Wayne County, NC - Will of John Edwards, 1810 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will of John Edwards Wayne County 1810 the first day of August one thousand eight hundred and ten I John Edwards Sr of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following- Item I give to my daughter Nanny Edwards five shillings to her and her heirs forever Item I give to my daughter Sarah Pike five shillings to she and her heirs forever Item I give Christon Dinkins five shillings to her and her heirs forever Item I give to my daughter Mary Blackwell five shillings to her and her heirs forever Item I give to my daughter Barshaly Blackwell five shillings to her and her heirs forever Item I give to my daughter Lucy Grant five shillings to her and her heirs forever Item I give to my son Isham Edwards and his heirs forever fifty dollars money Item I give to my son Ambros Edwards and his heirs forever fifty dollars money Item I give to my son Britton Miles fifty dollars and his heirs forever Item I give to my son Samuel Miles & his heirs forever fifty dollars Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth Johnston twenty five dollars & her heirs forever Item I give to my son Richard Edwards and his heirs forever one hundred dollars Item I give to my son James Edwards and his heirs forever fifty dollars Item I give to my son John Miles and his heirs forever twenty five dollars Item I give to my son David Edwards and his heirs forever four hundred dollars Item I give to my son Sampson Edwards and his heirs forever four hundred dollars It is my will for all my estate both real and personal should be sold at the discretion of my executors and my just debts and all the remainder of the moneys after paying out the legacys to be equally divided among all the ten last named children in this will and the first named daughters is not to have but five shillings each and its futher my wish that my son David Edwards John Core and Jas Everett should act as Executors to this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the day and date above written John Edwards (his mark) Witness Jn Edwards Stephen Edwards John Edwards June ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Tammy Gurley Tyner ___________________________________________________________________