WILKES COUNTY, NC - WILLS - John Witherspoon, 1 Nov 1778
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The Last Will and Testament of John Witherspoon Dec'd Dec'r Term 1778

November the first in the year of our Lord Christ 1778  In the name of God 
amen  I John Witherspoon and of Wilkes County Being weak in Body of  sound 
Memory blessed be God do this day and in the year of Our Lord make and Publish 
this my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say first I 
appoint Thomas Weatherspoon and David Weatherspoon Executors of the estate my 
Natural suns & also appoint them to Discharge all Debts that is made appear 
Jest according to Law and also to Collect all Debts that is due to the estate  
I also give and Bequath to my son Thomas Weatherspoon a Tract of Lan he now 
lives upon only he is to pay to the Estate Twenty five Pounds Old Trade; and I 
also give and Bequath to my son David Weatherspoon a certain Tract of land 
lying in the fork of King's Creek joining Stephen Tilly's 180 acres  I also 
give & bequath unto my Dear wife the Third Part of the Remainder of the Estate 
during her widowhood & I also give & bequath To my son James Weatherspoon this 
place I now live on & I also give and Bequath to my son John Weatherspoon & my 
Daughter Mary and my Daughter Floron my Daughter Marthew and to my Daughter 
Nancy and to my Daughter Jane and to my Daughter Elizabeth Weatherspoon the 
Remainder part of the Stock and profit of Both Still and Mill to be equal 
divided amongst the seven and also my son David Weatherspoon and my son James 
Weatherspoon is to contribute from their estate forty pounds & to let my son 
John have it when he is of age.  Both to Bare an equal part Or to purchase a 
Piece of land to be of that value & c....

In witness whereof I the said John Weatherspoon have to this my last will and 
Testament set my hadn and seal the Day and year above written: Signed and 
sealed and Delivered By the said John Weatherspoon as and for his last will 
and Testament in the Presents of us who are Present at the signing thereof.  
N.B. before signing I Bequethe to my son James Witherspoon one young sorral 
mare with a Blaze face and also Bequath to my son John a Brown Colt with a 
Blaze face.

Thomas Harbin	Dec'r Term 1778
Alexander Holton	The Abov will was Duly Proved by the
John Robison	oath of John Robertson a subscribing
	Witness thereto

John Witherspoon	seal
         her
Marthew Witherspoon	seal
        Mark

>From Wilkes County Records
County Court Minutes 1778-1779

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