WILL OF

Bartholomew Haynes

Will of Bartholomew Haynes - Mecklenburg County, NC Will Book D p 8

In the Name of God Amen I Bartholomew Haynes of the County of Mecklenburg

and State of North Carolina being in a declining weak state of body but of

sound and perfect mind and Memory Blessed be God do this Twenty second day of

May in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifteen make and

publish this my last Will and Testament In Manner following that is to say -

First I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Sarah Haynes the

Plantation whereon I now live with all the appurtenances belonging there to

with the household and kitchen furniture during her natural life for the

purpose of keeping the family together and raising them in a decent manner and

I also allow her two work Horses with farming utensials & sufficient (?) on

the farm and I also allow her my stock of Cows and Hogs and two ewes and lambs

for the use of the family and at the decease of my Wife Sarah Haynes I allow

my plantation to be sold with the other property and to be Equally divid

amongst my Children and I allow my stock of sheep all except two ewes and

lambs to be sold also two young horse beasts and other property such as lumber

and such articles as can be conveniently spared - (page 2) from the family to

be sold for the purpose of Discharging my Just Debts

And I also allow my eldest daughter Polly Haynes one feather Bed and furniture

and one spinning wheel and one side Saddle And I also allow my daughter Peggy

Haynes one feather bed and furniture and one spinning wheel and one loom and

tacklings

And I also allow my daughter Sally Haynes one feather Bed and furniture and

one spinning wheel

And I also allow my Daughter Matilda Haynes one feather bed and furniture

And I allow the balance of bedding to be Equally devided between my two

youngest daughters Betsy J. C. Haynes and Violate (?) Haynes and I allow my

two sons James Haynes and David C. Haynes to be set to trades which I leave

discrectionary with my Executors their trade and time of going to it - after

the decease of my wife Sarah Haynes I allow my Negro boy Stepton (?) to be

hired out yearly (?) until the legatees become of age and then to be sold and

the Price of sd Negro and the profits of his hireing to be equally divided

amongst my Children -

And I hereby make and ordain my worthy friends Joseph Haynes and Moses Green

Executors of this my last Will and Testament in witness Whereof I the said

Bartholomew Haynes have to this my last Will and (page 3) Testament In witness

set my hand and seal the day and year above written -

Barthw Haynes (Seal)

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Bartholomew Haynes the

Testator as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who were present

at the time of Signing and Sealing thereof

Wm McKinley

Wm Gilmar

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Margaret X Green

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