Will, NC, Jones, JAMES MCDANIEL 1809

State of North Carolina
Jones County

In the name of God Amen

JAMES MCDANIEL of the county and state aforesaid being weak in body but of
perfect sound mind and memory blessed be to God do this 31st day of May in
the year of our Lord Christ 1809 make and publish this my last will and
testament in Manner and form following viz.

FIRST I give unto my son WILLIAM MCDANIEL three pieces of land namely one
deed from GEORGE MILLER one from WILLIAM SMITH heirs and one from RISDON
MCDANIEL, to him his heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM I lend unto my dearly beloved wife RACHEL all the lands that was left to
me by my father's will during her natural life.

ITEM I give unto my grandson DUREN MCDANIEL all the lands that was left to me
by my father's will after the death of my wife and should he die without
issue I give the lands left me by my father to MARGET BROWN and SUSANNAH
GILBERT heirs to be equally divided among them.

ITEM I give unto my son JAMES MCDANIEL the BRATCHER place and all lands on
the south side of the road and the north side of crooked run to “quicksand”
to him his heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM I leave all the lands on the south side of crooked run to be sold by my
executor.

ITEM I give unto my son RISDON MCDANIEL all the lands on the north side of
the strait “ritch” joining his own land to him his heirs and assigns forever.

ITEM I leave all my lands and Onslow County to be sold by my executor. Also
two other pieces of land one a lying by JOHN GILBERT's and the other a lying
by JOSEPH GILBERT and all my lands that is not willed are to be sold by my
executors.

ITEM I give unto my dearly beloved wife one Bay mare by the name of Wallis,
and one feather bed and furniture, and one cow and calf, and one sow and
pigs, two pewter dishes, six plates, two chairs, one chest, one table, and
two pots.




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                    Will, NC, Jones, JAMES MCDANIEL 1809

ITEM and all the residue of my estate to be sold by my executor and after
paying all my just debts I given to my son RISDON MCDANIEL one hundred
dollars cash and the remainder to be divided among my FIVE DAUGHTERS and
THREE GRANDCHILDREN and Manner and form following namely: I give to AMY
MCDANIEL to shares and onto MARY MCDANIEL one share and NANCY UMPHREY
[HUMPHREY] [NANCY MCDANIEL], one share to MARGET BROWN [MARGARET MCDANIEL]
one share and to SUSANNAH GILBERT [SUSANNAH MCDANIEL] one share; JAMES
ANDREWS, SUSANNA ANDREWS, and MARY ANDREWS one share if they arrive to the
age of twenty one.

I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son RISDON MCDANIEL and WILLIAM
MCDANIEL my two sons Executives to this my last will and testament hereby
revoking and disannulling all other Wills by me here too for made.

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year
first within written.

JAMES MCDANIEL {seal, his B mark}

Signed, Sealed, published, and declared by the testator for and as his last
will and testament in presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names
as Witnesses.

HARDY PERRY
DAVID ANDREWS
MARY WHEATLEY {her x mark}




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                    Will, NC, Jones, JAMES MCDANIEL 1809

State of North Carolina
Jones County

Court August term 1809

When was the foregoing last will and testament of JAMES MCDANIEL deceased
produced in open court and proved by the oath of HARDY PERRY and DAVID
ANDREWS two of the subscribing Witnesses there too and ordered to be recorded
at the same time RISDON MCDANIEL and WILLIAM MCDANIEL executor is therein
named, qualified as such agreeable to law, ordered that letters of
testamentary issued accordingly.

Atest
HARDY BRYAN, Clerk of Court




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                    Will, NC, Jones, JAMES MCDANIEL 1809

Will JAMES MCDANIEL recorded page 318 book 18




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                    Will, NC, Jones, JAMES MCDANIEL 1809

State of North Carolina
Jones County

By the worshipful the justices of the court of pleas and quarter sessions

It being certified to us that JAMES MCDANIEL late of this county is dead
intestate and RISDON MCDANIEL and WILLIAM MCDANIEL having duly qualified as
executor to the said estate these are there for to empower the said RISDON
and WILLIAM MCDANIEL to enter into and upon all and singular the goods
chattels rights and credits of the deceased, and the same into possession to
take (wheresoever in the state to be found) and an inventory thereof to
return according to law: and all the just debts of the deceased to pay and
the residue to distribute agreeably by law.

Witness HARDY BRYAN clerk of our said Court at Trenton the second Monday of
August in the XXXIII year of our independence ad 1809.

HARDY BRYAN, clerk of court




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