Surry Co., NC Will Book #1 Page

In the name of God Amen, I Obediah Martin of
North Carolina, Surry County make this my Last wileand
                     my soul
Testament.  I resighn  ^ to ist Creator in all humble
hope of its future hapiness as in the disposal
off a Being infinitely good as to my Body my
will is that it be buried near my dear parents
I hereby make and appoint my perticular friend JoWilliams,
CSC and William Martin my son my Executors JoWilliams
for his trouble I Leave half my Law Books his an the
Executors of this my last wile and testament the land
whereon I now live.  I give to my wife as long as
she lives and my two daughters Elizabeth  and Jenifer
to be entitled to a home as long as they live
live Single there this part that I gave unto my wife
I designate by beginning at  Sinclair McMickles line
and running up the river to a white oak that stands
near a fence that runs across the low grounds near
a branch from the said white oak to the river along
a row of Locust Bushes and from the white oak N
North to the Back line also one Negro wench
and her child Pat named Dorcas a grey hors
too cows and a fourth of the sheep and hogs gees
and ducks and chickens one Bed and a third of
the ????   ????  Earthen wair and Kitchen furniture
???? and such like to be given to her by my Executors
one desk and chair.    Item   I give and bequeath
to my son David the tract of Land I have given to
his mother Winefred Martin at her Death one
Negro fellow by the name of Isaac one Bed and
the remainder of the stock and houshold furniture
that I have not given to my wife to be Equally
devided by my Executors Between David, William
Elizabeth and Jenifer

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If David ever Discraces himself by Marrying
into M??? Aurtetta family if he does all all
that I have left him to be equally divided between
all his Brothers  and Sisters by my Executors.
Item I give and Bequeath to my son Alfred the tract
of land whereon he now  has lives joining John Spencer
and William Cook one negro fellow by the name 
Abraham  Item  I give and bequeath to my son
William the upper part  of my land Beginning at a 
white oak that Binds his mothers part from there
holding all the Land up to John Shores there out
to the Back line one negro fellow by the name
of Sam.  Item I give to my Daughter Elizabeth
a wench by the name of Ann one Bed.  Item
I give to my Daughter Jenifer a child by the name
of Beth and another by the name of Na?? one Bed
Item I will Chaney and Lee be sold with  twelve
Months Credit with taking Bond with good security
??? ??? Collected by my Executors and the money to
be equally Divided between Sarah Spencer and Diana
Mac Mickle and Mary Martin,  Betra and 
Jenifer.  Item I give to my daughter Diana a
Negro girl by the name of Sarah and my riding
hors  Item The Books I have not Disposed off
to my Executor JoWilliams the other half of my law
Books to William Martin the rest of my Books
to be sold and some baren tracts of lands
sold and my son John Martin paid seventy Dollars
out of it the rest equaly Divided amongst my sons
the reason I have not left John Martin as much
as the rest he has involved me in debt by being 
security for him it is not known what I have to pay
for him it may be more that I have given to any of
the rest this is my last will and testament written
with my own hand and sealed with my seal this
fourth day July one thousand eight hundred and too
twenty too
                  Obediah Martin (seal)

State of North Carolina Surry County February term AD 1826 The forgoing last Will
???????? of Obediah Martin was submitted in ?????? & on the oathes of Matthew M
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