Wayne County, NC - Susannah Carraway Will, 1835

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In the name of God Amen

I Susannah Caraway of the county of Wayne & state of 
North Carolina being weak in body but of sound mind & 
memory do make & ordain this my last will & testament 
as follows viz.

1. I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Sally Hines 
& Mary Wolf & my grand daughter Anna Roberts all my 
wearing clothes & apparel also all my bed clothing except 
clothing compleat for one feather bed to be equally divided 
among them.

2. I give & bequeath unto my grand daughter Anna Roberts 
one feather bed & furniture compleat.

3. I give & bequeath unto my two sons Bryan & James Caraway 
ten cents each for their full share of my estate.

4. I give & bequeath to my daughter Zilphah Roberts ten cents 
as her full share.

5. I give & bequeath unto the children of my daughters 
Elizabeth Edwards and Nancy Kornegay twenty cents for their 
mothers part of my estate in full.

All the rest & residue of my estate of what nature or kind 
soever it be I give & bequeath unto my grand son in law John 
Roberts in order to make him some small compensation for the 
trouble care & expence he has been at with me.

Lastly I hereby nominate constitute & appoint the said John 
Roberts my whole & sole executor of this my last will & 
testament ratifying & confirming this & no other as such, 
hereby revoking all other wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 
10th day of February AD 1835.
Susannah Caraway

Wayne County May Term 1835
Then was the within will of Susanah Caraway produced in open 
court & duly proved by the oath of Jno T Bryan a subscribing 
witness thereto & let it be recorded.
Jno A Green