Will of
GAMIEL WRIGHT
1842
State of North Carolina, Camden county
I Gamiel Wright being of sound mind and memory blessed be God do this 29th day of January 1840 make and publish this my last will and testament. I give my property in the following manner.
Item 1: I give and bequeath all of my land and plantation where on I now live to be equally divided between Gamiel Wright and Burfoot Wright sons of Benjamin Wright dec’d to them and their heirs forever.
Item 2: I give and bequeath to Mary Williams the land that I bought of Jno. Williams to her and her heirs forever.
Item 2: I give and bequeath to Mary Porter two negroes namely ? and girl ? to her and her heirs forever.
Item 3: I leave the use of negro man Isaac to Francis Garrett during her natural life and at her death I give him to her lawful heirs forever.
Item 4: I leave my negro woman Phillis and one half of negro man named Simon to be sold by my executor and the money paid to Priscilla Legrange at fifty dollars from sale and if the said Priscilla should not to live to use the sale of said negroes and in that case I give the balance left at her death to her heirs forever.
Item 5: I give one half of negro man George to Mary Stephens at the death of Susan Taylor to her and her heirs forever.
Item 6: I leave all of my chattle, property not already given away to be sold by my executor and after paying all of my just debts and lawful expenses I give the balance thats left in his hands to Mary Stephens the wife of Luke Stephens.
Item 7: And lastly I nominate and appoint my worthy friend John S. Burgess executor to this my last will ans testament in witness whereof I here unto set my hand and seal day and date first above written.
G. W. Wright
Witness: D. C. Bell, Albert Rooker
Camden county court Sept. Term 1842
This last will and testament of G. W. Wright was exhibited in open court and the executor of said will was proved in open court in due form of law by D. C. Bell one of the subscribing witnesses there to and John Burgess executor named in said will come into open court and qualified as such by taking the necessary oath whereupon it was ordered by the court to be recorded.
Teste A. H. Grandy clerk
Contributed and transcribed by Harry Schoettle