CASWELL COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Zillah Blackwell, 15 Apr 1816

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WILL OF ZILLAH RICE BLACKWELL, CASWELL COUNTY, NC, DATED APRIL 15, 1816,

PROVED OCTOBER, 1823

FROM STATE ARCHIVES, COUNTY WILLS 1771-1927, PAGE 241:

In the Name of God, Amen

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I, Zillah Blackwell of the county of Caswell and State of N. Carolina. Being of sound mind and reason do constitute and make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following (To-wit),

First, I desire to five my soul to almighty God who gave it me., and as to my

worldly good I give as follows: It is my will and desire that all my just debts be lawfully paid by my Executor hereafter name.

I give to my son John Blackwell one negro girl and her increased named Jinny

and one square walnut table. It is my will and desire that my son Thomas

Blackwell should have my sugar case. I give to my son Garland Blackwell one

candlestand. It is my will and desire that all the ballance of my property be

equally divided between my sons and daughters, now living, to-wit Carter

Blackwell, Levi Blackwell, Thomas Blackwell, Garland Blackwell, John

Blackwell, my daughter Polley who married James Watts and Ketturah who married

Samuel Watts. The reason of not giving anything to Lewis Malone's children

and my son Robert Blackwell heirs is that my husband Robert Blackwell, Dec'd,

gave them their full proportion and I now declare this to be my last will and

testament, revoking all others either by word or deed. as witness my hand and

seal this fifteenth day of April, eighteen hundred and sixteen. I now appoint

my son Thomas Blackwell my lawfull executor-----------

Signed: Zillah Blackwell (signature - not mark)

Signed, seal and acknowledge in presence of

Ransom (looks like...hard to read) Boswell, Jurat.