Franklin County
Wills:
Will of Thomas Gay - February 1, 1784
(submitted by Michelle Richardson)
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In the name of God Amen,
I Thomas Gay of the County of Franklin in the State
of North Carolina being very sick and weak but of Sound mind do make
and
ordain this my last will and Testament in the manner and form following.
Imprimis. First and principally I recommend my Soul into the hands
of God almight who gave it hopeing that the merrits of his Blessed Lord Jesus Christ to be received into the ansions of Eternal Rest and my Body
I desire
may be buried in a Christian like manner at the Dipersion of my Executors hereafter mentioned.
Item My Will and desire is that my beloved wife Patience Gay may have
the
use of that plantation wherein she now lives during her widow hood
with
the
use of my Negros Simon Yall the house hold Furniture and Stock except
my stud Horse, King, and at her intermarriage or Death I give and bequeath
the
land before mentioned to my Son William to him and his heirs forever
- I
give and bequeath unto my Son, Joshua one hundred acres of Land it
being
the
Land whereon he now lives to him and his heirs forever I give and bequeath
unto my Daughter Temperance Walker my Negro Girl Phebe to her and her heirs
forever. I give and bequeath to my son Allen Gay one hundred and forty
acres of Land it being the Land adjoining Wilson Denson on the Cypress
Creek
to him and his heirs forever. My will and desire is also that my son
Allen
Gay may have my Negro Boy Jimmy to him and his heirs forever. I give
and
bequeath unto my Son John Gay My Negro Boy major to him and his heirs
forever. My will and desire is that my son Gilbert Gay may have my
Negro
Wench Pleaz to him and his heirs forever, but her future Increase I
desire may be Equally Divided when my son Gilbert comes of lawful age between
my
son Thomas my Daughters Joanna & Polly To them and their heirs
forever.- I
give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Gay my Stud Horse called King
with
all
my ready money and debts now due to me which I desire may be all Laid
out
to
the best advantage by my Executors hereafter named in Lands in the
state
of
Georgia for him my son Thomas and to his heirs forever All the rest
and
residue of my Estate I desire may be sold and the money arising therefrom I
desire may be equally divided among all my children then alive to them
and
to their heirs forever My will and desire is that all my stock &
Household
Furniture which remains at the intermariage or Death of my disclosed
wife may be sold and the money arising therefrom be equally among all my children
then alive together
with my Negro Simon (if alive) to them and to their heirs forever my
Will
and desire is that my friends Burwell Perry and my Son Joshua Gay may
become
my Executors to this my Last Will and Testament to see the ExecutorShips performed in Toilness where of I hereunto set my hand and seal this
twenty first of February Ano Domini one thousand Seven Hundred and Eight four. Signed Sealed published and Delivered my Last Will and Testament in
the
presence of
Stephen Sorsby Thomas x Gay {Seal}
Jeremiah Perry jur-t
Burwell Perry
Allen x Gay jur-t |
