Wayne County, NC - Will of Josiah Saser, 1781

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Source: Typed copy in the Wayne County Library

Know all men by these presents that I, Josiah Saser, planter of Wain
County in the State of North Carolina, being of proper mind and memory
make this my last will and testament as follows to wit

I give and bequeath to my eldest son, John Saser, 411 acres of land
in the north roundabout together with the plantation and all the 
provisions to the same belonging. Also my Negro fellow Sam and....
one horse called Buck and also to my son Willam Saser one.... tract
of land... in the name of John Saser with all the appurtenances to the
same belonging and Negro Nancy and Manic and also to my eldest daughter
Sasannah Saser I give and bequeath my Negro girl June and also to my
second daughter Elizabeth Saser my Negro girl Chaney and also to my 
third daughter Mary Saser my Negro fellow Dick and a sorrel horse called
Major and my mare called... and also I give and bequeath to my youngest
son Josiah Saser my plantation I now live on containing 400 acres of
land together with all the appurtenances to the belonging only keeping
to my beloved wife one third of the said lands and plantation lasting
her lifetime and one Negro winch called Peggy and also I give and 
bequeath to my beloved wife one Negro fellow called Lacy and a winch
called Mollie together with my stock of horses, cattle, hogs and sheep,
and... and all my household furniture and tools of every kind to... I
also... unto my beloved wife one-third of the plantation I now live on
together with the house thereon during her life as above referred in 
the gift to my son Josiah and I also doth hereby acknowledge this to 
be my last will and testament and doth hereby constitute and appoint
my beloved wife Elizabeth Saser and William Fellows and Blake Bryant
as my executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof
I have set my hand and seal this 10th day of January 1781

                                             Josiah Saser {Seal}

Robert Fulton
Nathaniel Neal
... Cuttaw

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