CASWELL COUNTY NC WILL of PASS,
NATHANIEL 1816
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Will of Nathaniel Pass
Recorded in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Caswell County,
State of North Carolina, in Book of Wills G
page 131
January Term 1816
In
the name of God Amen I Nathaniel Pass of the County of Caswell County of the
State of North Caroline, this being the
17th day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eleven, being in perfect
health and of sound mind and memory, thanks be given to Almighty God and
knowing that it is appointed to all men once to die, do make ordain this my
last will and testament in manner and form following:
First I recommend my soul to Almighty God who gave it and my body
to the dust to be buried in a decent and Christian burial, and for such worldly
estate as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I dispose of the
same in the following manner:
First I give and bequeath to my oldest son Holloway Pass one
dollar, I also give and
bequeath to my son Nathaniel Pass one
dollar,
also I give and bequeath to my daughter Sallie Moore one dollar,
I
give and bequeath to my daughter Jemimah Williams one dollar,
I
give and bequeath to my daughter Rebecca Burton one dollar,
I
give and bequeath to my daughter Fannie Taylor one dollar,
I
give and bequeath to my son John Pass that part of my land lying on the North side
of a large branch which runs through my plantation supposed to be one hundred
acres be the same more or less, also one hundred dollars, one walnut table
& one crosscut saw to him and his heirs
forever.
I
give and bequeath to my son Thomas Pass all of the residue of my land lying on
the
North side of the said branch supposed to
contain one hundred & thirty four acres be the same more or less to him and
his heirs forever. I also give to my sonThomas two hundred dollars to be paid
out of estate after my decease.
I
give and bequeath to Holloway Pass my oldest son fifty dollars.
I
also give and bequeath my son Nathaniel Pass fifty dollars,
I
also give and bequeath to my grand son William Moore, son of Sallie Moore fifty
dollars,
I
also give and bequeath to my grand daughter Patsy Pass Williams daughter of
Jemimah Williams fifty dollars,
I
give and bequeath to my grandson John Phelps son of Mary Phelps fifty dollars,
I give
and bequeath to my grand son Thomas Taylor son of Ellis Taylor fifty dollars,
I
also give and bequeath to my grand daughter Fannie Ellis Gann twenty five
dollars,
I
also give to my grand daughter Nancy Burton daughter of Rebecca Burton twenty
five dollars,
and lastly I give and bequeath to my grandson Henry Taylor son of
Fannie Taylor fifty dollars.
I
lend to my beloved wife Alsey all my stock and household furniture and her
living on the land whereof I now live during her natural life and after her death
I order and devise the property at her death to be the property of my son
Thomas Pass for his taking care and assisting his aged mother
and lastly I hereby nominate and appoint my well beloved son
Thomas Pass whole and sole executor to this my last will and testament hereby
revoking and disannulling all wills or wills by me heretofore made ratifying
and confirming this my last will and
testament Given under my hand and seal the day and year first above written.
his
Nathaniel (X) Pass (Seal)
mark
Signed sealed & acknowledged in
the presence of
A. E. Murphy
Jno. G. Murphy
H. Harrelson
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