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Abselam Blanshard, December 6, 1784

In the Name of God Amen I Abselam Blanshard of Gates County in the Provence of North Carolina and being weak in body but of a sound mind and thanks to God for the same. I do make this my last Will and Testament as followeth Imprimes

I give and Bequeath unto my Son Fedrick Blanshard his heirs and assignes for ever my Plantation and all the Lan this side of the Rode and all the Land this side of the Pond Brance Itm.

I give and Bequeath unto my Son William Blanshard his Heirs and assignes for ever all the Land on the other side of the Rode and all the Land other side of the Pond brance

Itm I give and bequeath unto my beloving wife Mary Blanshard Two Negro men Gem and Chance and all my House hold funerture and all my Stock Hoses Cattels Hogs and Sheapes Likewise as long as She live a widow and if She mearrias or at her Death then all my movelble Estate shall be Equeal Deviding Between my fore Children

Fedrick William Sarah and Mary and my Deare Wife Equeal Child sheare with them all and giving her my Horse Bridel and Sadel of she mearreas Ñ

I do Constitute and appoint my wife Mary Blanshard and Moses Hill my sole

Executors of this my Last Will and Testament Desiring them to se the same fully Executed and Performed inWitness where of I the said Abselom Blanshard have

hereunto set my hand and fixt my seal this Six day of December on thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty fore.

Absolom Blanshard (Seal)

Signed Sealed published & Declared to be the Last Will

and Testament of the Testator in the Presents of

Kadah Hill

Amariah Blanshard

Bond Minshew

State of North Carolina Gates County (illegible)

February Inferior Court of (illegible, Pleas) and

Quarter Sessions 1785 the within Will was exhibited into

Court by Mary Blanshard Executrix therein Appointed and

was proved by the oaths of Kedar Hill and Ameriah

Blanshard two of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto then

the said Will was Ordered to be Recorded at the same

time the said Executrix came into Court and qualified

herself for that office and prayes an order of Letters

Testamentry thereon which was Granted

Teste Law Baker (initials)

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Transcribed and contributed by Renee Blanchard Haynes. Gates Co.

Courthouse; Gatesville, NC.

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