Will Of John Drew
Contributed by: Bill Golladay, golladay@mindspring.com
In the Name of God Amen, I John Drew of the State of North Carolina and County of Anson being
old and infirm but of perfect mind and memery and calling to mind the mortality of
the body and that it is appointed once for all men to die I do
Constitute this my Last Will and Testament I give my Soul to God that gave it me and
my, body to the dust from whence it Came and I dispose of my Worldly property
and Estate as follows to wit;
I give and bequeath unto Mary my beloved wife all that tract or parcel of Land whereon I now live
Containing one hundred and fifty acres also one negro Man by the name of Cary
also three Cows and Calves also the gray Mare and one feather bed and
furniture also the household and Kitchen furniture and three Sows and Pigs also half
the plantation utensals all which I give unto her during her natural Life or
Widowhood and then to go to my Son Redick all to be Equally divided
between my two Sons Thomas and Redick I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Ruth Hargood two Negroes which she is in possession of by the name of Isham and
Chain I also give unto my daughter Elizabeth Boggan one negro man by the
name of Frank I also give unto my daughter Absila Briant one Cow and Calf
I also give unto my Son Thomas two negroe men by the name of Charles and I___ also one year old Gray Colt I give unto my Son Redick one bay two year old filly and all the other parts
and parcels of my Estate I will to be sold and all my Debts to be paid and the
balance to be Equally divided between my two Sons Thomas and Redick I also appoint George Briant and my Son Thomas B Drew my Executors to this my Last Will and
Testament in Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal this Eighth
day of June 1814
Witness Jesse Beverly
:
John Drew X his mark
N.B. I give and bequeath unto my Son Redick one feather bed and furniture
Witness Jesse Beverly
John Drew X his mark
Anson April Session 1816 Then the
within was exhibited in open Court & proved by the oath of Jesse Beverly, and
ordered to be registered.