YANCEY COUNTY, NC - WILLS - William Gragg, Sr., 16 Oct 1847
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Yancey County Record of Wills
Volume # 1, page 348
Microfilm # C.107.80001

Last Will and Testament of WILLIAM GRAGG, Senior

A Last will and Testament in the Name of God Amen
I WILLIAM GRAGG Senior of Yancey County & State of North Carolina, being in 
perfect mind and memory altho weak in Boddy and calling to mind the 
uncertainty of this life and knowing that my worldly Effects might go to them 
who are undeserving it, I do hereby make this my last will and Testament in 
manner and form following (towit)
In the first place, I give and bequeath my soul to God who gave it hoping 
Through the merrits of Jesus Christ my redeemer that He will finally Raise 
both soul & body unto the ---- Glory.
2 Item At my death I give and bequeath unto my wife one bed & furniture and 
one bay mare & one pided cow and calf. This to be her own right & proper.
3rd Item I give & bequeath to my daughter INDIANNA one bed & furniture.
4 Item My tract of land containing 75 acres where I formerly lived on I leave 
to be sold & the money equally divided between my two children INDIANNA & 
TAYLOR GRAGG.
5th Item I leave all my hogs to my wife to help raise my children on also I 
leave all my household and kitchen furniture to the use of my family.
6th Item I leave all the ballance of my property to be sold and the money 
Equally divided between my two children also leave one dollar apeace for Each 
of my older set of sons and daughters. Some debts due me I leave to be 
collected and the money put to the use of my children. I want my debts paid 
off and all the Ballance of the money put out on Interest until the children 
gets old enough to Receive it.
Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint JOHN GRAGG of the aforesaid County 
executor of this my Last Will and Testament Revoking all other wills or Wills 
made by me in anywise in witness whereof I have in the presence of ALFRED 
PRICHARD and MAJOR GRAGG hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this the 
Sixteenth day of October One thousand Eight Hundred & forty seven


WILLIAM GRAGG, with his mark (x)

Signed Sealed and acknowledged this to be his last will & testament in the 
presence of us
ALFRED PRICHARD, with his mark (x)
MAJOR GRAGG