In the name of God Amen: I Allen Alexander of the County of
Tyrrell and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and disposing mind and
memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament as follows:
lfr - I give and bequeath to my son David Alexander one horse and one
cow and her increase all of which I have already possessed him with also one bed
bed stead & furniture.
2nd - I give and bequeath to my son Alfred Alexander one mare &
one cow & her increase all of which I have already possessed him with also
one bed bed stead & furniture:
3 third -I give & bequeath to my son Henry Alexander one mule
& one cow & her increase all of which I have already possessed him with
also one bed & bed stead & furniture:
4th - I give and bequeath to my daughter Mahala Cahoon and to my two
sons Allen Alexander and Maximillian Alexander the plantation
whereon I formerly resided lying on the west side of Wm. Pettigrews Bee
Tree Canal between said canal & South Fork Creek with all the improvements
thereon & also a tract of land lying on the east of the aforesaid Bee Tree
Canal containing two hundred and fifteen acres more or less also a small piece
of swamp land being a part of the Buck Head Swamp it being the land I purchased
from Maximilian Tatem to be equally divided between them:-
5th- I give and bequeath to my daughter Mahala Cahoon one cow &
her increase which I have already possessed her with one bed bed stead and
furniture one horse or mule or one hundred & fifty dollars in lien of said
horse or mule as she may prefer. -
6th- I give & bequeath to my son Nathan Alexander one young horse
called Jack Morgan one cow & her increase all of which I have already
possessed him with also one bed bedstead & furniture:-
7th- I give & bequeath to my son Maximillian Alexander one horse
or mule or one hundred & fifty dollars as he may prefer instead of said
horse or mule & one bed bedstead & furniture & one cow and calf.
8th- I give and bequeath to my son Allen Alexander one horse or mule
or one hundred and fifty dollars as he may prefer instead of said horse or mule
& also one bed bedstead & furniture & one cow & calf.
10- I give and bequeath to each of those of my children who may be with me
and assisting me at the time of my death one year sufficient in provisions.
llth- I give and bequeath all the residue of my estate to my seven children
to be equally divided among them.
12- I nominate and appoint my son David Alexander executor to this my
last will and testament and guardian to my two sons Allen & Maximillian
Alexander:
Witness whereof my hand & seal this 15 day of Novr. A D 1866. Signed
sealed published and declared in the presents of us to be his last will and
testament who at his request and in his presents do subscribe our names thereto.
B. F. Owens Allen Alexander (Seal)
State of North Carolina A paper writing purporting to to be the last will and testament of Allen
Alexander deces,d is exhibited for probate in open court by David
Alexander the executor in named & the execution thereof by the said
Alexander is proved by the oath and examination of B.F. Owens one
of the subscribing witnesses thereto it is thereupon considered by the court
that the said paper writing and every part thereof is the last will &
testament of the said Allen Allexander & the same is ordered to be
recorded and filed: and thereupon the said David Alexander executor as
aforesaid duly qualified as such by taking the oath required by law.
T. H. Alexander C.C.C.
(Internal)
W. A. Littlejohn
Tyrrel County
Court of Pleas & Q.uarter
Sessions
Jany. Term A D 1867.
( $ 150 )
(Revenue )
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