Wayne County, NC - Will of James Edmundson, 1799 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Name of God Amen The twenty third Day of December one thousand seven Hundred and Ninety Eight. I JAMES EDMUNDSON of Wayne County in the State of North Carolina being of Sound mind and memory do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament that is to say my soul I give into the Hands of almighty God and my Body I commend to the Earth and as touching my Worldly Estate I give Demise and Dispose of the same in the following manner Impremis I give and bequeath unto my Son JOHN EDMUNDSON one cartain tract of Land Containing Two Hun- dred sixty seven acers Lying below the midle prong of Appletree Swamp Joining Hardy Yelventons & Susanah Hills Lands also one Negro by the Name of Ben one Horse Bridle and Sadle one bed Stead one feather bed & fernitur two Cows & Calves two sows & piggs two Ews and Lambs one Chest one table & three setting Chears one Duzen of plaits two puter basons two Do Dishes one Case of Knives & forks one Iron pot one frying pan now in his persesion to him & his Heirs & assignes forever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Son CULLEN EDMUNDSON Three Hundred & Sixty acres of Land it being the Land I bought of William Deal & John Stanton on the watery Branch also one Negro by the Name of Berten one Horse Bridle and Sadle two Cows and Calves two sows & piggs two Euses and Lambs one Bed Stead one fether bed & firnitur one Chest one table three Setting Chears one Iron pot one frying Pan one Duzen of plaits two puter basons two Do Dishis a Case of Knives and forks to him his Heirs and asigns for Ever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Son BRYANT EDMUNDSON Two Hun- dred and seventy five acres of Land on apletree Swamp Joining John Edmundson & Noah Yelventon Lands also one Negro Named Ned one Horse bridle & Sadle two Cows and Calves two sows & piggs two Ewes and Lambs one bed Stead one fether Bed & ferniture one Chest one table three seting Chears one Iron pot one frying Pan one Duzen of plaits two puter basons two Do Dishis a Case of Knives and forks to him his Heirs and asigns for Ever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Son BURRELL EDMUNDSON Three Hundred and forty two acres of Land beginning at a Maple in apletree Swamp Yelventons Corner (gives description, mentions Megarritys Corner, Earl Granvilles line) also one Negro named Soloman one Horse to be worth fifty Silver Dollars one Sadle and Bridle two Cows and Calves two sows and piggs two Ewes and Lambs one bed Stead one fether bed & ferniture one Chest one table one Duzen of plaits two puter basons two Do dishes a Case of Knives and forks three setting Chears one Iron pot one fryen pan to him and his Heirs and asigns for ever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Son THEOPHILUS EDMUNDSON after the Dearth of my wife PENEPALLY EDMUNDSON Two Hundred acres of Land be the same more or Less it being the Land I Bought of Wm. Lancastor Lying on Naughunty Joining ___ Lancastor & John Sanders Lands also one Negro Named Dred ? one Horse to be worth fifty Silver Dollars one Sadle & bridle two Cows and Calves two sows & piggs two Ews and Lambs one bed Stead one feather bed and ferniture one Chest one table one Iron pot one frying pan one Duzen of Plaits two puter basons two Do Dishes one Case of Knives and forks three Setting Chears to him his Heirs and assigns forever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Son RIGHT EDMUNDSON after the Dearth of my s'd wife four Hundred acres of Land be the same more or Less Including the maner plantation Also one Negro by the Name of Litle Harry one Horse to be worth fifty Silver Dollars one Sadle & bridle two Cows and Calves two sows and piggs two Ews & Lambs one bed Stead one fether bed and firneture one Chest one table one Iron pot one frying pan one Duzen of plaits two puter Basons two Dishes a Case of Knives and forks three set-ting Chears to him his Heirs & asignes for Ever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Daughter POLLEY EDWARDS one Negro boy named Bell one Horse Bridle & Sadle one Bedstead one fether Bed and ferniture two Cows and Calves two Ews and Lambs one Duzen of plaits two puter basons two Do Dishis to hur and hur Heirs and asigns forever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Daughter LANEY BRYANT one Negro Boy named Sam one Horse Bridle and Sadle one Bed Stead one feather Bed & ferniture two Cows and Calves two Ews and Lambs one Duzen of plaits two puter basons two Do Dishes to hur & hur Heirs and asigns forever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Daughter ELIZABETH MILLER one Negro girl named Ginney one Horse Bridle & Sadle two Cows and Calves two Ews and Lambs one bed Stead one fether Bed and firneture one Duzen of Plaits two puter basons two Do Dishes to hur and hur Heirs and asigns for Ever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Daughter MARTHA EDMUNDSON one Negro Named Keziah one Horse Bridle & Sadle one bed Stead one fether Bed & ferniture one Duzen of Plaits two puter Basons two Do Dishes two Cows and Calves two Ews and Lambs to hur and hur Heirs and asigns for Ever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Daughter PENELIPHY EDMUNDSON one Negro boy named Dred ? one Horse Bridle & Sadle two Cows and Calves two Ews and Lambs one Bed Stead one fether bed and ferniture one Duzen of Plaits two puter basons Two Do Dishes to hur and hur Heirs & asigns forever ITAM I give and bequeath unto my Daughter PEARSEY EDMUNDSON one Negro by the name of Cortney one Horse Bridle & Sadle two Cows and Calves two Ews and Lambs one Bed Stead one fether Bed & ferniture one Duzen of plaits two puter Basons two Do Dishes to hur and hur Heirs and asigns for Ever My Will is that if any of the above Negros Should Die before the above mentioned Children Should Come of age for them to be maid good out of the remainder of my Estate I als_ Lend the remander of my Estate after the above Leagescy is maid up & my Debts paid to my Wife PENELIPHY EDMUNDSON During hur Natural Life and after the Dearth of my s'd Wife my will is that it be Eaqually Devided between all my afore Said Children to be Devided by biding them Selves if they Cant agree other wise Lastly I nominate and appoint my Son JOHN EDMUNDSON JOHN SHERRARD & BENJAMIN FORT whole and Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testi_____ hereby revoking and dis-annulling all former Wills by me at any time here to fore maid and do ratify and Confirm this and no other to be my Last will and testament Published pro-nounced and Declared by the Said JAMES EDMUNDSON as his Last Will and Testament in Presence of us the subscribing Witnesses my Will further is that a Track of Land Caled Bon ? Place Containing Two Hundred acres to be Sold by my Executors and the Money to be Eaqully Devided between my above named Sons LEVI LANCASTER JAMES EDMUNDSON Seal WRIGHT SANDERS ANNA (X) WEBER Recorded April Court 1799 Wills 1776-1927 CR 103.801.5 Folder 1799 NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Ginn - judy_ginn@aol.com ______________________________________________________________________