Gabriel Lea's Will
Gabriel Lea's Will
Caswell County Court - October Term 1834 - Book M Page 433
In the name of God Amen. IGabriel Lea of Caswell County and State of North
Carolina being of sound in perfect mindand memory blessed be God, do this 17th
day November in the year of our Lord,Eighteen hundred and twenty-six, do make
and publish this my last Will andTestament in the manner following:
That is to say I first will and bequeathto my beloved wife Elizabeth during her
lifetime such property as she and mineson's William and James may think proper
to appropriate to her for her maintenanceand support.
2nd after the first appropriation is made as pointed out in the 1st clause.
It is further my Will and desire that thewhole of property and estate of
every description whatsoever be dividedand appropriated in the manner herein,
after pointed out, To Wit: I first will and bequeath to my son Jamesthat
partial or part of my land of which he hasmade his improvements on so much
there of as in here in specified here into say, beginning at the corner near a
large white oak at the east in of my peachorchard and running from there due
north until it intersects William A. Lea's land. All my land east of said
line be it more or less I will give andbequeath to him as in the article
herein specified.
It is furthermore my Will and desire in the settlement of my estate thatmy
daughter Mary Morton shall be charged withfive hundred dollars as a part of my
estate which she has already received thatbeing the estimated value of the
tract of land on which she now lives andfor which I have made her husband
Elijah Morton a deed to the same withouthaving received any equivalent value
for the same.
It is furthermore my Will and desire that the remainder of my estate ofevery
description whatsoever be divided in thefollowing manner To Wit: I will and
bequeath to my beloved children asfollows:
To my son William two equal shares of myestate
To my son Vincent nothing saving my loveand affection
To my son Gabriel B. one equal part
To my daughter Elizabeth one equal part
To my daughter Mary one equal part
To my son James one equal part
To my daughter Phoebe one equal part
To my daughter Barbara one equal part
Making in the whole eight parts, and Ihereby make and ordain my son's William
and James my executors this my last Willand Testament in witness where of I
the said Gabriel Lea have to this my lastWill and Testament have set my hand
and seal this day and year above written.
In the presence of : Gabriel Lea(Signed)
James Darby
James M. Lea
Willis M. Lea
Transcribed by Latham Mark Phelps