Will, NC, Northampton, Lewis Bryan 1848

In the name of God Amen.

I LEWIS BRYAN of the county of Northampton and state of North Carolina being
at this time in a state of health that renders me unfit to do any kind of
Labor or to attend to my farming business, but still remaining in my proper
mind and memory and at this time having my right reason and the rational
powers of my mind as much so as ever and having now in my possession some
small amount of this world's Goods consisting of a stock of cattle and Hogs
farming utensils & c., also money in hand and money due me by the death of my
brother WILLIAM M. BRYAN, late of the Parish of West Feliciana and state of
Louisiana together with my growing crop of corn and corn on hand and bacon on
hand, all of the foregoing named estate I do hereby disposed of in the
following Manner and form, viz:

After my just debts are paid and funeral and burial expenses discharged out
of the residue of my estate I direct that NANCY ROWE (the woman now living
with me) be allowed annually a necessary support during her life. First to
be allowed by my executor one years support out of my crop and stock on hand
and thence annually such portion of my estate as shall be deemed necessary
for her maintenance during her life, and after the death of the said NANCY
ROWE should there be any part of my estate remaining either in money or
perishable estate the whole of the same I do hereby give and bequeath to my
neighbor and friend SAMUEL STORY to him and his heirs forever.

I further direct that it shall be left to the choice of my executor to sell
such articles of my perishable estate and in such manner as he may think
best.

And lastly I appoint and ordained my friend JOEL CONNER to be my executor of
this my last will and testament disannulling all other Wills by me heretofore
made, made, done and acknowledged to be my last will and testament in the
presence of the witnesses hereunto subscribed this 26th day of June A. D.
1848.

LEWIS BRYAN {seal, his x mark}

JOEL CONNER
WILLIE BRYAN




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