CASWELL COUNTY NC WILL of PASS, NATHANIEL 1816
CASWELL COUNTY NC WILL of PASS,NATHANIEL 1816
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Will of Nathaniel Pass
Recorded in the office of the Clerkof the Superior Court of Caswell County,
State of North Carolina, in Book of Wills G page 131
January Term 1816
Inthe name of God Amen I Nathaniel Pass of the County of Caswell County of theState of North Caroline, this being the17th day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eleven, being in perfecthealth and of sound mind and memory, thanks be given to Almighty God andknowing that it is appointed to all men once to die, do make ordain this mylast will and testament in manner and form following:
First I recommend my soul to Almighty God who gave it and my bodyto the dust to be buried in a decent and Christian burial, and for such worldlyestate as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I dispose of thesame in the following manner:
First I give and bequeath to my oldest son Holloway Pass onedollar, I also give and
bequeath to my son Nathaniel Pass onedollar,
also I give and bequeath to my daughter Sallie Moore one dollar,
Igive and bequeath to my daughter Jemimah Williams one dollar,
Igive and bequeath to my daughter Rebecca Burton one dollar,
Igive and bequeath to my daughter Fannie Taylor one dollar,
Igive and bequeath to my son John Pass that part of my land lying on the North sideof a large branch which runs through my plantation supposed to be one hundredacres be the same more or less, also one hundred dollars, one walnut table& one crosscut saw to him and his heirs forever.
Igive and bequeath to my son Thomas Pass all of the residue of my land lying onthe
North side of the said branch supposed tocontain one hundred & thirty four acres be the same more or less to him andhis heirs forever. I also give to my sonThomas two hundred dollars to be paidout of estate after my decease.
Igive and bequeath to Holloway Pass my oldest son fifty dollars.
Ialso give and bequeath my son Nathaniel Pass fifty dollars,
Ialso give and bequeath to my grand son William Moore, son of Sallie Moore fiftydollars,
Ialso give and bequeath to my grand daughter Patsy Pass Williams daughter of
Jemimah Williams fifty dollars,
Igive and bequeath to my grandson John Phelps son of Mary Phelps fifty dollars,
I giveand bequeath to my grand son Thomas Taylor son of Ellis Taylor fifty dollars,
Ialso give and bequeath to my grand daughter Fannie Ellis Gann twenty fivedollars,
Ialso 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 ofFannie Taylor fifty dollars.
Ilend to my beloved wife Alsey all my stock and household furniture and herliving on the land whereof I now live during her natural life and after her deathI order and devise the property at her death to be the property of my sonThomas Pass for his taking care and assisting his aged mother
and lastly I hereby nominate and appoint my well beloved sonThomas Pass whole and sole executor to this my last will and testament herebyrevoking and disannulling all wills or wills by me heretofore made ratifyingand confirming this my last will andtestament 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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