Will, NC, Johnston, Richard Ingram 1781

In the name of God, Amen.

I RICHARD INGRAM of Johnston County and state of North Carolina being at this time
in a low state of health but of sound mind & memory, but calling to mind the
mortality of body & that it is appointed for all men once to die to make and ordain
this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say first
and principally, first of all I recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave
it as for my body I commit it to the earth to be buried in a decent manner and
discretion of my executors, but regarding my worldly estate with which it hath
pleased God to bless me with I dispose of it in the following manner.

IN THE FIRST PLACE I desire that all my just debts & funeral charges be fully
satisfied and paid.

IN PRIMIS I lend to my well beloved wife ANNE INGRAM the plantation whereon I now
live and all my personal estate for her to be possessed with and enjoy during her
widowhood, also four Negroes: VIOLET, RACHEL, TOM & PENNY, also my stock of horses,
cattle & hogs, all the above mentioned property these I lend to my beloved wife
during her widowhood.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JOHN INGRAM seventy five acres of land, more
or less, share in REHAS plantation and one negro girl called BENA & one negro boy
called TOM to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son ABNER INGRAM one negro boy called TONEY also
the first young negro that is raised and if there is never a one raised the value
of one made out of my stock after my wife’s enjoyment be expired, to him & his
heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son WILLIAM INGRAM two hundred acres of land
whereon he has improvements & seventy five acres of land whereon I now live with
all my improvements thereon and one negro boy called BOSTON and one negro wench
called SILET to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter PHERIBY LEE two Negroes NEL & FILLIS to
be her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter MARY LEE two Negroes a boy & girl PEN &
CALAP to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH AVERA [Averea] two Negroes a
boy & a girl called PETER & SAUL to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter ZILPAH AVERA [Averea] two Negroes girls
called TENA & RACHEL to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I will the remaining part of my estate after my wife’s widowhood to be equally
divided amongst my children above named to be equally divided by my executors
hereof named.

AND I do hereby appoint my sons, JOHN INGRAM and WILLIAM INGRAM, to be my whole and
sole executors of this my last will and testament, utterly revoking & disannulling
all other and former wills and testaments by me before made.




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                      Will, NC, Johnston, Richard Ingram 1781

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 5th day of
December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty.

RICHARD INGRAM {seal, his I mark}

Signed, seal in the presents of us, by the said RICHARD INGRAM as his last wills
and testament in presents of us the subscribers.

SHADRACH INGRAM
WILLIAM AVERA
SAM AVERA




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