Wills: William Careley, 1796: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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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