Wayne County, NC - Will of PATE, Shadrack -1837

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William S. Pate, Jr. <chip@pateandassociates.com>

SHADRACK PATE, SR. WILL
Recorded May 1837

In the name of god amen.  I Shadrack Pate Sr. be of Sound and perfect
mind and memory blessed be god but being old and not only So but being
in a very Low state of helth at this Time and furthermore noing that it
appointed for all men to Die--think it proper to this 24th Day of March
in the year of our Lord--1837--to make and publish this my Last will and
Testament in manner following that is to say
     Item--first I lend to my beloved wife Dicy Pate and my Daughter
Selah Pate five acres of Land round the houses Concluding in their
natural life time after their Death.
     Item--I give to my Son Shadrack Pate all my Land that I hant Deeded
away.
     Item--I give my Daughter Selah Pate Twenty Dollars in Cash.
     Item--I give to my Son Shadrack Pate one gray mare after my Deth.
     Item--I give Dicy Fillips five Shillings.
     Item--I give to my wife Dicy Pate one bed and bed stid and
furniture.
     Item--I give to my Daughter Selah Pate one bed and bed stid and
furniture and all my household and Chicking furniture.
     Item--I give fifteen head of hogs and three head of Cattle to
Christo Pate Penelipy Pate Rebecca Wright and Mary Roberson.
     Item--I give to Selah Pate all my Stock of bees.
     Item--I give to my wife Dicy Pate all my working [unreadable].
     Item--I give to my Daughter Selah Pate one cart and [unreadable].
     Item--I give to my Son Shadrack Pate all my working Close
[unreadable].
     Item--I give to my Daughter Selah Pate my riding saddal.
     Item--I give to my Son Shadrack Pate all my money that I havnt give
away.
     I do hereby make and ordane my Son Shadrack Pate Executor to this
my Last will and Testament in Witness of whose I here unto Set my hand
and seal this Day and year above written.

Shardrach Pate
(his mark)

[witnesses]
Daniel Howell
Exum Howell

Wayne County May Term 1837
This was the written will of Shadrack Pate produced in open court
offered for probabe and was duly proved by the oaths of Daniel Howell
and Exum Howell ... thereto let it be recorded--and Shadrack Pate
Executor therein named cause into court and Qualified as Executor as
letters [unreadable].


[Transcribed by William S. Pate, Jr. <pates@mindspring.com>.  Some
commas and indents added to make the text more readable.]

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