In the name of God Amen I Benjamin Buckhannon Senr. Of Anson County and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and Diposion of memory do make and order this to be my last will and testament in manner and form as follows that is to say I lend unto my beloved wife Judah part of a tract of land whereon I now live beginning in the upper line in the mill branch thence down the said branch to the creek across threw widow Ducts to Sanford Corner from thence round the various courses to the beginning including all the lands on the east side of the said Branch induring her natural life or widowhood and no longer after her death or widowhood then to descend to my son May Buckhannon, his heirs and assigns forever with the following negroes to wit Bet & Ritter Two cows and earling, all plantation iron working tools, one horse Robbin one mare named Twig one bed and furniture the two said negroes Bet and Ritter I lend unto my wife Judah during her natural life and no longer then to descend to my son May and them and their increase forever and the said horses to be hers forever. I lend to my said wife Judah all my household and kitchen furniture and all my stock, cattle and hogs with this express power to give among my children as she sees fit.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Chapman one negro girl named Sary and twenty shillings in money her heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give unto my son Benjamin Buckhannon a note hand dated twenty second day October 1795.
Item I give Frances Smith twenty shillings.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Judah Pace a negro girl Janne one negro boy name Gloster, a tract of land I bought widow Duckworth exclusive of the little part taken of the above mentioned to her and her heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son William Buckhannon half of the land on the west side of Mile Branch with following negroes to wit Dan & Riner to him his heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give unto my son John Buckhannon the other part of the land on the west side of the branch with following negroes Breston and Annae.
Item I give unto my daughter Delphy Buckhannon Carbor and Premos to heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give unto my son May Buckhannon Let and her son child Tamer and George to him his heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give unto my daughter Delphy Buckhannon also one negro girl Easter to her heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give unto my son Henry Buckhannon to the amount of two cows and Chalves to him his heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give unto my five children Judah William John Delphy May all the rest and residue of my Estate of what kind so ever equally share and share alike and
& Lasley I nominate and appoint Stephen Pace, Senr., my
hole and soul Executor to this my last Will and Testament in
witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of
August 1798 Sin’d and Seal’d to be my last will and
Testament
Of us Benjamin Buckhannon, Snr. (Seal)
Test
Ph. May Juratt
Henry Price Juratt
Moses W White (His mark)
Anson October Court 1798
Then this will was proved by Phillip May & Henry Price two of
the subscribing witnesses thereto & ordered to be registered.
Test. William Johnson Clk.
Source: Records of Anson County Court October 1798, Anson
County Wills Book II pages 12 & 13, Anson County, North
Carolina. Record copied (typed) into new book by WPA workers in
1930’s. Transferred into HTML and contributed to Anson
County Genealogical Society by Benjamin Buckhannon’s fifth
great grandson Kenneth D. Buchanan February 8, 1998.
Transcribed by Kenneth Buchanan k.buchanan@worldnet.att.net
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