Wayne County, NC - Will of David Jernigan - 1795

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DAVID (Otherwise known as Lame David) JERNIGAN OF WAYNE CO., NORTH 
CAROLINA - Will Book Pages 539-540

In the name of God Amen, I (David Jernigan) of the State of No. Carolina
and County of Wayne being sick but of sound mind and disposing memory
Blefsed by god Calling to mind the Grate Mortality and for, the better
Settling of my Temporal affairs do make and ordain this My Last will and
Testament In Manner and form following to wit.--

First of all I recommend my sould to God who Give it and next my body to
the Ground to be Buried in a Descent manner at the direction of my
Executors nothing doulbling but at the General Resurrection I shall
Revive the Same again by the mighty Power of God--and as to my worldly
Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to Blefs me With in this life I
give and Dispose of the same in Manner and form Following that is to Say

First I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Josiah Jernigan Three
hundred Acres of Land More or Lifs Situated thus Biginning on the back
line of the old patent where it Crofses Momans iland branch then down
the said branch to white oak a Corner made and agreed upon before
witnefses Chosen for that purpose Thence along a Marked line in prisence
of said witnefses To a white oak on the first line of Said pattent
thence along Said line to the mouth of Little River the beginning of
said patent and all that part of My Land Lying South and West of the
above mentioned Legacy and two Negroes Fellows by the Name of Tom and
Arch and one negro woman by the name of Bak with Every other property
which I have given him from time to Time.-

Item that I give to my beloved Daughter Charity Thompson One Negro boy
by the name of Charles and Fifty pounds Thence and all other property
which I have given her from time to time.

Item that I give my beloved Daughter Elizabeth Pate one negro boy by the
name of ______ (unable to decipher name) and forty pounds Thence and all 
other property which I have Given her from time to time.

Item that I give to my beloved Daughter Sightly Ammons one negro woman
by the name of Fan and her Finance and also one negro Girl by the name
of Amy and all other propety which I have Given her from time to time.

Item that I Give to my Grand Daughter Edith Thompson Jernigan Twenty
pounds Thence one Feather Bed and Furniture and one Cow and Calf.

Item that I Give to my Beloved Son Silas Jernigan Three hundred Acres of
Land Containing the Plantation whereon I now live which is the mannor
Plantation and three Negroes By the name of Charles Lonnon and Hanner
with all the Horses Cattleshogs and Stock of Every kind after the Sum of
Ninety pounds being made by my Executors to pay up the Living of Charity
Thompson and Elizabeth Pate out of the said Stocks and also all my house
hold Furniture and working Tools and also Two Lots in the Town of
Waynesbrough.

And I Here Make and Ordain Josiah Jernigan and Silas Jernigan My
Executors of this my last will and Testament and I do utterly disallow
Revoke and Disannul all and Every other former Testaments wills Legacys
and bequeaths by me in any ways before willed bequeathed or Ratifyed and
Confirm this and no other to be my Last will and Testament in witnefs I
have hereunto Let my Hand and affixd my Seal this 7th August 1793
Afsigned Sealed and Acknowledged in the presence of

Silas Jernigan)                             his mark
Josiah Jernigan)                         David X Jernigan     Seal
                                         Jany Term 1795

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