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North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Original Will at N. C. Archives
July 30, 1817
In the name of God Amen I Rachel Swain being very sick and week nor in perfect health of body but in and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all people once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testment that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul to the hands of all mity God that gave it and my body I recomend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the general rection I shall receive the same by the mity power of my God and as touching such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me with I give and demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form - - - -
All so I give to my well be loved daughter Sally McAlester and her heirs and esigs (assigns ?) for ever one shilling to be raised out of my estate by my executors all so I give to my well beloved son James McAlester and Nancy McAlester to them or their heirs or their esigns for ever all the rest of my property to bee equell devided be tween them bouth and ordain to be executors of this my last will and testament I appoint my executors James McAlester and Ozias Routen this the 30 of July in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen
Rachel (her mark) Swain
Test
James Hassell
Amos Thoroughgood
Samuel Leigh
Tyrrell County Oct Term 1817
The within will of Rachel Swain decd. was exhibited in open court and proved by the oath of Amos Thoroughgood
and Samuel Leigh and ordered to be recorded
James Hoskins Clerk
Minutes
Tyrrell County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
October Session 1817
The last will & testament of Rachel Swain was exhibited in open court & proved by the oath of Samuel Leigh.
James McCalister came into open court & quallified as executor to the last will & testament of Rachel Swain deceased in due form of law.
Trancriber's Notes:
Rachel Hassell married James Edwards in 1781 and James died by 1784. The estate papers of James Edwards then show that Rachel
remarried to Robert McAllister. Robert died at an unknown date and Rachel then married Samuel Jackson who died in 1807. Rachel then
remarried to John Swain in late 1807. The identity of Rachel is confirmed by the fact that James Hassell is cited as a brother in law
in Samuel Jackson's will in 1807 and James McCallister is cited as a nephew in James Hassell's will in 1823.
Tyrrel County marriage bonds show the marriage of Issibel McCalister to Amous Thurroughood on 23 Dec 1819, Joseph D. Dowdey security;
also Nancy McAllister to Oziah Rowton on 13 Jan 1816, James Swain security; also James McAllister to Sui Rowton on 5 Oct 1815,
James Hassell security; also Rachel Jackson to John Swain on 30 Oct 1807, Benjamin Spruill security; also Rachel Hassell to James
Edwards on 19 Feb 1781, John Bateman & John Edwards securities.
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