Wilkes CO., NC Will Book #4 Page 29 

                                     (29) July Term A.D. 1822
Bennet Dulas Will |  In the Name of God amen I
                                 |  Bennet Dula of Wilkes County
State of North Carolina being of sound and perfect mind & memory b[les
sed be God, do this eighth day of April in the year of our Lord One tho[u
sand Hundred and Twenty two make & publish this my last Will &
Testament.    1st I give & bequeath my Soul to God and my body
to the toomb to be Decently Buried.  2nd All my Just Debts to be pai[d
out of my property.  3rd I give & Bequeath to my beloved Wife Aney Du
la all my my tract of Land, Stock of every kind all Houshold furniture &
farming tools during her lifetime or her Widohood for the purpos[e
of maintaining and raising of her Children till they become of age o[r
as long as they stay with her  then to be Equaly Divided between he[r
Nine Children to wit.  Juda Waters, Thomas Dula, Sarah Furguso[n
John Dula, Polly Dula, Jefferson Dula, Elisha Dula, Riley Dula and
Bennet Dula after counting out the Value of the property that Juda Wa
ters has Recd which I rated at four Hundred Dollars & Sarah Ferguson
the same, Thomas and John Dula has had one Hundred Dollars each in
a Beast.  And I further constitute & appoint my Wife Anney Dula &
my Son Thomas Dula to this my last Will & Testament as my Executors
to see that it is fairly carried into Execution, further if any Legatee shou[ld
try to break this Will it is my desire that they be cut off with one Hun
dred cents.  In presence of
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       his                                    Bennet Dula [seal]
William x Dula
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James Kindall