WILL - John Scarlett

Text provided by Margaret Yearwood Hutchinson on Nov. 16, 2001.  Thanks Margaret!

Randolph County, NC wills 1773-1875
August ? Seven, 1808

A copy of the last will and testament of John Scarlett, Dec'd.
State of North Carolina
Randolph County

    Know all men by these presents that I JOHN SCARLET of the county and
state aforesaid do think proper to make and order this to be my last will and
testament in manner and form as followith.

    Being 1st it is my will and desire that all my just debts and funeral
expenses should be paid by my Executors herafter mentioned.

    2nd I give and bequeath unto my loving wife, SARAH SCARLET, one horse and
saddle, one cow, and calf, one bed and furniture, one puter dish, one basin,
half dozen puter plates, onr iron pot, half dozen spoons to her and her heirs
forever. It is my desire that she shall have the privelidge of the house
wherein I now live during her life or widowhood and it is my will that she
have her comfortable maintenence out of my estate during her life or
widowhood.

    3rd Item. I give unto my son, JOHN SCARLET, five shilling besides what I
have heretofore given him.

    4th Item. I give unto my daughter ELIZABETH DAFFERN five shillings
besides what I have heretofore given her.

    5th Item. I give unto the heirs of my daughter SUSANNA LEWELLING
(Lewellan), Dec'd, five shillings besides what I have heretofore given them.

    6th Item. I give unto my son LEWIS SCARLET five shilling besides what I
have heretofore given him.

    7th Item. I give unto my son, STEPHEN SCARLET the remainder of my real
and personal estate and lands together with all the improvements thereto
belonging to him and his heirs forever.

    And lastly I nominate and appoint my wife SARAH SCARLET, STEPHEN SCARLET
and WILLIAM HOBBS to be my executors to fulfill this my last will and
testament as witness my hand and seal. This the Seventeenth day of the Twelth
month ont thousand eight hundred and seven.
                                                                             
                       JOHN SCARLET

Attest:
ELISHA HOBBS
JESSE MORGAN
Randolph County August Term, 1808
The above last will and testament of JOHN SCARLET Dec'd was duly proven in
open court by ELISHA HOBBS and ordered to be resolved.

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