YANCEY COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Samuel McKiney (McKinney), 10 Jul 1851
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The Last Will and Testament of SAMUEL MCKINEY
Yancey County Record of Wills
Volume # 1, pg. 64
Microfilm # C.107.80001 

In the Name of God Amen. I SAMUEL MCKINEY of the County of Yancey and State of 
North Carolina being sick and weak in body but of perfect sound mind and 
memory Thanks be to God for his mercies, calling to mind the mortality of my 
body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and 
ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to say first of all I give and 
bequeath my soul unto the Hands of Almighty God who gave it and my Body to the 
Earth from whence it was taken to be buried in Christian Burial at the 
discretion of my Executor Nothing doubting but I shall receive the same at the 
general resurrection and as touching such worldly Estate as it has pleased God 
to bless me with I give bequeath and devise of in the following manner and 
form, that is to say I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife ANNA MCKINNY 
full privileges of all my lands as long as she lives and also the five oldest 
mares and also for her to have her choice out of all my cattle and to take 
three cows and calves and all the hogs and all the sheep and also the balance 
of my Estate both real and personal as long as she lives and at her decease, I 
want all of the lands equally divided between my two children, one half to my 
well beloved son REUBIN and the other half to my beloved Daughter MARTHA 
ELIZABETH. And I appoint my well beloved brother-in-law GREEN B. YOUNG my 
Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby disannual all 
previous , Wills and Testaments and do make and ordain this my Last Will and 
Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my 
seal this the 10th day of July in the Year of Our Lord 1851.
Signed Sealed and --------

SAMUEL MCKINNEY, with his mark (x)
In the Presence of
Attest
JAMES GREEN
A. J. BUCKHANNAN