GRANVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - WILL - John BROADBELT, 1765
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Charleston Will Transcription
Vol. 10, pp. 691-692

Will of John Broadbelt

So Carolina

IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen  I John Broadbelt of Granville County 
the province aforesaid being of a Sound & Disposing mind But Weak of 
Body and Calling to Mind that it is appointed for all men Once to Die & 
to prevent all Doubts & disputes in Case of my Death I do hereby Make 
this my Last Will & Testament 
IMPRIMIS FIRST  I resign my soul to God who Gave it in hopes of a 
Happy immortality & as to my Worldly estate with which it Has pleased 
God to Bless me I Dispose thereof as follows
FIRST  I Order that my Just Debts an Funeral Expences be paid as soon 
after my discease as may be ITEM  I Constitute and appoint my Loving 
wife Mary Broadbelt to be my Executrix and my Brother in Law David 
Ferguson my Good Friend Andrew Postell to be my Exors of this my Last 
Will & Testament fully Confiding in their Houour and integrity to Interpret
the same according to my True Intent & meaning Item as I signed a Settlement
to my Loving wife Mary before Marriage of three Negroes Named Ponpon, 
Tom, Dafne, & Ceaser and in Case she Comes in for the before Mentioned 
Negroes that I allow to be her part & no more But in Case She does Not 
Comes in for the above then She my Wife Mary to Come in with my Children 
Share and Share alike in all the ___ables as well as Debts The Land to be 
Divided betwixt my Children share and Share alike and In Case one should 
Die before she Come of age or marryed then the other share to go the Survivor  
ITEM  I desire my Executrix & Executors to Dispose first of All my Cattle 
Except then Cows & Calves & Six two Years Old Stears ------
Signed Sealed published &
Declared By the Testator Jno.
Broadbelt as & for his Last Will                    Jno. Broadbelt
& Testament in the presence of us
who have Signed Our Names as 
Evidence in the Testators presence
at his request
Elizah Prioleau
Ephraim Mikell
Saml. Wilkins         } proved By Virtue of a Didimus Directed
                        to Stephen Bull Junr. this 24th of June
                        1765 At the same time Qualified Mary
                        Broadbelt Executrix to Jno. Broadbelt
                        deceased

Recorded in Will Book 1760-1767, p. 539