Will, NC, Lincoln, GEORGE MAUNEY 1840 November 22, 1840 In the name of God Amen. I GEORGE MAUNEY Sr. of the County of Lincoln and State of North Carolina being of sound & disposing mind and memory but calling to mind the mortality of my body and wishing to make a disposition of the property wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me, do make this my last Will and Testament in manner & form following viz: FIRST, my Spirit I resign into hands of God, who gave it, and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent & Christian Like manner, at the discretion of my executor. SECOND, to my beloved wife ELIZABETH MAUNEY I give all my household & kitchen furniture, one horse “Crast”, two cows & calves, her choice & all the crop that may be on hand & my carry all, harness & fifty dollars in cash, to be her own & at her disposal. I also give her the use of the plantation & buildings, where I now live, & the JACOB place & the balance of my Land adjoining thereto. Also four Negroes names: BOSE, BEN, PHILIS & WINFIELD during her natural life or widowhood. THIRD, to my son CHRISTY MAUNEY & his heirs, I give the SWARUNGANE [SWARINGANE] place joining MICHAEL CRAFT, and others, supposed to contain about 130 acres. FOURTH, To my daughter CATHERINE [MAUNEY SMITH] who married WILLIAM SMITH, I give a negro boy named lo which they have since sold, I hereby confirm said gift and sale. FIFTH, to my son GEORGE MAUNEY I give a piece of bottom & meadow land lying on Indian Creek. Beginning at a double maple on the bank of the creek to be a corner of the tract I intend giving to my son CAMERON [MAUNEY]; runs thence W 5 poles to a water oak, then S 9 degrees E 21 poles to a double maple; thence S 71 degrees 8 poles to a water oak; thence S 76 E 36 poles to a stake on the bank of the new ditch at the mouth of the old ditch; thence down the ditch to the bank of the Creek, thence up the creek to the beginning. I also give him my negro man named TOM & his wife named MOLLY. SIXTH, to my daughter MARY [MAUNEY] NEEL I give a negro girl named DARKEY now in her possession. SEVENTH, to my daughter SARAH [MAUNEY] SULLIVAN I give a negro girl named ROSE now in her possession. EIGHTH, to my daughter ELIZABETH [MAUNEY] HAVNER [HEAVNER] I give a negro boy named JACK now in her possession. NINTH, to my daughter MATILDA [MAUNEY] BEAM, I give a negro boy named DANIEL & a set of sawmill irons now in their possession. TENTH, to my son VALENTINE MAUNEY, I give a negro girl named MALINDA now in his possession. Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Lincoln, GEORGE MAUNEY 1840 ELEVENTH, to my son MAXWELL MAUNEY, I give the plantation whereof I now live, and also the land lying on CAMP Branch, South & East of the lot of land I give to my sons GEORGE [MAUNEY] & CAMERON [MAUNEY]. Beginning at the mouth of the new ditch GEORGE’s counter run; thence up the ditch to a stack yard; thence along GEORGE’s line N 76 degrees W to a stone in the stack yard; thence S 75 degrees W 41 poles to a Black Oak at the fence; thence along the fence S 80 degrees W 27½ poles to a Red Oak; thence a due S line to where it intersects RAMSEUR’s line. The aforesaid lands are to belong to my said son MAXWELL after the death or marriage of his mother luring his life & at his death it is to descend to his lawful heirs, also my set of black smith tools, and one fourth part of my farming tools. TWELFTH, to my son CAMERON MAUNEY. I give the balance of the JACOB MAUNEY land lying with 7 best of the lots above described, which I have given to GEORGE and MAXWELL together with all the lands adjoining thereto not heretofore disposed of, the aforesaid lands to belong to my said son CAMERON after the death or marriage of is mother during his natural life & at his death to descend to his lawful heirs. Also give him a wagon and one fourth part of my farming tools. [THIRTEENTH] FOURTEENTH, to my sons GEORGE MAUNEY, MAXWELL MAUNEY & CAMERON MAUNEY I give my mill standing on the South form of Indian Creek together with a lot of land including the mill on pond. Beginning at a Post Oak stump near the bank of the creek below JOHN BEAM’s; and thence crossing the creek S 66 degrees E 78 poles to a Post Oak near the old Publick road; thence, N 25 degrees E 15 poles to the bridge below the mill; thence along the road nearly a N course to a dead Post Oak E of the stable where I intend putting a rock, thence a due W course to where it ----- with the edge of the mill pond by having dam twelve feet high; thence along round the said pond on the North side up to the beginning. Also all those tracts of pine land, one purchased from ADAM MAUNEY lying on the bank road, containing by estimation one hundred acres joining MICHAEL CRAFT & JOHN MORRISON, also the balance of a tract supposed to be fifty acres, joining ANDREW DELLINGER & JOHN MORRISON, on the east side of the Burk road, also a ??? all balance of a tract joining lands of widow MCGINNIS & CHRISTY AKER lying on the waters of Lickfork, my said sons are to hold the aforesaid mill lands as tenants in common. FOURTEENTH, to my son MARK MAUNEY [h/o EVE DELLINGER] I give the balance of my tract of land joining ADAM DELLINGER & PETER DELLINGER during his lifetime & it at his death said land is to descend to the two oldest children that he has by / who went off with him to the west. FIFTEENTH, the Negroes I have given to my wife, during her lifetime or widowhood at her death or marriage are to be disposed of as follows, BOSE is to be the property of SALLY SULLIVAN, BEN to MATILDA BEAM, PHILLIS to ELIZABETH HEVNER & WINFIELD to MARY NEEL, and each of those receiving said Negro to pay to their sister CATHARINE SMITH fifty dollars. Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Lincoln, GEORGE MAUNEY 1840 SIXTEENTH, the balance of my property not disposed of in this will to be sold by my executors and after all just debts funeral expenses & special bequests are satisfied the balance of the funds belonging to my estate are to be equally divided between my two sons CHRISTY MAUNEY and MARK MAUNEY. I hereby revoke disannul & disallow all other former wills by me made published declared or executed. I also hereby nominate & appoint my friend JOHN COULTER & my son GEORGE MAUNEY my executors to execute this my last will & testament. In witness whereof I, GEORGE MAUNEY Sr., have hereunto set my hand and seal the 22nd day of November, in the year of our Lord 1840. GEORGE MAUNEY {seal} Signed sealed published & declared in presence of PETER MAUNEY NOAH MAUNEY Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Lincoln, GEORGE MAUNEY 1840 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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. 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