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ISAAC HARRINGTON (1823 Will)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

OF

ISAAC HARRINGTON

October 20, 1823

In the name of God, Amen ! I ISAAC HARRINGTON being of sound mind but very lenn in bodily health & knowing that God has appointed all men to die blessed be his name for the same I have thought proper to leave my morlaly goods real & personal, that the Lord has been pleased to bless me with in the following manner.

1st. I commit my body to the earth from whence it came.

2nd I leave my Executer her after named full power as can be vested in an Executor to sell as best suits him six or twelve months my plantation I now live on also my house & lot in Elizabeth City on the same terms. Also my chatell property to be sold on a credit of six months, and there for my Executor to pay all my just debts & burial expences.

3rd. I give out of the residue that my be left after paying all just debts to my five children her mentioned viz.MILES HARRINGTON, WILLET HARRINGTON, POLLY HARRINGTON, CHLOE HARRINGTON, & EMMY HARRINGTON one hundred & ten dollars each to be paid by my Executor as he may think they need.

4th. I give the balance that my be left after paying the above legacies or my Executor retaining the above sumes in his hands & paying my debts to LUCY PRITCHARD Wife of ELISHA PRITCHARD, SALLY CLARKE Wife of HENRY CLARKE, SILAS HARRINGTON & ISAAC HARRINGTON to be equally divided between them four as named.

5th. I appoint & desire ABNER WILLIAMS to act as my Executor to this my Last Will & Testament as witness I here unto set my hand & seal this the 20th of October 1823.

ISAAC HARRINGTON seal

His “I” mark

Witness

RICH’D JARVIS

SARAH GRANGER

Her x mark

State of North Carolina

Camden County

November Term 1823

This Last Will and Testament of ISAAC HARRINGTON dec’d was exhibited & proved in open Court by the oath of RICHARD JARVIS one of the subscribing witnesses thereto. ABNER WILLIAMS the Executor therein named appeared & qualified according to law. Ordered that the Will be recorded & letters Testamentary issue.

Test.

M.S. LEWIS CLK.

Will Book C

Page 27, 28

Contributed and transcribed by Judy Merrell Brickhouse