Gabriel Lea's Will

Caswell County Court - October Term 1834 - Book M Page 433

In the name of God Amen. I Gabriel Lea of Caswell County and State of North

Carolina being of sound in perfect mind and 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 and Testament in the manner following:

That is to say I first will and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth during her

lifetime such property as she and mine son's William and James may think proper

to appropriate to her for her maintenance and support.

2nd after the first appropriation is made as pointed out in the 1st clause.

It is further my Will and desire that the whole of property and estate of

every description whatsoever be divided and appropriated in the manner herein,

after pointed out, To Wit: I first will and bequeath to my son James that

partial or part of my land of which he has made his improvements on so much

there of as in here in specified here in to say, beginning at the corner near a

large white oak at the east in of my peach orchard 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 and bequeath to him as in the article

herein specified.

It is furthermore my Will and desire in the settlement of my estate that my

daughter Mary Morton shall be charged with five hundred dollars as a part of my

estate which she has already received that being the estimated value of the

tract of land on which she now lives and for which I have made her husband

Elijah Morton a deed to the same without having received any equivalent value

for the same.

It is furthermore my Will and desire that the remainder of my estate of every

description whatsoever be divided in the following manner To Wit: I will and

bequeath to my beloved children as follows:

To my son William two equal shares of my estate

To my son Vincent nothing saving my love and 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 I hereby make and ordain my son's William

and James my executors this my last Will and Testament in witness where of I

the said Gabriel Lea have to this my last Will 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