Will, NC, Northampton, John M. Bryan 1791

State of North Carolina
Northampton County

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we SUGARS FOORT, JOHN JOSEY & JOHN KNOX are
held and firmly bound unto his excellency ALEXANDER MARTIN, Esq., Captain General
and Commander in chief in and over the said state, in the sum of two thousand
pounds current money: to be paid to said Governor, his successors or assigns. To
the which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs,
executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

Sealed with our seals, the [torn] June Anno Domini 1791.

The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden SUGARS
FOORT administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits
of JOHN BRYAN deceased, do make, or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory
of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the deceased,
which have or shall come to the hands, knowledge or possession, of the said Sugars
Foort or into the hands or possession of any person, or persons, for him and the
same so made, do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited to the Court of the county
aforesaid within ninety days from the date of theses presents; and the same goods,
chattels and credits, and all the other goods, chattels, and credits of the
deceased, at the time of his death, which at any time hereafter, shall come into
the hands or possession of the said SUGARS FOORT or into the hands or possession of
any person or persons for him do well and truly administer according to law; and
further do make or cause to be made a true and just account of his said
administration within 12 months after the date of these presents and all the rest
and residue of said goods, chattels and credits, which shall be found remaining
upon the said administrator account, the same being first examined and allowed by
the court of the said county, shall deliver and pay unto such person, or persons,
respectively, to which the same shall be due, pursuant to the true intent and
meaning of the act in that case made and provided: and if it shall appear that any
will or testament was made by the said deceased, and the executor or executors
therein named do exhibit the same into court, making request to have the same
allowed and approved of accordingly; if the said Sugar Foort above bounden being
thereunto required to render the said letters of administration (approbation of
such Testament being first had and made into said Court) then this obligation to be
void and of no effect otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

SUGARS FOORT
JOHN KNOX
JOHN JOSEY

Signed and sealed in presence of

“Rdff Bxear”




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                       Will, NC, Northampton, John M. Bryan 1791

In the name of God Amen.

I JOHN BRYAN, being sick & weak of body, but thanks be to God of sound mind,
calling to mind the mortality of the body, am writing to make my last will and
testament as follows, that is to say, all my just debts & funeral charges first
paid.

I give, device & bequeath my worldly goods in manner following.

IMPRIMIS I lend to my loving sister CHARLOTTE [BRYAN] FORT the land and plantation
whereon I now live during her natural life and if she should have a male heir,
lawful of her body, I give, devise & bequeath the said land and plantation, after
her death, to him, his heirs or assigns forever, but if not, then in like manner I
give, devise and bequeath the said land & plantation to my loving cousin ANDREW
BRYAN, to him, his heirs or assigns forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving sister CHARLOTTE FORT [FOORT] all my negro
slaves and all the remainder of my estate, of what kind soever, not before given
away, to her & heirs forever.

LASTLY I do hereby nominate, constitute & appoint JOHN KNOX whole & sole executor
of this my last will & testament, revoking, disallowing & making void all other &
former wills by me heretofore made. I acknowledge this to be my last will and
testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of April,
Anno Domini 1791.

JOHN M. BRYAN {seal}

Signed, sealed and acknowledged by the testator to be his last will and testament
in presents of.

SHUGARS [Sugars] FOORT
WILLIAM MIDCALF [Medcalf] {his + mark}
JOHN KNOX




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Will, NC, Northampton, John M. Bryan 1791




              JOHN M. BRYAN

                  Will

                June 9th

        Recorded June 28th, 1791

          By E. HAYNES, Clerk




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