Wilkes Co., NC Will Book #2 Page 280

		Benjamin Martins Will
In the Name of God Amen.  This twenty fourth d[ay
of October in the Year of our Lord one Thousand, 
eight Hundred & Seven.  I Benjamin Martin [of 
Wilkes County & State of North Carolina being well [in 
health & of Sound & perfect memory & calling to mind 
the Uncertainty of life & that all flesh must Yield to 
Death when it shall please God to call them;  I do th[ere-
fore make & declare this my last Will & Testament in 
manner & form following , first I give my soul to G[od 
who gave it me & my Body to the Earth to be Decently 
Buried, And for the Setting of my temporal Es[tate 
& such goods & Chattels debts Etc as it hath pleas[ed 
God to bestow upon me I do Order, give & dispose [of 
the same in manner & form following, first I Ord[er 
that all my lawfull debts be paid.  Next I give a[nd 
Bequeath to my Grandson Enos Anderson Son of my 
Daughter Charlotte the Land on which I now live [be-
ing Fifty Acres; Next I give & Bequeath to my Son 
James five Shillings & for the Remainder of my 
goods & Chattels, Money & Property of every kind [that 
I may possess I give and Bequeath to my Wif[e 

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Elisabeth for her use or Maintainance dur-
i]ng her life or Widowhood her lawfull part of the 
be]fore mentioned Land also during her life & at the 
end of her Natural life the land before Mentioned 
to] be given to the said Enos Anderson and all the 
o]ther goods, Moneys, Property of every kind to be 
equally Divided between my Daughter Anna & 
my Daughter Charlotte & their Heirs, & I hereby 
appoint my friend Thomas Cook & my friend 
William Ellis Executors of this my last Will & 
Testament & hereby  Revoking, Disannulling & 
making void all former Wills & Bequests by 
me made & Declaring this only to be my last Will 
& Testament.   In witness whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand & Seal the Day & Year first Ritten.  
Sign'd Seal'd Published &  |
Declared in Presence of us.|     Benja. Martin [seal]

Hilliar Rossseau  Jut.
William Hindren   |  Jany. Sess. 1810, The
Jeremiah Gilreath |  above Will was duly Proven
                     in open Court by the Oath 
                     of Hilliar Rousseau
                             Test.
                             R. Martin Clk