Wilkes Co., NC Will Book #5 Page 47

          November Sessions 1850

No 14. George Grays Will

   In the name of God Amen I Geo Gray of the County of Wilkes and
State of North Caroina being of sound mind and memory thank be God
for the same do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner
and form following ToWit.
1st I recommend my soul to God who fave it & my body To be buried in decent
Christian burial by executor to be hereafter appointed
2nd I will that all my just debts be paid by my executor if there should 
be any and all my debts due to me by book accounts or by note to be collected
& the money paid to my wife Sally Gray for her use during her natural life
if she should be living, if not living for it to be paid to my daughter
Lemirah Sale  3rd  I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Sally Gray all my
LLand and tennements that I am in possession of during life and at her death
for it all to belong to Lemirah Sale and her bodily heirs and no body else.
I also give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sally Gray all my Household
and Kitchen furniture of any kind during her life also I give and bequeath
to my beloved wife Sally during her life all my Stock of every description
????? tools of every description during her life and at her death for it all
& every thing to belong to my beloved daughter Lemirah Gray Salee and her
bodily heirs and no body else.
4   I give and bequeath to my beloved sons and daughters here after 
named not one cent.  Tho Gray, Harrison Gray, Joel Gray, Willis Gray,
Terrell Gray, Elizabeth McBride, Susanah Walker, Patsey Spencer and
Sally McBride.
    5th  I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved friend Constant
Gray my executor to this my last will and Testament.  In testimony whereof
I do hereunto set my hand and seal the 10th day of May 1848.
                           ?????????? before signing
Test
Benj Martin
Wm Gray  Jurat                         George Gray [Seal]

                  North Carolina |
                  Wilkes County  |   Nov Term 1850
                                     The foregoing will was duly proven in
open Court by Wm Gray one of the subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered to
be recorded & C. Gray the executor thereto named duly sworn.
                                         Test
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