SWAIN, ABIGAIL

State of North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Book 3, page 21
Dated 29 Oct 1848

In the name of God I Abigail Swain of the County of Tyrrll and State of North Carolina being of sound disposing mind do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament in the manner and form following - After my death my boddey deacently buryed my burial expences pade and one set of toom stones seting fourth one at my head & the other to my foot with my age and dath allso one set of toombs to my dear beloved father allso one set of toombs to my mother also one set of tooms to my (blank) Allso one set of toombs to my sister Nancy Basnet seting fourth to be there ages & death on them toombs - One negro boy Tom to be sold at three month six month & nine month credit-

1 - I give and bequeth to my sister Polley one dollar

2th - I give and bequeath to my brother Timothy forty dollars also I give to his daute Frances ten dollars

3 - I give and bequeth to my brother Uriah Decd. this dauter M. Elizabeth sixteen dollars
I give to David T. sixteen dollars
I give to Abigail Frances twenty five dollars

4 - I give and bequeth to my sister Farebee 1 bed & furniture

5 - I give & bequeth to my sister Marthey 1 chest

After all my onest debts is settled the balance of my money & nots to be eqley devid between my two youngest sisters Marthey & Farebee

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend Timothy Swain & J. W. Hassell my lawful executors to all intents and purposes to execute this my last Will and Testament acording to the true intent and meaning of the same and every part and claus thereof hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other Wills and Testaments by me heareto fore made in Witness whereof I the said Abigial Swain do hereunto set my hand and seal this the 29th day of October A. D. 1848

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Abigail Swain to be her last Will and Testament in the presence us who at her request and in her presence do subscribe our names as witness thereto.

Abigail Swain (Seal)

Test
Jacob Swain
Abram Swain


N. Carolina Tyrrel County
Court of Pleas & Quarter sessions
January Term 1849

Then was this paper writing exhibited in open court purporting to be the last Will & Testament of Abagail Swain decd by Timothy Swain & proved by the oath of Jacob Swain a subscribing witness thereto who swore that he saw said Abagail Swain sign seal & deliver said writing to be & contain her last will & testament that at the time thereof she was of sound disposing mind & memory & that she did it freely & of her own accord whereupon Timothy Swain qualified as executor thereto ordered that this paper writing with this probate be recorded.

Jos. Alexander Clk.

Recorded 5th Feby 1849.


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