Will, NC, Craven, Edward Bryan 1762




               Will

         Register’s Office

       Book ? Page 406, 407




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                        Will, NC, Craven, Edward Bryan 1762

In the name of God, Amen.

I EDWARD BRYAN of Craven Count [missing] in body but of sound mind and memory
[missing] to God make this [missing] my last will and testament this seventeenth
day of June I the year of our lord 1762 [missing] in manner and for as follows:

IMPRIMIS I commend my [missing] soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it me
and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion [missing] of my
executors.

ITEM I lend unto my loving mother ANN BRYAN two Negro men named JACK and FRANK
during her lifetime [illegible].

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my loving cousins EDWARD BRYAN, JOHN HILL BRYAN son
of my brother [missing] JOHN BRYAN, one Negro man named [missing], negro woman
named Nansey [NANCY], one Negro boy named TOM, one negro girl [missing] named SALL,
they and their increase to [missing] equally divided them when EDWARD shall
[missing] come of the age of twenty one years old. And I give my two cousins all
my cattle ex [missing] those cows and calves to be equally divided between them
when the Negroes [missing] are to be divided.

My will is that my [missing] brother JOHN BRYAN should have [missing] the use of
the Negroes and cattle until [missing] shall come of age.

ITEM I give unto [missing] my sister PENELOPE [BRYAN] LANE one negro girl name
FEBES, one negro boy name F [missing] to her and her children if she [missing]
shall have any.

Also I give and bequeath unto my sister PENELOPE LANE the cows and calves that are
at my Plantation.

My will is that [missing] if my sister should have no children [missing] bear the
Negroes give to her and then I give and bequeath the unto my brother JOHN BRYAN’s
children to be equally divided among all them, the Negroes and their increase.

I do constitute and ordain my loving brother JOHN BRYAN and my loving mother ANN
BRYAN executors of this my last will and testament.

In witness thereof [missing] I, EDWARD BRYAN hath set my hand and seal this day and
year above written.

EDWARD BRYAN {seal}

Signed, sealed and acknowledged my the testator [illegible]

SCARBOROUGH TANKARD
JOSEPH MARTIN
Jane [illegible] {her + mark}




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