In the name of God Amen. I Archibald Black of the County of
Cumberland and State of North Carolina being very sick and
weak of Body but perfect mind and memory, Thanks be
given unto God; calling into mind The mortabity of any Body, and
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make &
ordain this my last Will and Restament; That is to say princi-
pally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul into
the hand of Almighty God who gave it, and my Body I
recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian
Burial at the discretion of my Executors: Nothing doubling
but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again
by the might power of God. And as touching such wordly
Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this Life
I give, demise, and dispose of the same in the following manner
and form: First, I give and bequeath to Christian
my beloved Wife a third part of th Cattle, the Sheep, and the
Hogs, likewise possesion of the Field and Buildings for Life
Secondly I bequeath to my Son Malcom a Bond of Sixty
Pounds signed by Niell McCrannie. Thirdly, I bequeath
to my Son Donald a Fifty Acres of Land joining the planta-
tion on the North side. Fourthly, I bequeath to my Son
Angus Fifty Acres of Land joining the plantation on the East
side with the buildings thereof. Fifthly, I bequeath to my
Son John the plantation with the utensils thereunto belonging
The remaining part of the Cattle, one Mare, and one year
old to be equally divided among my Childern. Likewise the
the Negroe Fellow after my Wife's Decease to be sold, and the
value of him to be equally didvided among my Childern
And I hereby constitute and appoint my loving brother
Hugh Black, and my trusty friend Angus McNicol the sole
and whole Executors of this my last Will and Testament; In
witness whereof I have heresent set my hand and Seal the 8th day
of February 1792.
Signed, Seald, ratifyed and confirmed his
in the presince of Archibald X Black seal
John Stewart mark
Farquhard Bethunel X
This original will is in the North Carolina State
Archives, Raleigh.
Cumberland Co. Oringal Wills, 1757-1955, CR 029.801.3.
Archibald Black, 1792.