Wilkes Co., NC Will Book #4 Page 190

Thomas Fletchers Will

	In the name of God amen  I Thomas Fletcher now ??? an Old man
in Sound mind & Memory do make ordain and ??ght this my last will and
Testament with my On hands  First I give my soul to Almighty God who gav[e
th to me in the hope of a hapy resurection.  Item I leave my body to my exector
to be buried in a common manner It is my desire that all my Just debts
be paid  Item I give to my wife Sarah during her natural life all my la[nd
and at her death to be sold and the price to equally divided between my Step
Son Dr JH Dogan and my son JW Fletcher If JW Fletcher should die before
his mother Sarah Fletcher the price of his part of the land shall be equally
divided among my Children lawfuly begotten of my body Item I give all
my household and kitchen Furnitures to my wife Sarah also all the stock
and Plantation untensils for her use and benefit at her death to be sold and
the price to be equally divided among my Children lawfully befotten of my bod[y
Item I give to my Wife Sarah Fletcher two nefores to Wit Tanner James and
Nancy for her Own use and benefit the negoroes to Wit Tanner James and Nancy
and Nancys increase I give to my Wife to dispose of at her own pleasure
by deed of gift or will also I give to my son JW Fletchera negroe boy na[med
Henry  Item I give my Grand daughter Martha E White a negroe Girl Delp[hia
and no more  Item the balance of my negroes I give to my wife Sarah duringh[er
natural life for her use and benefit and at her death to equally divided
Between Russel H Jones and Permilla Jones his wife and at there death
to his Children lawfully begotten of his body by his wife Permilla
Item also to Landa White and Rebeca his wife and at there death to his children
lawfully begotten of his body by his wife Rebecah Item also I give to Rich[ard
Gordon and his wife Betsey Gordon and at there death to his children law[fully


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begotten of his body by his wife Betsey.  Item If Martha E White die before
she comes to the age ?? ??? the negroe Girl Delphia shall descend to my other
Children  Item be it Remembered at the death of my wife Sarah Fletcher the
negroes and the price of the household and kitchen Furniture and Stock and
Plantation utensils shall be entailed to Wit to my Grand Children Permilia Jones
Rebecah White and Betsey Gordon to be Equally divided among them and for
there benefit for ever  I give to my daughter Permila Jones a set of Silver
Table and Tea spoons also to Rebecah White a set of Silver Table and Tea spoons
Mary Martin a Black Dress also I give the Preacher who may preach
my funeral a Black Coat it is my desire that a decent head and foot
line be placed at my Grave I leave my friend Col James Martin and 
my Step Son Doct JH Dogan my Executors in testimony I st my hand
and seal this 10th day of February AD 1835
	Teste
Eli Petty     Jut.				Thomas Fletcher (seal)
J Reynolds Sr Jut. 

	North Carolina |
       Wilkes County |	May Sessions 1835
			The foregoing will was duly proven in open Court
by Eli Petty & John Reynolds Sr yhe subscribing Witness there to and
ordered to be recorded and James Martin one of the Exec duly sword
					Teste
						Wm Mastin CCC