Samuel Saxon Will
HALIFAX COUNTY, NORTH cAROLINA
WILL BOOK #1 p. 191-192
North Carolina
Halifax County. In the name of God Amen. I samuel Saxon
of the province and county aforesaid being in perfect good Health thanks
be to almight God for the same and Knowing that is is appointed for all
men once to die do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament
as follows that is to say first of all I give my soul to Got that gave
it me and my Body to the Earth to be buried in a Decent Like and Christian
Like manner at the Discretion of my executors and as for my worldly Estate
that god has been pleased to bestow upon me my will and Desire is that
it may be Divided in manner and form as follows That is to say ___Item
I give to my Beloved Son Benjamin Saxon Six pounds to be paid after my
Mary Saxon Desease__
Item I give to my belobed Daughter Bethiah Ni( )ls twenty five
pounds to be paid after my wife Mary Saxon Desease__
Item I give to my beloved son Charles Saxon one negro boy Named Lewis
to him and his heirs and Assigns forever.
Item I give to my Beloved son Samuel Saxon one Negro fellow that he
has now in his possession Named Jack to him and his heirs and Assigns forever.
Item I give to my Beloved son John Saxon. The Plantation whereon I
now Live Containing one Hundred and fifty Acres of Land and treee Hundred
and forty six acres of Land ajoining the same Being Bought of Samuel Hardy
and also two Negroes Harry and Jenny and her Increase to him and his Heirs
and Assigns and if John Saxon should die before he is married or
before the age of Twenty Years old My Will is that his Estate should be
Equal Devided Between all his Brothers and His sisters after his Mother's
Decease.
Item I lend to my beloved wife Mary Saxon three Negroes Jack Lucy and
Dinah and all the ret of My Estate Both Real and Personal after My just
Debts are paid and her bed to Dispose of as she thinks proper and
My will and Desire is that after her Decease and leagases Paid, that the
remainder of my estate should be Equal Devided between my three Benajah
Saxon Samuel Saxon and John Saxon. I likewise Revoke other wills
and other gifts to be Void and of Now Efect and Do make and Ordain this
My will and Testament and Do Approve My Wife Mary Saxon and Benajah Saxon
My Whole and Sole Executors of ths My Last Will and Testament in Witness
whereof Ihave hereunto Set my hand and fixd my Seal this seventh Day of
February in the year of Our Lord Chirst one thousand seven Hundred and
Sixty Six __________
Signed sealed and Delivered
In the presence of____
Saml. Saxon
John Bradford
John Morris
Jesse Pope
Halifax County Jf: July Court 1766 The aforegoing will was exhibited
in Open Court by the Exors. and Duly proved by the oath of John Morris
a subscribing Witness thereto who On his oath Did say that he saw the Testator
Samuel Saxon Sign Publish and Declare the same to be his Last Will and
Testament and that he together with the other Witnesses subscribed Severally
their Names as Witnesses ( ) in the Presence of the Testator and at his
Request whereupon the Exors. In the said will Named were Duly quallified
According to Law there upon the said will was ordered to be Recorded and
is Recorded __________
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