Wilkes Co., NC Will Book #4 Page 49

	Williams Wright Martins Will
In the Name of God Amen.  I Williams Wright Martin of Wilkes
County and State of North Carolina being sick and weak of  Body
but of a sound and perfect mind and Memory. (Thanks be to God for
the same.) do this 3rd day of April in the Year of our Lord One thou
sand eight Hundred and Twenty four, make and publish this my
last Will and Testament in manner following, that is to say first
I Recommend ny Soul into the hands of Almighty God my creator
and my body to be decently Buried at the direction of my friends
And as to my worldy Estate that it hath pleased God to bless me
with, I give and dispose of in the following manner and form, that
is to say.   1st I hereby make and Ordain my Father Robert 
Martin and my Uncle James Martin my Executors to this my
last Will and Testament.  2nd I will and desire that my Just debts
be paid out of my Estate, and all my Accounts both by Book and Note
be collected, and that my father be entrusted with settlement of the
same.  3rd I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Mar
-tin all my Lands that Lye on the Yadkin river. (which is deed
ed to me by my father Robert Martin which is supposed to be 
about three Hundred and forty Acres, during her life to have and
to hold and enjoy every priviledge right and benefit belonging to said
lands, for the support of my wife and my Children and at my Wifes
Death I give and bequeath the aforesaid Lands to my Son Robert C.
Martin forever and my Wife shall not in no case sell or dispose
of her interest in said lands.  4th I give unto my beloved wife
Mary Martin the following Negroes, Nancy and her increase, 
Nelly and her increase, Susannah and her increase, Harriott
and her increase.  Negroe boys Tomson and Hanson, to have
and hold and enjoy every Priviledge and benefit arising from
there services for her own support and for the support Schooling
and raising of my five Children that is Robert C. Martin Ame
-lia Martin Sarah Martin Elizabeth Martin and Matilda Mar
tin, and as my Children arise to full age, that is my Son to the
age of twenty-one years and my Daughters to the age of eighteen
Years, my Executors to give off such part of my Negroes to my Chil
dren as they and my Wife Mary may think and Judge to be Just
and for them to have to them and there Heirs forever.  5th I give
and bequeath to my beloved Wife Mary Martin my Negroe Woman
Mira and her increase forever to dispose of in what manner she pleas
-es for to be her own right and property clear of any Claims Whatever.
6th  I give unto my beloved Wife Mary Martin all my Stock of Horses, Cat
-tle and Hogs, and Yoke of Oxen and Cart, my five Beds, Bedsteads
and furniture and all my Household and Kitchen furniture and
all my working tools of every description for benefit and support
of her and my Children.  7th I will and desire that my belo
ved Wife Mary Martin and my father Robert Martin take

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of my Medical Shop such Medicine and Books as they may
think proper and the ballance of Medicine and every Article of
Shop furniture of every description be sold by my Executors and the
money to be applied to the use and support of my Wife and Children.
8th  I give and bequeath unto my Son Robert C. Martin my Silver
lancet case and my lancets, my Shot Gun, Saddle and Bridle &
my Watch, and my father to raise my Son.  9th I will and disire
that my Executors rent out my two Town lots in Wilkesboro No 6
and No 27 until my Son Robert C. Martin arrive to the age of twen
-ty-one Years, and all the profits arising from the rents of the
Houses and lots during tha time to be appropriated to the use
& support of my Wife and Children and when my Son Robert
C. Martin arives to the age of Twenty-one Years, I give and
bequeath the said lots and Improvements to him and his Heirs
forever.  10th I will and desire that Jonas Payne pay unto my 
Executors the sum of fifty Dollars and that my Executors convey
to said Payne my Brushy Mountain lands and if said Payne
should fail to pay the sum aforesaid then my Executors are to 
sell my said Mountain lands and apply the money to the use 
and support of my Wife and Children.  11th I give and bequeath
unto my beloved Wife Mary Martin my big Watch.  12th I will
and disire is that if any of my Children should die without law
full Issue that their part of my Estate shall be equally divided
among my surviving Children.  In witness whereof I the said
Williams W. Martin have to this my last Will and Testament
set my hand and Seal, the day and year first written.
   Sign'd Seal'd and declared by the |
said Williams W. Martin the Testator |
as his last Will and Testament in    | W. W. Martin (seal)
the Presence of us                   |
                Wm Rousseau   |
                Allen Bruce   | Jut
                D? Rousseau   |
North Carolina  | 
                | May Term 1824
  Wilkes County |
                    The foregoing Will was duly proven in open court
             by the Oaths of William Rousseau, Allen Bruce and
             David Rousseau and Robert Martin and James Mar
             tin was duly Qualified as Executors to said Will.

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