Wayne-Johnston County NcArchives Wills.....Howell, Joshua December 14, 1795
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Source: Raleigh State Archives, North Carolina
Written: December 14, 1795
Recorded: 1799

WILL OF JOSHUA HOWELL

In the name of God Amen, I Joshua Howell of the State of North Carolina and 
County of Wayne being sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and 
memory thanks be given to God calling unto mind the mortality of my body that 
it is appointed for all men once to die to make and ordain this my last Will 
and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend 
my soul into the hand of almighty God that gave it and as touching my worldly 
estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give 
demise and dispose of the same in manner and for following at Viz:

ITEM:  I give and bequeath to my son John Howell my currying knife.

ITEM:  I give and bequeath to my daughter Barbara one bed and furniture one cow an
and calf twenty pounds spice I lend her my Negro Mark during her natural life an
and after her decease to her heir I give him forever my couch also I give her.

ITEM:  I give and bequeath daughter Edia one cow and calf one bed furniture I 
lend her my Negro boy Lin during her and James Braburys life, and after their 
decease I give him to their son Bryant forever and I desire that the Negro boy 
Charles be divided between my two daughters Barbara and Edia the one take him 
and the other (missing line) Tom to wait on him and help him get a living, I 
lend him my old hors and mare two cows and calves, three sows and pigs, that 
uses? towards hookes, all my pots pans pails tubs and piggins, great chest and 
chairs axes and farming tools in full and that my grandson Lewis live with them 
and have an equal part of the stock and crop they raise and one half the fruit 
that is made and if they do not agree to live together Lewis is to have all the 
land that lies in the East side of the Branch that runs threw the field until 
Jasper dies or get helpless and then to enjoy the whole and Jasper and Lewis 
and Tom is to be with all that is in their care under care of my executor who I
impower if they shall judge the best to take Jasper into their care and hire 
out the Negro Tom to maintain him and if required as much of the plantation as 
will plentifully support him during his natural life and after the death of 
Jasper to be hired amongst my own children and the money to be equally devided 
amongst all my children and after the death of Jasper Lewis is to have the full 
of the plantation premises and all the goods and chattles that I have lent Ja
Jasper to him and his heirs and assigns forever (missing part of page) for the us
use of Jasper, I desire  (page cutoff)

ITEM:  I give and bequeath to my son Admerl my bed and furniture all my coopers
tools

ITEM:  I give to my son Jasper one bed and furniture.

ITEM:  I give and bequeath to my daughter Oliff two beds and furniture, my big 
table, my trunk, two cows and yearlings, two basons, one dish, six plates two 
Negroes Lyda and Dolly.

ITEM:  I give and bequeath to my grandson Burwell Howell twenty dollars and ten to
to his sister Silvia Howell to be paid them in schooling by my executor.

ITEM:  I give and bequeath to my grandson Lewis Howell my young horse and my 
still only my son John and Admerl is to have the use thereof as long as they 
live to sell their own liguor and all my sider cash also my plantation and 
lands in full with all their appertainances belonging thereunto with all the
untincils that remain thereon which I do lent to my son Jasper, after he de
decease and the time that he is not able to take care of the same or is forced by
by inability under the care of some other persons, it is my will and desire th
that my son Jasper have the use of my(unable to read 6 words)that he shall have my
my Negro which I have left in his care and forever.

That my sons, John, Admerl and George Bradbury have my crops cut saw between 
them as long as she last and I desire that all my estate real and person by of 
which is not before by me given of every kind be sold and all lawfull debts and 
cost be paid, and the money to Barbara and my two grandchildren be reserved and 
after all the remainder part with money in hand and money due be equally devided
devided between all my children John Barbara Edia Admerl, Jasper and Oliff.

Lastly I appoint my three friends John Howell, Admerl Howell, George Bradbury 
executors of this my last Will and Testament utterly disallow revoke disannul 
all and every other will or wills testaments legasies bequests heretofore by me 
made or given ratifying and confirming this and no other as my last Will and 
Testament denying all other exect. By me made and published in witness whereof 
I have herunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of December in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five and twentieth year of the
American Independence.

Signed sealed published pronounced                  Joshua Howell (SEAL)
and declared by the testator as his last 
Will and Testament in the presence of us 
who in the presence of each other have
hereunto set our hands

John Kooknst?
Annie Hook?

John Howell and George Bradbury qualified in 1799


Additional Comments:
A better copy of this will would have helped at the bottom of each page where 
text was missing or illegible.

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