Will, NC, Granville, Israel Roberson 1758 North Carolina ] Granville County ] 4 DEC 1758 In the name of God. The fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight, I ISRAEL ROBERSON Sr. of Granville County in North Carolina being of perfect soul and memory, thanks be to God, but calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain this, my last will and testament. That is to say, principally and first off all I give and recommend my soul in to the hands of God that made it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my executors not doubting but at the general I shall receive the same again and touching such worldly estate where with it hath pleased God to give me in this life. I give, devise, bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and form ~~~ IMPRIMIS – I give to my son MATTHEW ROBERSON five shillings sterling. ITEM I give to my granddaughter MARY ROBERSON, daughter of my son MATTHEW ROBERSON, twenty shillings. ITEM I give to my son JOHN ROBERSON five shillings sterling. ITEM I give to my son ISRAEL ROBERSON five shillings sterling. ITEM I give to my son DAVID ROBERSON five shillings sterling. ITEM I give to my grandson ISRAEL ROBERSON, son of DAVID ROBERSON, twenty shillings. ITEM I give to my son NICHOLAS ROBERSON five shillings sterling. ITEM I give to my granddaughter ABBE ROBERSON, daughter of my son NICHOLAS ROBERSON, twenty shillings. ITEM I give to my son CHARLES ROBERSON five shillings sterling. ITEM I give to my grandson JULES, son of CHARLES ROBERSON, twenty shillings. ITEM I give to my daughter SUSANNAH KINDRICK a Negro boy named GIMME. ITEM I give my son GEORGE ROBERSON these Negroes: a negro woman named DOLL a negro named TOME, a negro gal named FRANK, sixteen head of cattle, three feather beds. All the other house goods that belongs to the house. My plantation I now live on and mill and all the land belonging to me and to SARAH ROBERSON, my beloved wife, the mother of GEORGE to have a living in the estate left to GEORGE during her life. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Granville, Israel Roberson 1758 And thereby appoint my son DAVID ROBERSON and my son GEORGE ROBERSON executors that this, my will, be performed to the true intent and meaning thereof. The day and year first above written. ISRAEL ROBERSON {mark} Signed, sealed and delivered in presence us JOHN KING {mark} Jurat. ROBERT KING {mark} Jurat. Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Granville, Israel Roberson 1758 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **