Will, NC, Edgecombe, William Dew 1802 The name of God Amen. I WILLIAM DEW of sound memory to constitute this my last will and testament and as it has pleased God to bless me with some property I wish it to bestowed and divided in a manner as follows. As for my body I recommend my body to the Earth and my soul to the hand of God that gave it. ITEM I lend to my loving wife FANNY DEW one track of land line on Town Creek, called the PITMAN place, also one tract of land lying on the fork of Town Creek joined WILLIAM DIXON's and JOSEPH WINSTEAD’s lines, also one negro woman named SUE, one ditto named CLARE and her youngest child named DAVIE, one ditto named TAMER, one negro boy named JIM, one mare called the Filly, one horse called Martin, two cows and calves, two sows and pigs, ten of the largest, driest Hogs, and one half of my household furniture, also one hundred silver dollars in cash, mind this I lend to my wife FANNY DEW during her natural life, and then to be equally divided between my two children TEMPE DEW and JACKEY DEW. The property I lend to my wife, all that and XXX of Negroes, everything I have mentioned after my wife's death. ITEM I give to my loving daughters TEMPE DEW and JACKEY DEW the plantation and Mill and tract of land I now live on with one negro man named FAMOUS, one negro boy SAM, one negro named MARQUIS and one negro girl named JENNY, one ditto named L… all to be disposed of at her leisure. ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving daughter JACKEY DEW one tract of land called the dark Pocosin tract containing six hundred and forty acres bound by a deed from BENNETT BARROW late Sheriff, also the Negroes, to wit, SYLVIE, HANNAH, PETER all to be disposed of had her seizure. After paying all my just debts should there be any property left, that I have not lent or given away, that it should be sold and the money equally divided between my two daughters. ITEM I give you too my brother LANCELOT VIVERET one blue suit of clothes to be disposed of at his leisure. ITEM I give to my loving brother JAMES VIVERET all my wearing clothes to be disposed of at his leisure. ITEM I give to my brother MICAJAH VIVERET one note of hand I have against said MICAJAH consisting of about thirty dollars to be disposed at his leisure. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Edgecombe, William Dew 1802 I do appoint JOHN ROBBINS, JACOB HORN, JESSE FARMER my whole and sole executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand eighteen hundred and two. Interlined before assigned. WILLIAM DEW {seal} Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Edgecombe, William Dew 1802 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **