Will of William Whitson

In the name of God Amen.  This day of October in the year of out
Lord of 1783 I William Whitson of the County of Washington and
the State of North Carolina, Being Sick in body but of Good and
Sound Memory Thanks be to Almighty God and Calling to mind the
uncertain Estate of this transitional Life and that all flesh
must yield to Death when it Shall please God to Call do make
Constitute Ordain and Declare this my Last Will and testament In
Manner and form following. Revoking and disannuling by these
presents all and Every Testament or Testaments Will and Wills
heretofore by me made and Declared either by word or writing; and
this is to be taken only for my Last will and Testament and note
Other. and first I give and Commit my Soul unto Almighty God.
and by body to the Earth to be Buried in a plain and Decent
manner where it Shall please my Executors hereafter named to
Appoint. And now for settling my Temporal Estate and Such goods
Chattels and Debts as it hath pleased God far above my Deserth to
bestow upon my. I do Order Give and Dispose the Same in Manner
and form following, That is to Say, first I will that all my Just
Debts which I owe to any person or persons whatsoever to be truly
paid within Convenient time after my Decease by my Executors
hereafter named.
Item.     I give and I Bequeath unto my Son Jesse Whitson all my
          Estate Real and personal, but with this Exception Should
          my Negroe women hereafter have Children.
Item.     Thin I give and I Bequeath unto my Daughter Susannah
          Eagan the first Born of Either of the s'd Negroe womens
          Children that Shall Live to be two years old.  and I also give
          and Bequeath unto my Daughter Lydda (Lydia) McKay, the
          second that shall live to the same age.
Item.     I Do Appoint my Sons Joseph Whitson and Jesse Whitson
          to be Executors of this my Last will and Testament.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand the Date above
written.
Signed by the s'd William Whitson as his Last Will and Testament
in the presence of us
Henry Nelson, Jr.                                 his
William Wood                               William x Whitson
Reuben Rider                                      mark


A copy of the original, filed in Washington Co., TN, Will Book 1, page 39.  Probated by oaths of Henry Nelson, Jr., William Wood, and Reuben Rider/Rader, Nov. Sessions 1783.

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