Will, NC, Granville, John Robinson, 1773

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Granville County    ]
North Carolina      ] will BOOK 1 PAGE 36 ½
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In the name of God amen the 8th day of April 1723 I JOHN ROBINSON of the county of
Granville and the province of North Carolina being sick and weak of body yet in
perfect sense and memory thanks to God for the same do make and constitute and
ordain and declare this to be my last will and testament and no other.

I first being repentant and sorry from the bottom of my heart for all my sin past
most humbly begging God for forgiveness and remission of the same through atonement
of my dear Redeemer and only Savior Jesus Christ I commit my soul into the hands of
the Almighty God, my Savior and only Redeemer through the merit of home death and
passion I hope to have full and perfect remission and forgiveness of all my sins
and my body to be decently interred by my executor hereafter named in hope of happy
resurrection at the last day and my soul and body to enter into perfect joy and
felicity forevermore.

And for the settling and disposing of my temporal estate and such goods and
chattels as it half please God far above my deserts to bestow upon me I do order
give and dispose as follows that what is to say:

First all the debts and duties as I owe in right or conscience to any manner of
person whatever shall well and truly contented and paid within convenient time
after my decease by my executor hereafter named.

FIRST I will and bequeath to my daughter SARAH SHORT one negro wench named CATY and
her two children, also,

I GIVE to my son JOHN ROBINSON one Negro fellow named TONEY

I GIVE and bequeath unto my son NICHOLAS ROBINSON one Negro wench called also
PHILLIS.

I GIVE and bequeath unto MARK ROBINSON youngest child one Negro fellow named PETER
called GREAT PETER also

I GIVE and bequeath unto my granddaughter RUTH, ABRAM ROBINSON's daughter, one
Negro fellow BOB and one child CATY one bed and furniture one cow and calf also, I
give and bequeath fifty acres of land of the upper side of the branch where on he
lives also,

I GIVE and bequeath unto NATHANIEL ROBINSON Negro wench JUDY also,

I GIVE and bequeath to my granddaughter SUSANNA ROBINSON one Negro child called
SARAH also,

I GIVE to JAMES MITCHELL one Negro wench called SILVANY.




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                     Will, NC, Granville, John Robinson, 1773

ITEM it is my will that my wife MARY ROBINSON have all the rest of my Negro slaves,
hogs, cattle also my household goods with the land she now lives on with all the
movable on the said plantation as long as she, MARY ROBINSON, doth live. And after
her decease it is my will that the land and everything therein should be sold and
equally divided between my six children first SARAH [ROBINSON], JOHN [ROBINSON],
NICHOLAS [ROBINSON], NATHANIEL [ROBINSON], FRANCIS [ROBINSON], MARK [ROBINSON],
and ROBERT [ROBINSON].

Now the executor whom I do ordain and appoint is EDWARD ROBINSON, MILES WILLIAMS
and CHARLES EATON to see the same is executed and fully performed.

In witness whereof I have fixed my seal and set my hand the day and year first
written.

JOHN ROBINSON [ROBERSON] {seal}

Sealed signed in the presence of us here after named

WILLIAM NEAL
TRAVIS BOWDOWN
ORMONDE MORGAN




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                        Will, NC, Granville, John Robinson, 1773

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Granville County    ]
North Carolina      ]    May court 1774
                    ]

WILLIAM NEAL and TRAVIS BOWDOWN the subscribing witnesses on a motion was ordered
to be recorded.

Teste
REUBEN SEARCY Clerk of Court

Truly recorded by REUBEN SEARCY Clerk of Court




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