Will, NC, Tryon, William Moore 1770

In the name of God Amen.

October 19th 1770 I, WILLIAM MOORE of Tryon County in the province of North
Carolina, being sick and weak in body but have perfect sense and memory thanks be
to God for it, and calling to mind the mortality of my body and that it is
appointed for all men once to die do make and appoint this to be my last will and
testament in form and manner following.

AND FIRSTLY I give and recommend my spirit into the hands of God who gave it and my
body to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like Manor, to which I
leave to the discretion of my executor, nothing doubting that at the general
resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God.

AND as for such worldly substance as it has pleased God to bless me with in this
life I do give and bequeath in the manner following.

ITEM I leave and bequeath to my well-beloved wife MARY [MOORE] all my goods,
chattels and stock of all kinds, except what is here after mentioned, allowing my
funeral charges out of her part, and I allow her to have her living off the
plantation I now live on during her widowhood, and wagon that is now making,
provided she gets her made out.

ITEM I leave and bequeath unto my son JOSEPH MOORE the plantation I now live on and
a young bay mare and colt, and I do allow him to pay to his brother JOHN, when of
age, the sum of £20 proclamation money.

ITEM I leave and bequeath unto my son JOHN MOORE my plantation that is on Green
River and a black mare of 4 years old.

ITEM I leave and bequeath to my daughter MARY MOORE one Sorrel year old mare and
£30 of proclamation money to be levied out of her mother's share.

AND I do constitute and appoint my well-beloved wife MARY, executrix, and my trusty
and well-beloved friend, WILLIAM CLEGHORN, executor of this my last will and
testament.

AND I do hereby revoke and disannul all other Wills by me heretofore made
constituting and confirming this only to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and your first
above written.

WILLIAM MOORE {seal, his x mark}

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of

D. DICKEY
JOSEPH HART
SAMUEL GRAY




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