmen and children I give my wife only 
one half of the allounce above written and if she is not satisfied with 
what is left her she may have what the law will give to her and after 
her death I give the land where I now live to my son Francis the other 
piece of land commonly known as the whitly land I want to be sold 

To my daughter Cuzza I give an equal share of my estate after which I 
reduc seven hundred dollars-(this sentence has a line through it and 
the following sentence written) To my daughter Cuzza I have already 
given seven hundred dollars

To my son Benjamin I give five cents

To my daughter Elizabeth I have already given eight hundread and sixty 
dollars

To my son Bryant I have already given seven hundred dollars

To my daughter Phebe is due seven hundread dollars to make her equal 
with the rest

To my son John I have already given seven hundread dollars

To my daughter Sally I give five cent

To my daughter Caroline I have already given seven hundread dollars

To my daughter Edith I have already given seven hundread dollars

To my daughter Polly is due seven hundread dollars to make her equal 
with the rest

To my son Matthew I have already given seven hundread and forty dollars

To my son Lemuel I give the portion of land lying on the south side of 
Neuse river known as the slocumb land also lying on the north side of a 
line runing a straight course from the gate to the green corner the 
land which I have give to my son Lemuel is equal to the thirteen 
hundred and fifty dollars

To my son Francis I give my home plantation after the death of my wife 
together with the slocum land which lies this side of the line running 
from the gate to the green corner which is equal to one thousand and 
fifty dollars I also give to my son Francis a mare colt named pidgin of 
a claybank color also a bridle and saddle

To Cullen Casey I have already given seven hundread dollar I also give 
him five cents more without any share in the remainder of my property

Likewise I make constitute and appoint my son Bryant and my son inlaw 
Abia Herring to be executors of this my last will and testament hereby 
revoking all former wills by me made I witness where of I have hereunto 
subscribed my name and affixed my seal the second day of July in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundread and fifty three

                                  Richard Casey (Seal)

The above written instrument was subscribed by the said Richard Casey 
and acknowledged by him to each of us and he at the same time published 
and declared the above testament so subscribed to be his last will and 
testament and we at the testators request and in his presence have 
signed our names as witnesses hereto and written opposite our named our 
respective places of residence

Robert (his mark) McKinnee - Wayne County NC
John (his mark) Hays - Wayne County NC
James A Fields - Wayne County NC

Wayne County May Term 1855

There was the foregoing paper writing purporting to be the last will 
and testament of Richard Casey was produced in open court and offered 
for probate, when the same was duly proven by the oaths of Robert 
McKinne, John Hays and James A Fields the subscribing minutes thereto 
and ordered to be Recorded Where upon Bryan Casey and Abia Herring the 
Executors herein named came into court and qualified as executors 
hereto. ___letters Testamentary yours

                                   Benj Aycock, Clk

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