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State of North Carolina Hyde County - April 16^th 1848.

I Abram Boomer being in perfect mind and memory do make this my Last Will & Testament revoking all other Wills made by me knowing I must die I recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to be decently buried where my family may think proper.  I wish to give and lend all my property in the following manner that God has blessed me with after paying all of my just debts.

I the said Abram Boomer do lend unto my beloved wife Mihala Boomer all my property of every kind and negroes during her life and widowhood then after her death or marriage the whole of my property to be equally divided between my wifes two first children and our two last namely Zachariah and Sally my wifes two oldest children and our two youngest and last Nathan and Samuel Boomer to be equally divided between the four above named children, Zachariah, Sally, Nathan and Samuel after the death or marriage of their mother.  The said Abram Boomer doth appoint my friend A.B. Swindell my lawful Executor to settle and pay my debts and divide my estate among our four children as above named after the death or marriage of my wife.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the date above written.

                                                                                                                            /s/ Abraham Boomer    (Seal)
Signed sealed in the presence of us
    A.B. Swindell
    Mary Allcoc

Hyde County SS - November Term 1864
    Then was this paper writing purporting to be the last Will & Testament of Abraham Boomer, deceased, exhibited for probate in open Court and the due execution thereof by the said Abraham Boomer was proved by the oath & examination of Mary Allcoc one of the subscribing witnesses thereto.  It is also proved by the oath and examination of George W. Swindell that A.B. Swindell the other subscribing witness thereto is dead and it is further proved by the oath and examination of the said George W. Swindell that he is well acquainted with the hand writing of the said A.B. Swindell having often seen him write and that the name of the said A.B. Swindell subscribed as a witness to said Will is in the hand writing of the said A.B. Swindell.  It is therefore considered by the Court that the said paper writing and every part thereof is the last Will & Testament of the said Abraham Boomer and the same is ordered to be recorded & filed.

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