Wills: William Careley, 1796: Wilkes County, North Carolina Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda Johnson Revis Pllsr@aol.com **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Copyright (c)2000 Linda Johnson Revis. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. Pllsr@aol.com **************************************************************************** November Term 1796 The Will of William Careley Deceased In the name of God, Amen. I William Careley senior of Wilkes County this twenty fourth day of February in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and ninety three being week of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to almighty God for the same do make this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows. First it is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid and satisfied. Secondly it is my will and desire that my beloved wife Martha should enjoy a negro man named Moses,an also a negro woman named Isbell with all my goods and chattles and also my lands and all my debts as long as she bears my name---- Thirdly it is my will and desire that at the decease of my wife Martha to give and bequeath the above named negro man Moses to my son Larkin and his heirs forever and it is my will and desire that if the said negro above be more than one childs part that the above written son should pay up equally and if not if the said negro comes under one childs part that the rest of my children may pay up to the above named son equally his full part hereafter named William,Joseph,John, Martha, Lucy, Sarah and Wilmuth. Fourthly it is my will and desire that after the death of my wife Martha that the above named negro Moses analso the above named negro woman Isbel with all my goods and chattles should be equally divided among my eight children hereafter named ( To wit) William, Joseph, John, and Larkin, Martha, Lucy, Sary and Wilmuth:- Fifthly it is my will and that Martha should enjoy her part till death and after to the heirs of her body and Lucy I bequeath of her body. Likewise Sarah and Wiluth I give and bequeath to them and the heirs of their bodies forever. Sixly I do hereby willinly disallow and revoke all and every other will gifts or bequeaths sighned heretofore by me made, given granted bequeathed in any way or made whatsoever allowing and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament that I have executed after my death in Wilkes whereof I have here made and set my hand and seal this day and year above written his William Careley mark (seal) signed seald and ) Daly Walker ) Johanna Walker ) North Carolina) November Term 1796 Martha Walker ) Wilkes County) The wiithin will was duly proven in open court by the ---- of Daly Walker and ordered to be recorded Wilkes Co., Will Book 1 p. 452