Wilkes County NcArchives Wills.....Gilliam, William Sr. May 1, 1831 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jack London razorjack1@aol.com January 28, 2007, 2:37 pm Source: Wilkes County Will Book 4, Pg 149 Written: May 1, 1831 Recorded: October 1831 Wilkes Co., NC Will Book #4 Page 149 October Term 1831 William GILLIAM Snr. State of North Carolina The Last Will and testament of William Gilliam Sen Wilkes County made this 1st day of May 1831. Considering the Uncertainty of the mental life and being of sound mind and Memory blessed be almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say first I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Mary GILLIAM the whole of my Estate during her life that I die possesed of. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son William One Hundred Acres of Land bounded as follows. Beginning at a Bunch of Maples on ______ of a Branch at the South end of the Tract of Land that I now live on running South to red Oak in a conditional line made by Thomas GREEN and John REDDIN thence eastwardly with said line to a post oak thence South to a large forked white oak thence West to the Beginning containing seventy acres then thirty acres to make the Hundred taken off of the Hundred and Thirty acres I said That I bought of John LONDON beginning at said bunch of Maples first named running North ____ my old line as many poles as on the West line to make Thirty Acres also I have given to my Son John GILLIAM one Horse Valued at Twenty-five dollars one Saddle at ten dollars one Cow and calf at ten dollars one sow and pigs at two dollars which makes in the whole forty seven dollars land Excluded. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son Wm. GILLIAM One Hundred acres of Land more or less on the North end of the Tract of Land that I now live coming South to a course of Marked trees running East and West across said Tract of Land with all his Improvements that the said Wm. GILLIAM has made on said Land also I have given Wm. GILLIAM one Horse Valued at Twenty-five dollars one Saddle at five dollars one Cow and Calf at ten dollars one Sow and pigs at two dollars one ewe and lamb at one dollar and fifty cents Land excluded. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Lucy MESSICKS one Mare Valued at twenty-five dollars one cow and calf at ten dollars on Saddle at ten dollars one Chest at Seven dollars one Wheel at two dollars one bed and stead at twenty dollars making in the whole Seventy four dollars and twenty dollars in Money to be made out of my property at the decease of my Wife. Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Thomas GILLIAM one Hundred acres of land more or less out of my Hundred and Thirty acre Tract that I bought of John LONDON which takes the whole of said Tract only _____ Thirty Acres that is to be taken off for John GILLIAM as before Mentioned. Also I have given Thomas Gwen Thomas Gilliam one Horse Valued at twenty-five dollars one Cow and Calf at ten dollars one Sow and pigs at two dollars one Ewe and lamb at one dollar fifty cents making in the whole thrity eight dollars and fifty cents. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Salley GREEN one Mare Valued at Twenty Dollars one Saddle at ten dollars one Chest at Seven dollars one Cow and Calf at ten dollars one page 2 (150) Wheel at two dollars, one bed and Stead at twenty dollars making in the whole Seventy Four dollars and twenty dollars in money to be made out of my property at the decease of my Wife. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son Richard GILLIAM one Hundred acres of land more or less at the South end of the tract of land that I now live on with all the Improvements on said land Joining the South by said first name GILLIAM land on the North to the course of Marked trees Mentioned in Wm. GILLIAM Jrs. part to two white oaks & two Lowerwoods Saplins on the West side and to a post Oak and Spanish Oak on the East line Also I have given him one Horse Valued at twenty Five dollars one Cow and Calf at ten dollars one Sow and pigs at two dollars making in the whole Thirty Seven dollars. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Elizabeth JOHNSON one Chest at the decease of my Wife Valued at Seven dollars one Saddle at ten dollars one ewe & lamb at one dollar and fifty cents one little Wheel at two dollars one bed & Stead at twenty dollars twelve dollars and Seventy seven Cents in Sundry Accounts making in the whole fifty three dollars and twenty seven Cents and twenty dollars in money to be made out of my pro- proerty at the decease of my Wife. Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved nephew Elisha BAGBY whom I hast _____ one Mare Valued at twenty five dollars One Saddle at five dollars one Sow and pigs at two dollars one Cow and Calf at ten dollars making on the whole forty two dollars and I give him no more. Being this the property that I have Willed my Will and desire is that out of the _____ of my property at the decease of my Wife when Sold for each of my Sons parts to be made equal that is John ,William Thomas and Richard GILLIAM also _____ also my three Daughters, that is Lucy, Sally and Elizabeth to have each of their parts made equal with each other. if there is not Enough left on hand at my Wife’s death to make the money that I have left to ny three daughters each of my Sons to pay back equal to make up their parts. Should there be any Surplus Money left after my four Sons parts are made equal and my three Daughters parts also equal as before mentioned I wish it equaly divided between my Seven Children (To wit.) John GILLIAM, Wm GILLIAM, Lucy MESICKS Thomas GILLIAM, Sally GREEN, Richard GILLIAM and Elizabeth JOHNSON my property to be seen to by my Executors that there is no waste made of it. Lastly I appoint my worthy friend John Martin Jun's Son Executor of this my last Will and Testament revoking all former Wills of me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the day and date above written. Signed Sealed and published in the Presence of Isaac Martin Wm x Gilliam Sen (seal) James Martin Wilkes County, North Carolina Oct Term 1831 The foregoing Will was duly proven in open court by the oathes of Isaac Martin & James Martin & John Martin was duly sworn as Executor to said Will Test R Martin Clk Additional Comments: Also mentioned are wife Mary GILLIAM, son William GILLIAM Jr, Thomas GREEN, John REDDIN, John LONDON, son John GILLIAM, daughter Lucy MESSICKS, son Thomas GILLIAM. daughter Sally GREEN, son Richard GILLIAM. daughter Elizabeth JOHNSON, nephew Elisha BAGBY, John MARTIN, Isaac MARTIN and James MARTIN File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wilkes/wills/gilliam222gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 7.1 Kb