Bryan Family Descendants - NO
Bryan Family Descendants - NO
Bryan Family Descendants - NO
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15, 1798, Rowan County, North Carolina<br />
In the name of God, Amen, I Samuel <strong>Bryan</strong> of Rowan County and State of N.<br />
Carolina being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory thanks be given to<br />
allmighty God for his great mercies and calling to mind the mortality of my<br />
body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and<br />
ordain this my last will and test: Principally and first of all I give and<br />
recomend my soul into the hands of allmighty God who gave it to me and my body<br />
I recommend to the earth to be buried in a christian like manner, by my friends<br />
and excutory nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive<br />
the same again by the mighty power of God, and as to touching such worldly<br />
goods, as it has pleased god to bless me with; I give demise and dispose of in<br />
manner and form as followed.<br />
I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth <strong>Bryan</strong> my negro<br />
fellow named Richmond, my batd horse and also my stock and cattle, hogs and<br />
sheep except what is hereafter named one bed and furniture and farming utensils<br />
together with all my household goods furniture, to her freely to possesed and<br />
enjoyed.<br />
I will and bequeath unto my beloved son Samuel <strong>Bryan</strong> one bay mare beside<br />
what he had already got.<br />
I will and bequeath unto my son Morgan <strong>Bryan</strong> one tract of land adjoining<br />
the tract whereon I now live containing one hundred acres, one cow and calf and<br />
also the first colt that comes of the mare I will to my son Samuel as above.<br />
I will unto my daughter <strong>Bryan</strong>, One Cow and calf and one heifer, one bed and<br />
furniture.<br />
I will unto my daughter Martha <strong>Bryan</strong> one cow and calf.<br />
I will unto my daughter Elenor <strong>Bryan</strong> one cow and calf one bed and furniture.<br />
I will unto my daughter Kezia <strong>Bryan</strong> one cow and calf one bed and furniture.<br />
I will unto my daughter Ann Enochs five shillings.<br />
I will unto my daughter Margaret Ellis five shillings curancy.<br />
I will unto my daughter Susanne <strong>Bryan</strong> five shilling.<br />
I will unto my daughter Sarah Linville five shilling.<br />
I will unto my daughter Elizabeth Hampton five shillings.<br />
And I do hereby constitute and appoint my well beloved wife Elizabeth <strong>Bryan</strong><br />
and my trusty friend John Ellis my executary of this my last will and<br />
testament. Disannulling and revoking all former wills and bequeaths, by me<br />
made, either in writing or any other way ratifying and confirming this and no<br />
other to be my last will and test: In witness whereof I have hereunto set my<br />
hand and seal this 15 day of August 1798.<br />
Signed, sealed, published and Samuel <strong>Bryan</strong> seal<br />
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