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- Will of Thomas Singletary of Bladen County NC: from Jerry Singletary on Singletary Family Genealogy Forum at <<http://genforum.genealogy.com/singletary/messages/590.html>>
Will of Thomas Singletary of Bladen County, N. C.
Filed in Will Book Number 2, page 366, Bladen County North Carolina
IN THE NAME OF GOD "AMEN"
Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory, thank God for the same. As for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bless me with, it is my wish to dispose of as follows, Viz:
First it is my wish that my funeral expenses and just debts be paid.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Son, John H. Singletary, with some exceptions hereafter named the one Mority of the land I now live on and the Cattle that was given to him by his Grandfather, John Hester. Also twenty five acres back of Wilkeson Lake.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Son, Ephriam Singletary, two hundred acres of land on the Rayford Swamp, and cattle given to him by his Uncle Ephriam Hester.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son Thomas Singletary two hundred acres of land on Harrison Lake, also twenty five acres back of where I now live.
Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Singletary a Negro boy named Lewis.
Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Singletary a Negro boy named Aleck.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Son, Daniel H. Singletary the one Mority of the land where on I now live, also twenty acres on the bank of Wilkesons Lake. My Son, John H. Singletary is to support and educate my Son Daniel Singletary until he arrives at the age of twenty one years, and after said John H. Singletary fails to comply with my Will, my Son Daniel is to be taken by my Executor from him, the said John H. Singletary and claim from him, the said John H. Singletary a sufficiency for his education and support.
All the property not Willed, or left as legacies to be sold by my Executors, and the money arising from the sale is to go to – viz: John H. Singletary, Thomas Singletary, Mary Singletary, Mary Singletary and Hannah Singletary. If any should remain to be equally divided between all my children, John, Ephriam, Thomas, Mary, Hannah and Daniel.
I constitute and appoint my worthy friend William Roberson, John Hendry and John H. Singletary, Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the 19th day of April, 1823.
His
Thomas + Singletary (SEAL)
Mark
J. Cain
Morris Plummer
Wm. Davis
STATE OF N. C., BLADEN COUNTY
I, Thomas Singletary, aforesaid, do make this Codicil to my Last Will and Testament which is to say:
Article First: I will and bequeath unto my wife, Jane Singletary, called Jane Wilson whom I have married since making the Will to which this Codicil is annexed: one cow and calf, ten Sows and pigs, together with all the property both real and personal that came to her by me, or my intermarriage with said Jane Wilson.
Article Second: I will and bequeath unto my Son, Thomas Singletary one hundred acres of land, it being the balance of the three hundred of which two more given to him in my preceding Will and Testament:
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this the 9th day of December, 1825.
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Abt 1781 - 1826 (45 years)
