Wilkes Co., NC Will Book #4 Page 52

		Leonard Sale Will

In the name of God Amen.  I Leonard Sale of the County of 
Wilkes and State of North Carolina being in perfect mind & memory
thank be to God for his mercies and calling to mind the mortallity of
my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to die
do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament. Princi-
pally of all I recommend my Soul unto God who give it and my Body
to the Earth to be Buried in a descent and Christian like manner at
the discretion of my Executors, and as touching my worldly Estate 
which it hath pleased God to bless me with; I give and dispose of in
the following manner.  It is my will and desire that after my death my
will and desire is that as my oldest daughter Nancy Sale is dec'd that
her Heirs that is to say Cornelius Sale, Elizabeth Wells, her Eldest
Daughter and Sarah Fetts her other daughter have each of them 

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One dollar each besides what they have had and no more And it is my will
and desire that as my daughter Sarah Walker deceas'd had a Child part of
my Estate be Equally divided among the Heirs of her Body.  And it is my
Will and desire that my daughter Mary Olvey have a equal Childs part
And it is my Will and desire that my Son William Sale have a Childs 
part of my Estate after paying fifty dollars to said Estate that he has
already received.  And it is my Will and desire that my Son John Sale
have a Childs part of my Estate by paying back to said Estate one Hun-
dred dollars that he has already recivd. And it is my Will and de-
sire that my Son Enoch Sale a Childs part and One Hundred Acres
of Land including my present house and improvement over a Childs
part.  And it is my Will and desire that my daughter Lucy Olvey
have a Childs part of my Estate.  And it is also my Will and desire
that my daughter Elizabeth Martin, Patsey Nicholson, Rebeccah Bag-
by and Susannah Nicholson have each of them a Childs part by
this exception that is to say that Patsey Nicholson do not have a Cow
nor bed as the others had.  And it is my Will and desire as my daughter
Giney Nicholson is deceas'd that her heir have one dollar of my Estate, that
is to say William Nicholson and no more.  I do hereby constitute my be-
loved friend John Walker and Harrison Stanley Executors of this my last
Will and Testament utterly Resolving all former Wills and Testaments
by me made.  In testamony of which I have unto set my hand & Seal
this 2nd day of June A. D. 1824                 his
  Test			                 Leonard x Sale [seal]
	 his                                      mark
  Enoch x Olvey Jut
       mark              North Carolina  |
        his                Wilkes County | Nov Term 1824
  Thomas x Olvey Jut              The above Will was duly proven in
        mark             Open court by the Oathes of Enoch Olvey and
        his                     Thomas Olvey.   Test.
 Anthony x Johnson                                 R. Martin Clk
        mark