Will, NC, Lincoln, Francis Armstrong 1779

In the name of God, Amen.

The thirtieth day of September in the year of our Lord 1779.

I FRANCIS ARMSTRONG of North Carolina, in the county of Lincoln, being very sick
and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God,
therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and
testament, that is to say:

PRINCIPALLY and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God
that gave it; and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a
Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my executors, brother ROBERT
ARMSTRONG of the one part and brother MATHEW LEEPER of the other, witnesseth that
that nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same
again my the might power of God.

And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in
this life, I give , devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and
form.

IMPRIMIS. It is my will and I do order that in the first place all my just debts
and funeral charges be paid and satisfied.

ITEM. I give an bequeath unto ESTHER [LEEPER ARMSTRONG] my well beloved wife all
the household furniture, the big bay mare and colt and three hear old colt with as
mall pay of hard money and six cows and calves, all the rest to be sold at public
vendue except what she ??? for meat and steer or too and some hogs and and the rest
to be sold.

ITEM. I give an bequeath unto my well beloved brother JAMES [ARMSTRONG] and MATHEW
LEEPER the said piece of land purchased and entered by Frances Armstrong upon Rich
Land Creek running into Big Church, likewise an old rifle gun to James and the new
rifle gun to MATHEW LEEPER.

ITEM. I give an bequeath to my brother ROBERT’s [ARMSTRONG] son FRANCIS
[ARMSTRONG] one little gray mare and colt.

ITEM. I give an bequeath to my well beloved ARTHUR [ARMSTRONG], oldest son, the
little bay mare.

ITEM. I give an bequeath to my well beloved brother in law JOHN LEEPER the sorrel
horse of the gray mare.

ITEM.   I give an bequeath to my well beloved brother JOHN [ARMSTRONG] Bond ??? Colt

ITEM. And all the rest of me affects to be sold at public vendue, that is, horses
cows, hogs & sheep. Likewise wagon and gears are to be sold at public vendue and
the money to be divided in to three equal parts and my wife to have two parts and
the rest to be equally divided amount the rest of my brothers and sisters. Likewise
one hundred weight of bacon at six shillings a pound and received sixty dollars and
the rest is remaining due.




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                     Will, NC, Lincoln, Francis Armstrong 1779

FRANCIS ARMSTRONG {seal}
ESTHER ARMSTRONG

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Francis Armstrong as
his last will and testament in the presence of us, the under subscribed.

NICHOLAS LEEPER
WILLIAM MCLEAN
MATHEW ARMSTRONG




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