Will, NC, Mecklenburg, Charles Harris 1777

North Carolina
Mecklenburg County

In the name of God, Amen.

I CHARLES HARRIS, of the county and province aforesaid, being in good health of
body and sound mind & memory, thanks be given to God, therefore. Calling to mind
the mortality of the body and 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 bequeath my precious soul unto God who gave it, and my mortal body I
recommend to the earth, to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my
executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the
same, reunited to my soul by the mighty power of God. And touching such worldly
goods as God hath been pleased to bless me with in this life, I give, demise and
bequeath the same in the following manner and form.

FIRST I allow all my lawful debts to be paid.

SECONDLY I give and bequeath to my oldest daughter MARTHA five shillings sterling.

THIRDLY I bequeath to said MARTHA’s oldest daughter, JANE HARRIS twenty five pounds
proc to be paid her as soon as she is married. And also I bequeath to ye above
MARTHA’s second son, CHARLES EDWARD HARRIS, twenty five pounds proc to be paid him
as soon as he comes of age.

FORTHLY I give and bequeath to my oldest son ROBERT all that tract of land lying on
the west side of Broad River on both sides of Brown Creek in South Carolina and one
hundred and fifty acres joining said tract and the negro boy JACK with one half of
my wearing apparel.

FIFTHLY I bequeath to my son THOMAS one half of my wearing apparel.

SIXTHLY I bequeath to my two daughters MARGARET ALEXANDER and JANE REESS [REESE] to
each of them five shillings sterling.

SEVENTHLY I leave and bequeath to my son JAMES one hundred pounds proc to be kept
in the hands of my son SAMUEL and he to pay the interest of it yearly to JAMES of
whoever takes care of him, and that must be any of his mother's [people] he chooses
to live with, and when he dies, I order said hundred pounds to be equally divided
amongst all my children to my FIRST WIFE.

EIGHTHLY I bequeath to my sons SAMUEL and CHARLES all that tract of land on which I
now live, with that tract or lot called the Rich Hill and also one hundred and
fifty acres on the big run west of said land. Likewise that land I purchased from
JOHN MITCHELL lying on the milchey or back run and that forty acres I bought of
ADAM MEEK.

NINETHLY I give and bequeath to the issue of my son THOMAS, lawfully begot, all
that tract of land I bought of ROBERT BRAVARD [BREVARD] lying on Beaverdam Creek
containing six hundred acres to be equally divided amongst them all when the
youngest comes to age according to law, their mother to have her maintenance of it
during her life or widowhood.




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                    Will, NC, Mecklenburg, Charles Harris 1777

TENTHLY I bequeath to my well beloved wife ELIZABETH one third of all my personal
estate during her life or continuance a widow and if she marries I order her to
have one good feather bed and necessary clothing and her choice of all the horses
belonging to the estate, SAMUEL’s mare and her issue excepted, and twenty pounds
proc money and the negro wench DINAH during her life and when she dies the said
DINAH and her issue to go to my two sons SAMUEL and CHARLES.

ELEVENTHLY I give and bequeath to my two sons SAMUEL and CHARLES all and every part
of my estate not before mentioned and if either of them dies before they come to
age, their part is to go to the surviving brother & if they both die in their
nonage their part is to be equally divided amongst all my children.

AND LASTLY I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my dear wife ELIZABETH & my
well beloved sons ROBERT HARRIS & GEORGE ALEXANDER executors of this my last will &
testament, ratifying & confirming this and no other to be my last will & testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this third day of May in the
year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and seventy six.

CHARLES HARRIS {seal}

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and delivered by the above named CHARLES
HARRIS as his last will & testament in presence of us:

ELIZABETH HARRIS {seal, her mark}
JAMES GARDNER
WILLIAM GARDNER
ADAM MEEK, jurat




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