In the name of God amen: I Mary Liverman of Tyrrel
County. and State of North Carolina being of sound and perfict mind and memory,
do make and publish this last Will and Testament in the manner following that to
say-
I leave all of my negroes, all other property that I possession the world to
be equally divided into four equal parts-
First- I leave one fourth of my estate to my beloved sister Martha
Cooper's heirs, Martha Simmons, Benjn. Cooper and Mary Ann
Cooper, to be equally divided between the three-
Secondly- I leave one fourth of my estate to my beloved sister Sally
Livermon's heirs Frederick, Franklin Livermon and Thomas Wilson
Swain, to be equally divided between the three-
Thirdly- I leave one fourth of my estate to my beloved sister Nancy
Dunbar or her heirs after my decease-
Fourthly- I leave one fourth of my estate to my beloved brother Elias
Livermon's heirs, John Livermon and Polly Owens- I leave
John Livermon & Polly Owens part with my executors to manage for them
until they arrive to the age twenty one years old- I leave Mary Ann
Cooper one bureau and one bed and furniture- I leave John Livermon
one bed and furniture in my perishable estate-
And I hereby make and ordain my worthy friends Frderick Livermon and
Thomas Swain executors of this my last Will and Testament- In witness
whereof I the said Mary Livermon have to this my last Will and Testament
set my hand and seal- Oct. the 5th. 1855-
Signed, sealed & delivered At: Mary her X mark Livermon (Seal)
State of North Carolina The within paper writing purporting to be The last Will and Testament of
Mary Liverman dcd. is exhibited in open court by Thomas Swain one
of the executors therein named and the execution thereof is proved by Timothy
Jones one of the subscribing witnesses to the same- It is therefore
considered, adjudged & decreed by the court that the said paper writing
& every part thereof is the last of said Mary Livermon & the same
is ordered to be recorded & filed- and thereupon said Thomas Swain
duly qualified as executor by taking the oath prescribed by law- The other
executor therein named, Frederick Livermon renouncing the same in open
court.
Saml. McCleese Clk.
Hezekiah Livermon
Timothy Jones
Jr.
Tyrrel County
Court of Pleas and Quarter
sessions
Oct. Term 1855-
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