CHATHAM CO., NC. WILL BOOK C, pp. 215-216, 

I Richard Williams being of sound mind & memory blessed be God do make & ordain this to 
be my last will & testament in manner & form following (to wit) First I order & direct that 
all of my land that lieth East of Morgan's Creek be sold by my executors on a credit of nine
months & the money arising from the sale thereof must be applied to paying off all of my 
just debts and the balance I give to my four former children that I had by my first wife share 
and share alike. My will & desire is that my executor sell at the same time & place Nelly, 
Partilda and Atlas on the saim credit & the money made secured & when collected is to be 
divided between my four children named above with this exception that one hundred dollars 
of it I give to my wife to school her children with & my Executor is directed to pay it over 
to her as soon as collected the children above named to share and share alike in the division 
of the money. Secondly. All my just demands that is due me must be collected by my Executor 
and paid over to my wife in addition to the above hundred dollars that I gave her to school 
her children with. I loan unto my beloved wife Martha Williams all of my land that lieth west 
of Morgan's Creek, the creek being the line to divide the two tracts during her life time and 
after her death I give it to her children that she had by me or may have by me share and share 
alike. I also loan her my two negro girls by the names of Harriet and Emilacy during her life 
time and after my wife's death I give the said girls Harriet & Emilacy & their increase to her 
children that she had by me or may have by me share and share alike as above stated and all of 
my stock of all kinds and all of my crop grownig (sic) or housed my wagon & gear & all of my 
working tools and all of my household & kitchen furniture and all of the pork or bacon on hand 
I leave for the use of my wife Martha Williams and her children that she has had or may have 
by me, and at her death all the property then on hand I give to my last children share & share 
alike.  Thirdly, I do hereby ordain & appoint my nephew John Horton, Executor to this my last 
will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the 
26th day of December A.D. 1847."

Signed: R. Williams
Signed in presence of us
Wm. Merritt
W. A. Long

Bounded 13 May 1850: William Sparrow, Patterson McDade, Richard Ashe. 
Submitted by:Sarah Louise Garriott