Will, NC, Wake, Needham BRYAN 1861

In the name of God, Amen.

I NEEDHAM BRYAN of the county of wake and state of North Carolina being of sound
and disposing mind and memory but week of body bodily strength to make this my last
will and testament.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my wife SALLY BRYAN all my house Hood hold household
property together with my stock of horses, cattle, and hogs, also one yoke of oxen
and cart and my farming utensils, all of my crops of corn on hand, and bacon.

It is my desire that my wife shall possess and enjoy the lands on which I now live.

I give also one negro woman MARY and child DICK to my wife to dispose of as she may
think proper. After the death of my wife the above-named property to be divided
equally, that is the Negro property, between my children in common.

Also one buggy and harness to my wife.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son ANGUS M. BRYAN half of the tract of land where
my son is SAMUEL H. BRYAN now lives and also the sawed Lumber that I have on hand
to him and his heirs and assigns forever. I have advanced sufficiently heretofore
to my son SAMUEL H. BRYAN his proportional part.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter LENAWKI ANNE BRYAN one negro girl
CHARITY, this girl I loan unto my said daughter and then to her bodily heirs.
Should she die before she married or have a bodily heirs, said girl to revert to
the survivor or survivors, that is my children in common.

ITEM I on to my beloved daughter ROWAN SARAH BRYAN one negro girls LUCY and then
to her bodily heirs and should she die before she married of have a heirs, said
girl to revert to the survivor or survivors, that is my children in common.

ITEM I also give unto my two daughters fifty dollars each, also one feather bed
bedstead and furniture, that they have acquired, and should either of them died
before they have a bodily heirs, are then to revert as before named.

ITEM The lands on which I now live to be equally divided between my six youngest
son's after the death of my wife and should either of them died before they have
bodily heirs said lands to be equally divided between the surviving sons.

ITEM I give that money and notes I have on hand to NEEDHAM F. BRYAN, LINNARUS W.
BRYAN, WILLIAM S. BRYAN, HENRY C. BRYAN, THOMAS P. BRYAN, GEORGE R. BRYAN accept
one hundred to my son AGNES M. BRYAN.

And all the proceeds arising from my farm to the support of family should my wife
think proper she can dispose of such of the stock and she may see proper for the
support of her and family.




                                    Page 1 of 3


**  PAGE BREAK **

                        Will, NC, Wake, Needham BRYAN 1861

I constitute an appoint my son AGNUS M. BRYAN and SAMUEL H. BRYAN executors to this
my last will and testament ratifying and confirming this and only this to be my
last will and testament.

In witness thereunto I set my hand and seal this the 23rd day of March 1861.

NEEDHAM BRYAN {seal}




                                    Page 2 of 3


**  PAGE BREAK **

                            Will, NC, Wake, Needham BRYAN 1861




   ######     #     #    #####     #######   #     #          #####    #######   #     #
   #      #   ##   ##   #     #    #         ##    #         #     #   #     #   ##   ##
   #      #   # # # #   #          #         # #   #         #         #     #   # # # #
   ######     # # #     #  ####    #####     # # #           #         #     #   # # #
   #      #   #     #   #      #   #         #   # #         #         #     #   #     #
   #      #   #     #   #      #   #         #    ##   ###   #     #   #     #   #     #
   ######     #     #    #####     #######   #     #   ###    #####    #######   #     #




Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. BRYAN & Martha M. BRYAN.

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. BRYAN
Martha M. BRYAN
BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com




                                         Page 3 of 3


**  PAGE BREAK **