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Will of BENNETT PERRY, 1847
Franklin County, NC
Book N, Pages 356-358 In the name of God Amen, I BENNETT PERRY of the County of Franklin , North Carolina, being of
sound and disposing mind and memory doth make publish and declare this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all wills and codicils by me
heretofore made-
First- I loan unto my beloved wife MARTHA A. PERRY during her natural life or widowhood the following Negroes to wit, old ANDREW, little ANDREW,
DANIEL (DAVID?) and DANIEL sometimes called HALL, ISAAC, JESSE, GRACE, SALLY, CAROLINE, and all her children, DENIS, BEN, HENDERSON, MATILDA,
MARY, TOM, LUCY, and all her children, JANE, KINCHEN, HAYWOOD, SIDNEY, ROWENA, PINK, EADY, HORACE, HANNAH, EASTER, ANDREW sometimes called PETER
and DAVID and the future increase of the before named female slaves including as well such of their issue as shall be born after the date of the
last will and Testament, or the few that may be fore after my death I also give to my wife during her life or widowhood, all the Land that I now
own or may own at the time of my death also all of my stock of Horses, Cattle, hogs & sheep, all my household and kitchen furniture and crops of
every descriptions all my plantation tools including my waggons, carts & geers to have hold and enjoy all of the above described property -
during her life or widowhood. Secondly, after the death or widowhood of my said wife, I give all the property herein before loaned as well real
or personal, to my Executors herein after named. And the survivor of them in trust for the sole exclusive and seperate use of my daughter
ELIZABETH ALSTON wife of THOMAS N. ALSTON and her child, and such children as she may hereafter have, and upon the death of said daughter,
should she leave children, it is my wish and desire that all of the said property be equaly divided among them equally, and in the event of my
said daughter dying without leaving issue, or in the event of my said daughter leaving a child or children and of the death of said child or
children before twenty one or marriage, in such case I give the said property to my nephews WILLIE PERRY, CHARLES PERRY, JOHN NEAL, LEONIDAS
NEAL, and JEREMIAH PERRY and their heirs equally to be divided among them the. I also give to my said Executors, and the survivor of them the
following Negroes to wit, CAROLINE & her children, JIM & FRANCES, WATY and her children, also JACK, DICK, SAL, HELEN, SARAH, JOHN, KEMP, ABRAM,
HENRY, MINOR, KINCHEN, LOUISIANNA, NANCY and her children, RACHEL, SILVY, ADALINE, JINNY, ALSEY, SAM, AMOS, DICEY, MOSES, SEALY, ISHAM, MARY and
SAM and the future increase of all the aforesaid female slaves, including as well such issue of them as shall be born after the date of this my
will or such as may be born after my death, also all money which may be in my possession at the time of my death, and debts which may be due to
me, and all and every kind of property and effects whatsoever which may then belong to me except what I have herein before loaned to my said
wife -
The said Negroes and other property I nevertheless give to my said Executors in Trust for the sole separate and exclusive use of my said
Daughter and her child, and such children as she may have afterward and upon the death of my said Daughter should she leave children it is my
will and desire that the said Negroes and other property be equally divided amongst them, and in the even event of my daughters dying without
leaving issue, or in the even of her dying leaving a child or children dying before twenty one or marriage, give the said Negroes and other
property to my nephews WILLIE PERRY, CHARLES PERRY, JOHN NEAL, LEONIDAS NEAL and JEREMIAH PERRY and their heirs equally to be divided amongst
them.
Should my said daughter die leaving grand children the children of deceased children, such grandchildren shall represent his her or their
parents, and be entitled to the same portions of my Estate, that such parent or parents would be entitled to were such parent or parents then
living. I hereby authorize my Executors or the survivor of them to sell the whole or any part of my Estate the proceeds thereof to stand in the
place of the property so sold. I also authorize my Executors to purchase for the benefit of my Estate such property as they may deem advisable,
the property so purchased to stand the place of the money with which it was purchased -
Lastly, I hereby nominate and appoint my brothers WILLIE PERRY & A. S. PERRY Executors of this my last will & Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 15th day of June 1847.
BENNETT PERRY (seal)
Atest
WM. H. STROTHER, Jurat
A. S. JEFFREYS, Jurat
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