Wayne County, NC - Will & Estate Records

             Will of Richard McKinne - 1800
                      April Court

January the third Day One Thousand Eight Hundred

I Richard McKinne of the County of Wayne in the State of North
Carolina being in my sense in sound & perfect memory but being
sick and remembering the mortality of my Body do make and ordain
this my last will and testament in manner and form following

Imprimis - I lend to my beloved wife Sarah the lands & mill I 
bought of John Case also the lands where Thomas Dunn lives known
by the name of Mason place during her natural life and give &
bequeath her forever the following Negroes to wit - Tom, Clo__
Nann & Fillis also my riding horse & sorrel mare also two thirds 
of all my perishable estate 

After the death of my wife I give & bequeath to my son Matthew 
his heirs and assigns forever the same lands I have lent her 
together with two Negroes named Linkhorn (missing line) manner
five hundred dollars (missing line) 

To my son Richard his heirs and assigns forever the lands whereon 
he lives which I bought of John Oates also one tract I bought of 
Charles Hopton on the north side of the River opposite the 
landing also one other tract I bought of James Bradbury 
joining the land I bought of Oates also one other tract Patented 
by my father known by the name of Pocoason Survey that is to so 
much of it as his between Neuse Road & the River also in like 
manner one hundred acres of the Bonnet pond Survey to be laid of 
joining the lands I bought of Bradbury also one gray horse and 
mare also two Negroes named Jason & Hannah also four cows & 
calves fifty head of hogs also all the corn called his corn be 
it ___ more also one bed and furniture

Item  I give & bequeath to my sons John & Barnabas their heirs &
assigns forever all the lands known by the name of the Roundabout
Land joining the land I have given my son Richard also three 
Negroes known by the names of Jerry, Cuff & Bet also two mares
called theirs to be divided between them when either of them shall
marry or arrive to mature age 

Item  I give & bequeath to my son Robert his heirs and assigns
forever the lands whereon I now live together with two hundred 
& seventy acres I bought of Jesse Musgrave the south side of the
Beaver Dam also one Negro called Daniel ___ my daughter ___ 
assigns forever the following Negroes to wit - Jim, Jo, Ben,
Charity, Coney, Rose & Doreas & Dina & my will and desire further
is after my just debts is paid & the Mill built the remainder of
my daughters, Anny, Sally and Polly to be equally divided between
them

Item  I give and bequeath to my brother William & son William his
heirs and assigns forever all the land of the Pocoason Survey 
lying on the south side of Neuse Road 

Lastly that I do nominate and appoint my son Richard & John & son
in law Joseph Everitt Excrs to this my last will in witness where 
of I have to these presents set my hand and affixed my seal the
day & date within 

                             R McKinne  {Seal}

Signed Sealed and acknowledged
in our presence 

John Kennedy
___ T McKinne


My will and desire further is that my Excrs have full power to
rent out my lands & hire out my Negores or otherwise to let them
continue on this land which ever they think best

                             Rd McKinne  {Seal}

Acknowledged in present of
John Kennedy & Richard 
Wooten a codicil to my
last will and testament

John Kennedy
Rd Wooten

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