YANCEY COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Mary Cox, 8 Aug 1835
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Yancey County Record of Wills
Volume #1, page 22
Microfilm # C.107.80001

Last Will and Testament of MARY COX

The following is a copy of the Last Will and Testament produced in open court 
by ISAAC COX, The Executor thereof, which was admitted to probate on the 
Testimony of JEREMIAH SPARKS one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and said 
Executor Duly Sworn in at October Term of said Court, 1836 The Will is in the 
following words and figures, to wit:

I, MARY COX, In the Name of God Amen, Being of sound mind and memory at 
present do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in the words 
following, towit:

Three feather beds and ----- furniture and all the cattle and sheep and hogs 
and clock and one chest, one table, one loom, one gun, shot pouch and powder 
horn. one large oven, three pots and a big cittle, all the table furniture,
one frying pan & two smoothing Irons, one skilet and one small oven and one 
mare I wish to be sold with all other property not herein after enumerated and 
the proceeds thereof to be divided equally between my following children (viz) 
ISAAC, OLIVE, MARY, JANE, DAVID, HARMON and if HANNAH shall apply within the 
space of five years after my decease to have an equal part with the rest 
otherwise not to have anything. And all my clothing, including the bed 
courtains to be divided between OLIVE, MARY and JANE and MARY to have 
my saddle and I hereby Authorize and Appoint ISAAC COX my Lawful and Legal 
Executor to manage the above business, Settle all my just debts and collect 
all my just claims and to make the above distributions of the said Estate
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this the 8th day of August 1835.
In the presents of JEREMIAH SPARKS and MALCOM MCNEAL

				MARY COX, with her mark (x)

JEREMIAH SPARKS JR, with his mark (x)
MALCOM MCNEAL, with his mark (x)