WILLIAM CARAWAN 1804 WILL HYDE COUNTY, NC
State of North Carolins }
Hyde County . . . . . . . . .}
I WILLIAM CARAWAN being in my proper sence and understanding able to dispose of my worldly property. I make this my Last Will & Testament. First I give unto my son WASHINGTON one hundred acres of land whereon I now live on the west side of the Middle line of the patent, and one feather bed and furniture and my bofat. - - - -
Item, I give unto my son MANNINS one hundred and twenty five acres of land on the East side of the Middle Line and fifty acres on the West side of the Middle Line joining my son WASHINGTON’S land out of a deed that I had of ALEXANDER B(enson ?) and my negro woman GIN and one feather bed and furniture & my desk and as much timber of WASHINGTON’S land as will build him a house and for two thousand cypress rails. - - And if my WIFE should have a male child at the birth she is now with, I give unto it twenty five acres of land on the west side of the Middle line the remainder of the deed that my son MANNINS lives in, and also fifty acres in the North East corner of the patent, but if it should be a female child it shall the seventy 75 acres in the west side of the Midle line joining my son MANNINS, & my son WASHINGTON shall have the fifty acres in the North east corner of the patent - - - & I give unto my two daughters FANY & SARAH one hundred and twenty five acres down the head of the creek. - - - - - - - - - -
And I give unto my son GREEN and my daughter DORCAS and my daughter ELENOR and my ELIZABETH and my Daughter MARY one hundred dollarsa peace, and all the rest of my estate both within and without after my lawful debts are paid I leave to my wife to raise her children on during her widowhood but if she should remarry or die it shall be equally divided between her children and MANNING. - - - -
And I leave my son GREEN CARAWAN and MITCHEL ROSE my whole and sole Executors to this my Last Will and Testament.
In witness hereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix my seal the 13rh of March in the presents of us 1804.
WILLIAM CARAWAN {Seal}
Test. EBENEZER JEWILL
PATSEA (her X mark) ELAND
Hyde County SS August Term 1804
The due execution of this will was proved
in open Court by the oath of EBENEZER JEWELL one of the subscribing witnesses
thereto. Let it be recorded,
Test. B. FOREMAN Clk.
Source: Hyde County Court House Will Book 1, pp. 374. (Contributed by KittyHumphries).
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