Will, NC, Craven, Anne Bryan 1760

ANN BRYAN
Will
Proved December court 1769


North Carolina
Craven County

In the name of God Amen.

I, ANN BRYAN, of the county and Province aforesaid, Widow, being mindful of my
mortality and knowing that it is appointed for all flesh once to die, do make this
my last will and testament.

Concerning the real and personal estate thereof I am anyways seized or possessed or
which I have power to dispose of as follows.

FIRST my will and desire is that my executor, hereafter named, pay off or
discharge all of my just debts and my funeral expenses.

IMPRIMIS I give and leave to my son JOHN BRYAN [six Negroes, viz.] one negro man
called WILL, one negro man called JACK, one negro man called FRANK, one negro man
called JIM, one negro boy called QUASH, one negro boy called LONDON and all my
stock of cattle, sheep, horses, and hogs to him and his heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM I given leave to my daughter MARY [BRYAN] CASTELO my best feather bed and
furniture and one pound six shillings and eight pence to buy her a ring.

ITEM are given leave to my son JOHN BRYAN, in trust for his children, one negro
woman called DINAH and one negro girl called MOLL and all their future increase
from this time forward. And my will and desire is that the said Negroes shall not
be immediately divided but that when my grandson, EDWARD BRYAN, the son of my son
JOHN BRYAN, shall arrive at the age of 21 years that then the said Negroes and
their increase be equally divided between all the surviving children of my son JOHN
and my grandson EDWARD shall have and receive his or one equal share or part of the
said Negroes and in the same manner they shall be divided when each of my
grandchildren be children of my son JOHN BRYAN shall arrive to the age of 21 years
and my will and desire that when those of my said grandchildren shall have received
his or her share or part of the said Negroes that they shall not have any share or
right to the remaining slaves or their further increase.

ITEM I give and leave to my daughter PENELOPE [BRYAN] LANE, in trust for her
children, one negro woman FRANKEY, one negro girl SYLLA, and one negro girl FRANKEY
and my will and desire is that the said Negroes which I leave to my daughter
PENELOPE, entrust her not immediately divided but that they be divided amongst all
of my grandchildren the children of my daughter PENELOPE LANE in the same manner as
I have in this will divided sundry Negroes to be divided between the children of my
son JOHN BRYAN.

ITEM I given leave to my son JOHN BRYAN, my daughter PENELOPE LANE, all the
remainder of my estate which is not mentioned and this will to be equally divided
amongst them.

And I do nominate and appoint my son JOHN BRYAN and my trusty friend WILLIAM BRYAN
to be my whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament.

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                         Will, NC, Craven, Anne Bryan 1760

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and a fixed my seal this 24th day
of October in the year of Our Lord 1760.

ANN BRYAN {seal her + mark}

Signed sealed and published in the presence of

WILLIAM BRYAN
LEWIS BRYAN
JOSEPH FURMAN




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                         Will, NC, Craven, Anne Bryan 1760

December term
Inferior Court 1769

Present his Majesty's Justice in the within last will and testament of an ANNE
BRYAN, deceased, was duly approved by the oath of WILLIAM BRYAN, LEWIS BRYAN, and
JOSEPH FURMAN the subscribing evidences there too. At the same time JOHN and
WILLIAM BRYAN, executors there in named, qualified as such agreeable to law.

Ordered that the mister secretary have notice thereof that letters testamentary
issue there on accordingly.

Test

CHRISTOPHER NEAL, CJC




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