THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
May 19, 1823
In the name of God Amen. I MOURNING SEYMORE of the County of Camden & State of N. Carolina, being in a low state of health but in perfect mind & memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will & Testament principally and first of all I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body to be buried in decent christian burial, at the discretion of my exer. Hereafter to be named, nothing doubting but I shall receive the same, and as touching such worldly estate where with it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with in this life I give, devise & dispose of the same in the following manner & form.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son SETH SEYMORE, one gun & one large powder horn to him and his heirs forever, and also my crop that is now planted on his part of the plantation.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son JOHN SEYMORE the sum of Five dollars to be paid him out of my estate by my Exe. At his arriving to Twenty One Years, and two small powder horns to him & his heirs forever.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my two Daughters MELENY BRAY and DINAH SEYMORE all the residue of my estate within doors & out to be sold & all the proceeds after paying all my just debts to be equally divided between my Daughters aforesaid, share & share alike to them & their heirs forever.
Item. Lastly of all I nominate, make and appoint SETH BELL my whole & sole Executor to this my Last Will and Testament entirely disannuling and revoking all other hitherto by me made in any wise ratifying, confirming & acknowledging this & this only to be my Last & true Will In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 19th day of May Anno Dom 1823.
MOURNING SEYMORE seal
Her x mark
Signed, sealed & acknowledge
In presence of
ABEL SEYMORE
His x mark
SALLY SEYMORE
Her x mark
Camden County Court
August Term 1823
This was exhibited in open Court & proved to be the Last Will & Testament of MOURNING SEYMORE dec’d by the oath of SALLY SEYMORE a subscribing witness thereto in due form of law and SETH BELL esqr. an Executor therein named & qualified as Executor thereto by taking the oath prescribed by law. Ordered to be Recorded.
Test.
M.S. LEWIS CLK.
Will Book C
Pages 21, 22
Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse