CASWELL COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Zillah Blackwell, 15 Apr 1816
CASWELL COUNTY, NC - WILLS - ZillahBlackwell, 15 Apr 1816
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WILL OF ZILLAH RICE BLACKWELL, CASWELLCOUNTY, NC, DATED APRIL 15, 1816,
PROVED OCTOBER, 1823
FROM STATE ARCHIVES, COUNTY WILLS1771-1927, PAGE 241:
In the Name of God, Amen
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I, Zillah Blackwell of the county ofCaswell and State of N. Carolina. Beingof sound mind and reason do constitute and make this my Last Will and Testamentin manner and form following (To-wit),
First, I desire to five my soul toalmighty God who gave it me., and as to my
worldly good I give as follows: It is mywill and desire that all my just debts be lawfully paid by my Executorhereafter name.
I give to my son John Blackwell one negrogirl 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 anddaughters, now living, to-wit Carter
Blackwell, Levi Blackwell, ThomasBlackwell, Garland Blackwell, John
Blackwell, my daughter Polley who marriedJames 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 thatmy husband Robert Blackwell, Dec'd,
gave them their full proportion and I nowdeclare this to be my last will and
testament, revoking all others either byword or deed. as witness my hand and
seal this fifteenth day of April, eighteenhundred and sixteen. I now appoint
my son Thomas Blackwell my lawfullexecutor-----------
Signed: Zillah Blackwell (signature - not mark)
Signed, seal and acknowledge in presenceof
Ransom (looks like...hard to read)Boswell, Jurat.