Wayne County, NC - Will of David Edwards, 1839 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will of David Edwards Wayne County 1839 State of North Carolina Wayne County Know all men by these presents that I David Edwards of a sound and disposing mind and memory do make this my Last will and testament in manner and form following First Item I will all my just debts to be paid out of my property real & personal NB then the residue and remainder of my property both real & personal to be divided as follows} to viz Item I will that my man Dick and my girl Lucy be sold by my Executor who I shall hereafter nominate and appoint and the proceeds thereof be distributed as followeth after my just debts being paid - that is to say Item I also will that the land that I am now possessed of at this time or may hereafter come by lawfully be divided as followeth to viz Item I give and bequeath to Gabriel Edwards son of John Edwards Senr dec'd two thirds of my whole estate and William Edwards son of Stephen Edwards my own son have one third except I give and bequeath to Stephen Edwards other legatee wit Sally Cason and Sally An Price the lawful sum of one dollar each Item I also give and bequeath to my son Barnabus Edwards the lawful sum of one dollar from the shear of William Edwards the son of the above stated Item I David Edwards by these presents nominate constitute and appoint John A Green lawful executor of this my last will and testament thereby provoking all other and former wills by me hereunto made in testament whereof I have hereunto set my and affixed my seal the 13th day of December 1838 David Edwards ( his mark) In the presence of Absillord B Barnes Wm J Jinnett ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Tammy Gurley Tyner ___________________________________________________________________