Tweedy, David Senior.
State of North Carolina
I David Tweedy Senior do make and declair this to be my last Will and Testament
revoking all others I do hereby give and bequith to my son Jonathan Tweedy one negro man Peter
after my death & my wife Fillis
I also lend to my daughter Sarah Sanderson her natural life time and then to be
eaqually divided among her children one negro boy Cooper & negro girl Vina -
I also lend to my bequeathed daughter Polly Harriss her life time & then to be
eaqually divided among her children one negro girl Nicey and one negro girl Dolly -
I also lend to my bequeathed daughter Fanny Swain her lifetime & then to be
eaqually divided among her children one negro woman Penny & one boy Sam
I also lend to my bequithed daughter Anna Homes her life time & then to be
equally divided among her children one negro woman Susan and one boy Berry
her son
I also give & bequethed grand son David Pritchet one negro girl named Jane
& my gun
I also give to my grandson Thos. Twedy one feather bed that I loaned to his
father & ten dollars in cash
I also give to my grand daughters Betsy & Mary Tweedy & grand son Jonathan
Twedy fifteen dollars in cash to be eaqually divide among them at my death
I also give to my son Jonathan Twedy one fether bed his choice
I also give all my chattel property & real estate to be sold & be equally
divided among my following children namely my son Jonathan Tweedy and my daughters
Sarah Sanderson & Polly Harriss & Ann Homes & Fanny Swain
After all my just debts is paid I also bind my heirs to support my wife Fillis ? her life time
I do leave my son Jonathan Tweedy executor to this my last Will & Testament
given under my hand & seal this the 22 day of September 1842.
David (his -x- mark) Tweedy(Seal)
Signed sealed & Delivered in presence of -
Samuel G. Salyear
State of N. Carolina
The foregoing last Will and Testament of David Tweedy was exhibited in open court by
Jonathan Tweedy the executor therein named and admitted to probate and the same was duly
proved by the oath of Samuel G. Salyear a subscribing witness thereto, who swore that he
saw David Tweedy the testator sign, seal, publish and declare the above writing to be and
contain his last Will and Testament, that at the time thereof the said David Tweedy was
of sound & disposing mind and memory and that he did it freely & without compulsion.
Test Jos. Alexander Clk.
Tyrrell County
Original Will
Dated 22 September 1842
Joseph Basnight
Tyrrel County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
January Term 1845
(By the Court) let the same be recorded
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