Will, NC, Mecklenburg, Zebulon Alexander 1784

North Carolina       ]
Mecklenburg County   ]

In the name of God Amen.

I ZEBULUN ALEXANDER of the County of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina
being weak in body but of sound mind and memory thanks be to God therefor
calling to mind 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 soul to the hands of Almighty God that gave it
and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the
discretion of my Executors and as touching such worldly State wherewith it
hath pleased God to Bless me in this life I give and dispose of the same in
the following manner and form viz

Item I give and bequeath unto JEAN ALEXANDER my beloved wife one Negroe wench
named Bet over and above the one third part of all my personal state
appointed by law. I likewise bequeath unto her the one third part of all my
real estate for and during her widowhood it is farther my will and pleasure
that she should enjoy the whole of the yearly value of a certain plantation
lying in South Carolina called the Gum Swamp for and during her Natural Life.
I also give and Bequeath unto her one Brown Mare called Blackbird and her
saddle and one bed and bedding.

Item I give and Bequeath unto PHINEAS ALEXANDER my beloved son one Cross cut
saw and also the sum of ten shillings.

Item I give and Bequeath unto ABEL ALEXANDER my Beloved Son one plantation
situate lying and being on Sugar Creek commonly called the Indian Land for
which I obtained a patten many years ago and also one Brass Kettle.

Item I give and bequeath unto ZEBULUN ALEXANDER my Beloved son the one half
of that Plantation on which I now live, one Rifle Gun and my stock Buckle.

Item I give and Bequeath unto ZENOS ALEXANDER my beloved son the other half
of the said plantation one horse and my saddle.

Item I give and Bequeath unto MARY IRWIN my Beloved Daughter the sum of five
shillings.

Item I give and Bequeath unto RUTH MCCREE my beloved Daughter the sum of ten
shillings.

Item I give and Bequeath unto HANNAH GREERE my Beloved Daughter the sum of
five shillings.

Item I give and Bequeath unto TIRZAH ALEXANDER my Beloved Daughter one horse
and saddle and one bed and bedding.




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                Will, NC, Mecklenburg, Zebulon Alexander 1784

Item I give and Bequeath unto MARTHA ALEXANDER my Beloved Daughter all that
plantation called the Gum Swamp lying in South Carolina at and after her
mother’s death and also one Negro girl child called Hannah but in case that
the said MARTHA should die before she should be capable in law to dispose of
her estate or unmarried then my will and pleasure is that the land should
belong to her mother in fee simple and that the value of the Negro girl
should be equally divided between my two younger Daughters to wit DEBORAH and
TIRZAH ALEXANDER.

It is farther my will and pleasure that in case either of my two younger sons
ZEBULUN or ZENOS should die before the age of twenty one years that the
survivor should enjoy his share in fee.

It is farther my will that in case either of my two young daughters my first
wife to wit DEBORAH and TIRZAH should die before the age of eighteen year or
before Marriage that the survivor of them should enjoy her share.

It is farther my will and pleasure that after my just debts are paid and the
above mentioned Legacies discharged that all the remainder of my Estate be
equally divided between the said DEBORAH and TIRZAH And I do hereby
constitute and appoint JANE ALEXANDER my beloved wife JOHN MCCREE my son in
law and HEZ. ALEXANDER to be my sole Executors of this my last Will and
testament and do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanul all and every
other former Wills testaments Legacies and Executors by me named willed or
Bequeathed before Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last
will and testament

in witness whereof I the said ZEBULUN ALEXANDER have hereunto set my hand and
seal this third day of March 1784

N. B. the word one unto my first wife to wit DEBORAH and TIRZAH were all
interviewed before signing.

Signed sealed pronounced and Declared by the said ZEBULUN ALEXANDER as his
last will and testament in the presence of each other have hereunto
subscribed our names

ABEL ALEXANDER
MATHEW BRYAN, JR.
ZEBULON ALEXANDER
HEZ. ALEXANDER




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