Wayne County NcArchives Wills.....Jernigan, George August 21, 1792 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dorothy Lou Tate Walker skywalk1@cox.net September 23, 2006, 9:59 am Source: Nc Archives C.r. 103.801.1-18 1776-1927 Written: August 21, 1792 Recorded: October 1792 Wayne County, NC - Will & Estate Records NC Archives C.R. 103.801.1-18 1776-1927 Typed as closely as possible to spelling and punctuation in the original will. George Jernigan 1792 -------------------- George Jernigan Will R Oct. Term 1792[next page] In The Name of God Amen I George Jernigan of the State of North Carolina and Wayne county being of perfict mind and memory blessed be god do this 21th of August in the year of our Lord 1792 make and publish this my Last will and Testament in manner following that is to say. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Item/ I give to my beloved Wife Lydda Jernigan One Horse cald Dick and her bridle and saddle. Two feather beds and furniture my crop of corn as it stands and weaving Loom & Two cows and Calves Four Ewes and the big pewter dish one small pot all the Hoggs that is Cald the house hoggs my plow hoes and Weading hoes and also I lend to my Beloved Wife Lydda Jernigan my Negro Fellow Tom During her Widowhood or Life and then I Give Tom my Negro Fellow to my beloved Daughter Zilpha Jernigan to her and her Heirs and one shilling sterling.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Item/ I give to my Daughter Mary Jernigan Wife of Josiah Jernigan one shs sterling.~~ Item/ I give to my Son George Jernigan one shilling sterling~~~~ Item/ I give to my son Arthur Jernigan on shil. sterling.~~~~ Item/ I give to my son Frederic Jernigan one [one 4 letter word unreadable] San and all the rest of My sons to make us of her to do there own Worke. ~~~ Item/ I give to my son Mills Jernigan one Shil Sterling.~~~~~~~~~~~ [next page] Item/ I give to my son Wm Jernigan on Shl. Sterling.~~~~~~~~~ Item/ I give to my Dau.. Elizabeth Jernigan one Shl. Sterling.~~~~ I Leave the rest of My Estate to be sold by my Exct. And not by the Sheff and Twelve Months Credit to be given and the Monies arising from the sale of my Estate and the Debts due to be Equally Divided between my Two Daughters Elizabeth Jernigan and Zilpha Jernigan & I comply with the Deed of gift before given. And I hereby make and ordain this my Last will and Testament. I appoint my Trusty friend John Coor Pinder My Exct. of this my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I the sd.. George Jernigan have set my Hand and Seal This Day and year above Written Signd sealed and published} In presents of us.~~~~~~~} his J.C Pender George + Jernigan (Seal) Edmond Black [best guess] mark his Mills + Howell mark her Ruth + Sasser mark File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wayne/wills/jernigan188gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb