Wayne County, NC - Will of Uriah Langston, 1838

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     In the name of God amen
     I URIAH LANGSTON of the County of Wayne and State of North 
Carolina do this day make and publish this to be my last will and 
testament in man-ner and form following, being of a sound and desposing 
mind and memory
     FIRST I give my beloved wife MARY LANGSTON one bed and furniture, 
one mare called Pigeon, two cows and calves her choice, two ewes and 
lambs, two sows and pigs her choice,three hundred dollars in silver.
     I give to EQUILLA LANGSTON five dollars.
     I give to my grandson, WILLIAM LANGSTON five dollars.
     I give the land where my son ELIJAH LANGSTON lived to be sold by 
my executor when my grandson ELISHA LANGSTON comes in here or when
he arrives of age he the said ELISHA LANGSTON to have three hundred 
fifty dollars of the money arising from the sale, the balance of the 
money to be equally divided between my two grand daughters ELINOR and
ELIZABETH LANGSTON.
     I give to my son ASA LANGSTON all the land on the east side of the 
marshy branch, but not to have possession of the cleared land in the 
life time of my wife. I give to my son HENRY LANGSTON all the land on 
the west side of said branch except the land I bought of ISAAC HILL to 
a small branch be-tween HENRY LANGSTON and ROBERT LANGSTON the branch 
near where the old path crosses the road from here to the place I 
bought of ISAAC HILL.
     I give my son IRASA LANGSTON the land where IRA LANGSTON lives and 
the land called the Bun land and he is to pay to ROBERT LANGSTON fifty 
dollars.
     I give to my son URIAH LANGSTON the land where he lives.
     I give to my son ROBERT LANGSTON the land where he lives from the 
branch road between him and HENRY to the branch on this side of 
ROBERT'S house and from the branch at the road near ROBERT'S house from 
a stake stuck at the branch and road and run an west course till it 
touches LEMUEL H. WHITFIELD'S line.
     I also give the land I bought of ISAAC HILL to be equally divided 
between my two sons HENRY LANGSTON and ROBERT LANGSTON.
     I give to my son WRIGHT LANGSTON all my lands that I have not 
before given away but not to have possession of the land in the east 
side of the marshy branch as long as my wife lives.
     All the land I have given to my children, I give it to them and 
their heirs forever.
     I give to WRIGHT LANGSTON one horse called John and bed and 
furniture, one bridle and saddle, one cow and calf.
     I give to my daughter SALLY HOWELL four hundred and fifty dollars, 
one hundred dollars to be paid out of the first money that's raised, 
the balance to be paid as soon as the money can be collected after the 
death of my wife.
     I give to my daughter POLLY PIKE four hundred and fifty dollars, 
one hundred to be paid out of the first money raised, the balance to be 
paid as soon as the money can be collected after the death of my wife.
     I give to my daughter MARTHA LANGSTON five hundred dollars, one 
hundred dollars to be paid out of the first money raised, the balance 
to be paid as soon after the death of my wife as the money can be 
collected and one bed and furniture, one cow and calf or the worth of it.
     I give to my daughter LYDIA LANGSTON five hundred dollars, one 
hundred to be paid out of the first money raised, one bed and 
furniture, one cow and calf. (missing sentence) The balance to be paid 
as soon after the death of my wife as the money can be collected.
     The legaces I have left in money are not to draw interest, as they 
are paid at the time mentioned.
     The horse I give to my son WRIGHT, if he should die by attering ? 
for him (WRIGHT) to have fifty dollars paid him in money.
     I leave my lot and house in WAYNESBOROUGH to be sold at my decease.
     My executor (two sentences I can't figure out) something about a 
stone house can't be sold until the first of October because he has it 
rented until then.
     The money arising from the sale to go to paying of the legaces.
     I give my son ASA LANGSTON the horse called Star one bed and 
furniture.
     I give my grand son GEORGE LANGSTON (if he ?) stays with my wife 
as long as she lives one hundred dollars one bed and furniture, part of 
the money to go to schooling him.
     I lend to my beloved wife all the balance of my property that I 
have not given away during her natural life or widowhood. At her death 
to be sold by my executor and after paying of the legaces divided among 
all my heirs, except my son ELIJAH LANGSTON'S children.
     I wish for my executor to sell my two Negroes TOM and FINAS 
together.
     I wish for my two daughters MARTHA and LYDIA to have with their 
beds all the bed clothing that they call theirs.
     At my decease, I wish for my executor to pay over to my daughters 
all the money that is left after paying my just debts and the legace 
that is to be paid then for it to go to wards paying them the balance 
of their legecy that is to be paid them at my wife's death.
     I wish lot and house to be sold on a credit of six months.
     Lastly I nominate my two sons IRA LANGSTON and URIAH LANGSTON my
whole and sole executors to this my last will and testament, revoking 
all other wills made by me heretofore, ratifying this and no other be 
my last will and testament given under my hand and seal this the 26th 
day of February 1835.
      Signed in the presence of:
      WILLIAM THOMPSON                    URIAH (X) LANGSTON
      WILLIAM HEAD

      PROBATE: May Term 1838

      Wills 1776-1927
      CR 103.801.10
      URIAH LANGSTON 1838
      NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC

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