Wilkes Co., NC Will Book #2 Page 296

John Martins Will
State of North Carolina|  In the name of God
          Wilkes County|  Amen I John Martin
Sen. of the County & State aforesaid being of Sound &
perfect mind & Memory blessed be god, do this twenty
seventh day of May 1810 make & publish this my
last will & Testament in manner following that
is to say.  First I give and bequeath unto my wife
Elizabeth Martin the Tract of land where I now live
on beginning on the River Bank at the mouth of the 
Still house branch & Running up the river to the b[???
fence that runs across the low grounds from the b[???
& then across the low grounds as the fence turns by
the barn & up the Spring branch out to the back line
then last with the back line down Square with the
head of the Still house branch, then down the Still
house branch to the begining Including all the
Improvements thereon to hold in p?a?able Possess[ion
during her widowhood & after her widowhood the
above mentioned land to be added to my son Isaacs
land that I give him adjoining above.  Item, I give
& bequeath unto my Daughter Fany Martin the fol
lowing Negroes, Jinny, Sarah, Hubbard, Moses, ???
& David.  Item, I give & bequeath unto my son Tho
mas Martin the following Negroes to wit. Lucy, R[eu
ben, George, Philis, Anthony & Priss.  Item, I give and
bequeath unto my son John Martin the following
Negroes  to wit. big Lucy, Phoebe, James & George, [???
?? & Iba.  Item I give & bequeath unto my son
Isaac Martin the following Negroes to wit. Ame,
Samuel, Mary, Juda, Peter & Ben.  Item, I give and
bequeath unto my son John Martin all my land 
below the Still house branch including the Su[???
pond tract the s? branch to be the line between 
& Isaac Martin beginning at the mouth & running
up the branch to the head & on that course [on

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to the back line.  Item, I give & bequeath un
to my son Isaac Martin all the upper part of the
tract of land I now live on known by the name of
the horse shoe the Still house branch to be the line
beginning at the mouth of s? branch Running up the
branch to the head & down out to the back line through
the s? Isaac Martin is to have no Possession of the
part of this land which I have given unto my wife
Elizabeth Martin until after her widowhood then
her part to be the s?.  Isaacs as the others.  I also leave
unto my wife Elizabeth Martin Ame & Phoebe during
her widowhood, then to Return to the same Chil
dren they are given to in the forgoing part of the
Will to wit. Ame to Isaac Martin & Phoebe to John
Martin.  I also leave all the balance of my lands
which has not been mentioned including the stills
& the entry lying over the River on the waters of
the little Elkin to be sold & the Money to be equally
Divided amongst my four Children their names
as follows Fany, Thomas, John, & Isaac.  I also leave
the whole of the Negroes that works in the Crop to
work together until the Crop is finished & then the
working hands to be clothed out of the Crop.  I also
leave unto my wife Elizabeth & my son Isaac
twelve of the best hogs for pork to be fattened out
of the Crop & about twenty eight of the middle Size
for stock with a Couple of Sows the balance of
the hogs to be equally divided amongst the four
Children.  I also leave four good Cows & Calves to
my wife & Son Isaac for their use & the balance of
stock of Cattle to be equallly Divided with the other
three Children Fany, Thomas & John.  I also leave
three horses the young Farmer horse, the young
Medley horse & the Monator horse to discharge
a debt due to Meridith Thurmond on the twenty

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(298)     | John Martins Will Continued
July Sess.|
      1810|Fifth day of December next.  I also leave
my wife Elizabeth the Chestnut Sorrel Mare and
colt & my Son Isaac I give the Medley Mare
the balance of my stock of Horses to be sold [???
the money to be equally divided amongst my four
children Fany, Thomas, John & Isaac.  I also give
unto my two sons John Martin & Isaac Martin
my largest Still & after this crop of Brandy is
made I give unto my Son Thomas Martin my
Small Still.  I also leave the balance of my Crop
and after One Hundred  & fifty Barrels is left for
the use of my wife Elizabeth & my son Isaac Martin
& every other purpose complied with that is before
mentioned, then the balance to be sold & the Money
Equally Divided amongst the four Legatees.  I also
leave all my housefold furniture to my wife Eli
zabeth until her death then to be equally Divided
amongst my four children.  I also leave what
I have on hand to be sold to the best Advantage [???
Money divided Equally amongst the four children
     An I do hereby make & Ordain Benjamin Harri
son Martin, Thomas Martin, John Martin & Isaac
Martin Executors of this my last Will & Testament
In witness whereof I the said John Martin Sen.un
to this my last will & Testament set my hand and
Seal the day and date above written.
  Signed Sealed & Delivered |
 in the Presence of         |               John Martin,[(seal)
            M. Thurmond Jut.| 
                            |  July Sess 1810                       
            Fanny Green Jut.|         The above will w[as
                               duly Proven by the Oat[h of
                               M. Thurmond and Fanny Gr[een
                                      Test
                                           R. Martin Clk