Wayne County, NC - Wills

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Pat Foster King <pfking@dellepro.com>

Josiah Garland, the son of John Garland was my great great great
grandfather.  Garland City, AR was named for Josiah.

                        WILL OF JOHN GARLAND 1803

North Carolina, Wayne County

  In the name of God, Amen, as it is common for  man when sick if he has any
of the worldly wealth, to have a wish to divide it between his wife and 
children himself. I will divide my small property as follows:

1st I give my wife, Lewis, Jobe, Old Tab, Charlot, my Schew Bon horse - 
Moring, Marie and her mule and the black horse and half my stock of cattle,
half of my hogs one hundred barrels of sound corn three thousand lbs of good
veal pork my yoke of oxen two beds & furniture all. Half of all my household
and kitchen furnature and plantation utensils to her own use and disposal, I
then lend her my plantation during her widowhood.

2nd  I give my Daughter Sally, Sirah, Charity and Willi, & five hundred 
silver dollars.

3rd  I give my son Josiah, Adam, Zelph, Ruben and one half of my land.

4th  I give my daughter Elinor, Rose, Fillis and Big Grace & five hundred 
silver dollars.

5th  I give my son Rufus, Little Grace, Harry, Little Tabb, Redding.  Half 
of my land.

6th  I wish all the rest of my property sold and all my debts collected and
equally divided between my three sons, Isaac, Josiah & Rufus Except what 
money is due me from Col Whites estate that I leave my wife.  

In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal this 14th of 
Oct. 1803.  If either of my four young children die before it comes to 
lawful age to dispose of their property.  I wish his legacy equally divided 
between the rest Except my land.  If either of my sons die I wish the other
to have all my land. Lastly I appoint my wife executor of this my will & 
acknowledge it to my last.

                                        John Garland  (Seal)

Wayne County
                                        February  term  1806 

Then was the foregoing will proved in open court by the oaths of William 
Smith, Wm Croom William Bryan John Davis & Samuel Bird who swore that the 
whole of the will & signature was in the hand write of the testimony and 
ordered to be recorded.

A true copy from the original to be filed in my office.

                                        Fiske                         
   
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