Will
1806, Craven Co, NC
Submitted by Rick Giirtman
March 23, 2001
Source: Original Will at the NC State Archives
Elizabeth Gatlin Will
dated 29th August 1806
& proved at Dec'r. Term
1806
Recorded
In the name of God Amen.
I Elizabeth Gatlin do make this my Will, in manner & from following, to wit.
I give to my Niece Polly R. West fifty dollars. To my Niece Julia West one hundred dollars & a Bed and furniture. To Sidney Hall my other Niece fifty dollars.
And it is my Will and desire that my wearing apparel be equally divided among my three Sisters, to wit. Sidney West, Hollan Green and Mary Hall.
It is further my Will and desire, that my executor hereafter named may & shall as soon as may be, purchase with any money of mine which may be in his hands, a Negro man by the name of Peter, the husband of my negro woman Ann and that he be and remain in my family of negroes. All of whom, together with all my personal and real estate or the rest & residue not other wise disposed of , I give to my brother Alfred Gatlin. To him & his heirs forever.
And it is my desire that such monies as may remain in the hands of my executor after his compliance with his direction in this my Will, be put out to Interest untill my brother Alfred attains the age of twenty one years. And I do hereby appoint John S. West my Executor to this my last Will & Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of August A. D. 1806.
Elizabeth Gatlin -seal
Signed, sealed, published & declared in presence of
Abigail Jarvis
Abner H.(?) West **
State of North Carolina
Craven County Court
December Term 1806.
Then was the last Will & Testament of Elizabeth Gatlin Dec'd.
proved in open court by the oath of Abner West the Subscribing Witness
thereto and John S. West the Executor therein named qualified as such agreeably
to Law and ordered to be Registered.
Attest
Sam'l Chapman C. C.