Will, NC, Rutherford, Thomas Camp 1798 In the name of God Amen. I, THOMAS CAMP of Rutherford county of North Carolina, being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, as touching such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give, devise & dispose of the same in the following manner and for. First I give and bequeath to MARGARET [CARNEY], my dearly beloved wife, all of my stock and household furniture (except a horse & heifer to my daughter RUTH) and the land that I live on she is to keep in personal possession as long as she lives for her benefit and the benefit of the three youngest sons till they become of age and at her decease, if before they become of age then a reasonable allowance till they should become of age and when they become of age & if not she is to continue in possession till her decease then the whole of the property to be equally divided amongst my children as follows after giving my sons EDWARD, JOHN, THOMAS, WILLIAM and JOSEPH, NATHAN & BENJAMIN five shillings sterling each & to my daughter LUCY HEARN the same & to my daughter RUTH a feather bed. The rest of all my property to be equally divided among my last wife’s children, viz., CRENSHAW, JAMES, DANIEL, LEWIS, STEPHEN, AARON, UNUS, RUTH, GEORGE, & JOSHUA. I hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disanull all and every other former will by me in any wise made, ratifying & confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety eight, and I appoint CRENSHAW CAMP & DANIEL CAMP my executors to this my last will and testament. THOMAS CAMP {seal} Signed, sealed, published, pronounced & declared by the said Thomas Camp as his last will & testament in the presence of us who in his presence & in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names. JOHN MCKINNEY DAVID PATTERSON Page 1 of 1 ** PAGE BREAK **