Wayne County, NC - Will of Josiah Cox, 1819

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In the name of God Amen I Josiah Cox of the County of Wayne and State of 
North Carolina being weake of body but of perfect mind and memory and 
calling to mind that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and 
ordain this to be and no other to be my last will and testament in the 
manner and form following viz

First my will and desier is that my wife Juda Cox have the use of my houses 
lands and firnature during her lifetime then my will is that my son Edmond 
Cox have all my land after paying to his two sisters that is to say to Anne 
Overman and Charity Musgrave five hundred dollars each and my will is that 
all my estate be kept together during my wifes lifetime

2 Item I give to my daughter Betta Cox my two namely Eda and Kneedham valued 
at eleven hundred dollars

3 Item I give to my daughter Salley Peelle ney two negroes name by Cader 
and Dicy 

4 Item I give to my daughter Pheby Marin my negroes namely Winey valued at 
two hundred dollars and will further is that my son John Cox take the all the 
residue of my estate not given away and divide equally amongs all my daughters 
so as to make them all equil in the distribution of my estate namely Anne 
Overman, Charity Musgrave, Salle Peelle, Pheby Marin, Abey Marin and Betty Cox 
so as they may all shear and shear alike, and my will is that my son John Cox 
keep the negroes he bought of Charles and Jesse Marin that I let them have and 
they not be considered as a part of my estat at my death, and I do hereby 
constitue and appoint my two sons John Cox and Edmond Cox my sole executors 
to this last will and testament in witness where of I have here unto set my 
hand and affixed my seal the 10th day of January in the year of our Lord 1819

Signed sealed and published
in presents of us
Ezekiel Slocomb
Ephraim Overman

Wayne County Feby Term 1819
Then was the within will of Josiah Cox duly proved in open court by the oath 
of Ezekiel Slocumb a subscribing witness thereto and at the same time John 
Cox qual'd as Exo'r only
Test P. Hooks  Clk

Notes:
According to some family records my Carr uncle left, Josiah Cox and Judith 
Peele were married in Rich Square Meeting House in Wayne Co NC (maybe it was 
Old Dobbs then) on March 16, 1777.

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