Will, NC, Mecklenburg, Andrew Baxter 1775

In the name of God, Amen.

I ANDREW BAXTER of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, being through the abundant
mercy and goodness of God, though weak in body yet of a sound mind and perfect
understanding and memory do constitute this my Last Will and Testament and desire
it may be received by all as such.

I most humbly bequeath my soul unto God, my maker, beseeching his most gracious
acceptance of it through the all sufficient merits and mediation of my most
compassionate redeemer, Jesus Christ, who gave himself to be an atonement for my
sins and is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him seeing he
ever liveth to make intercession for them and who I trust will not reject me, a
returning penitent sinner when I come to him for mercy in this hope and confidence
I render up my soul with comfort humbly beseeching the most blessed and glorious
trinity one God most Holy, most merciful and gracious to prepare me for the time of
my dissolution and then to take me to himself into that peace and rest and
incomparable felicity for all that love and fear his Holy Name, Amen. Blessed be
God.

IMPRIMIS I give my body to the earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of
the resurrection from thence at the last day. As for my burial I desire it may be
a decent, without pomp or state, at the discretion of my dear wife and my executor
hereafter named, who I doubt not will manage it with all requisite prudence.

As to my worldly estate, I will and positively order that all my debts be paid.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved wife FRANCES BAXTER the houses and
plantation whereon she now lives during her life and likewise one hundred pounds in
money and a mulatto girl named SUE, which said Mulatto girl to serve the said
FRANCES BAXTER during the said FRANCES BAXTER’s life, if she thinks proper to keep
her, and if not the said girl to be sold and the interest of the money arising from
the sale to be duly paid to the aforesaid FRANCES BAXTER. I likewise bequeath to
my beloved wife FRANCES BAXTER one mare and saddle, her choice of my mares, and
likewise two cows, her choice, and all the beds and furniture belonging to them and
all the furniture belonging to the dresser requiring her to give them to her
daughter at her own discretion.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved son ANDREW BAXTER, his heirs and assigns
forever, three hundred and thirty acres of land, the said land is one hundred and
forty three acres by deed from JOHN DAVIS, ninety five by a deed from HENRY EUSTASE
MCCULLOH [HENRY EUSTACE MCCULLOCH] and forty two by patent from the King, and one
hundred acres to be taken off the lower end of the tract purchased of WILLIAM
STARRAT to be added to the tract I bought of JOHN DAVIS & fifty acres take of the
tract I bought of JOHN DAVIS added tot he side line of the tract I bought of
WILLIAM STARRAT. I likewise give to my beloved son ANDREW BAXTER one horse colt
which is now called his and likewise thirty pounds in money.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved son JAMES BAXTER his heirs and assigns
forever the tract of land whereon I now live there being four hundred and eighty
nine acres left after additions to it and some taken from it. Likewise I give my
beloved son JAMES BAXTER one horse colt and thirty pounds in money.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter JANE BAXTER one hundred pounds and
one mare and one cow.



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                       Will, NC, Mecklenburg, Andrew Baxter 1775

ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter ELIZABETH BAXTER one hundred pounds
and one mare and one cow.

ITEM it is my will that my children shall be schooled an learned to read and write
and arithmetic as far as the rule of three or farther, if suitable, and the quit
rents of my lands to be paid.

ITEM it is my desire that the remainder of my estate be disposed of to the best
advantage and after expenses and just debts paid to be equally divided among my
three sons, viz. JOHN BAXTER, ANDREW BAXTER & JAMES BAXTER, one lot of plow irons &
plow tackling excepted which I leave for the use of the plantation for my wife.

I do hereby constitute and appoint EZRA ALEXANDER and HENRY DOWNS as my executors
of this my Last Will and Testament this 23rd day of November, 1775.

ANDREW BAXTER {seal}

Witness

JAMES SHANKS
ROBERT MCGOUGH


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