Will, NC, Wayne, Arthur Bryant 1811 State of North Carolina Wayne County Be it remembered this fifteenth day of the twelfth month one thousand eight hundred & three, that I, ARTHUR BRYAN, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make & ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows. VIZ. FIRST my will and desire is that all my just debts be paid in due time after my decease. ITEM. I give to my loving wife ELIZABETH BRYAN one feather bed and furniture, one cow and one pewter disk, three spoons & three plates to her disposal. ITEM. I give to my son WILLIAM BRYAN the land and plantation whereon I now live to him and his heirs. ITEM. I give to my son JOEL BRYAN the land on whereon he now lives to him & his heirs. ITEM. I give to my children WILLIS [BRYAN], ROBERT [BRYAN], JAMES [BRYAN] & HENRY BRYAN, MARY [BRYAN] GRIFFIN, ELIZABETH [BRYAN] LANCASTER, CATHRINE [BRYAN] PRICE, & SARAH [BRYAN] LANCASTER, each of them five shillings, to the them & their heirs. ITEM. I give all the remaining part of my movable estate to my son WILLIAM BRYAN to him and his heirs. LASTLY I nominate and appoint ISAAC PARKER and WILLIAM BRYAN executors of this my last will and testament, revoking & disannulling all wills heretofore made by me, ratifying and confirming this and no other to by my last will and testament. ARTHUR BRYANT {seal} Signed, sealed and acknowledged in presence of us. CALEB HALL ELIJAH COLEMAN WILLIAM DICKISON [1803 DEC 15] Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Wayne, Arthur Bryant 1811 ARTHUR BRYAN Will Proved in open court by the oath of ELIJAH COLEMAN February Term 1811 Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, NC, Wayne, Arthur Bryant 1811 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. 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. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **