Mecklenburg County NcArchives Wills.....Harris, Jr., Samuel 1824
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Source: Vol. D: Page 23
Written: 1824
WILL OF SAMUEL HARRIS, JR.
Born abt 1742 in Lancaster County, PA
Will: 17 Jun 1824, Mecklenburg County, NC
MECKLENBURG COUNTY: Record of Wills: 1763-1844, Vols. A-H: C.065.80001: North
Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, N.C.
Vol. D: Page 23
In the name of God Amen. I Samuel Harris of the County of Mecklenburg &
State of N Carolina Being of Sound & perfect mind & memory blessed be God
calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing it is appointed for all men
once to die, I make & Ordain this my last Will & Testament & first I recommend
my Soul to God who gave it, & my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian
& decent manner at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named. As
touching such worldly goods as the Lord has blessed me with I do dispose of
it in the following manner & form. Is my will that all my Just debts be paid.
Item I will & bequeath to my beloved wife Rebecca two hundred & Seventy
five Dollars to be paid one year after my death. I also will to my wife my
negro woman Hannah & her two youngest Children Also my Chesley Horse her
Saddle & bridle, three Cows &calves, one plow, one pair of Gears, one hoe, one
ax, also one bed & furniture also my chest of Drawers half Dozen Table Silver
Spoons, also half Dozen tea Do., one half of the dresser furniture to her &
Heirs forever I also will to my wife one third of the plantation I now live on
to be (laid) off by men appointed for that purpose. It is my will that my wife
has one third of the Barn room & one third of the Orchard & also my mansion
but not to the Exclusion of my Grand daughter Sarah A Harris & Grandson Isaac
Harris if they chose to live in it. I also will to my wife my negro fellow
Jack all which beaqueathments I will to during her widowhood or natural life
after which time I will to my son Laird H Harris to him & his Heirs forever.
Item I will to my Stepdaughters Dorcas Johnston & Isabella Orr Twenty five
Dollars each
Item I will to my son Samuel Harris three Hundred Dollars
Item I will to my son Robert Harris three hundred Dollars also my negro woman
Nan to him & his Heirs.
Item I will to my Granddaughter Margaret Moriah Harris one hundred & fifty
dollars to her & her Heirs forever
Item I will to my Grand daughter Sarah A Harris two hundred & fifty dollars
Also a Bureau, one bed & furniture, also one half of the dresser furniture to
her & her Heirs forever, also a Saddle & Bridle
Item I Will to my Grandson Isaac Harris two hundred dollars to him his Heirs
forever. I also will to have a Saddle & Bridle.
Item. I will to my Granddaughter Caroline Harris three hundred & fifty Dollars
to her & her Heirs forever. All which Legacies is to be placed (in) the hands
of their Guardians till they are Twenty one years of Age (bearing) Interest
one year after my death, but if any of them Should (die) before they are of
the age of Twenty One, then it is my will that the (bequest) Shall be
agreeably divided among the Survivors. It is also my will that Sarah A Harris
& Isaac Harris be raised & educated & clothed out of my estate at the
discretion of the Guardian.
Item. I will to my Grandsons Robert Cochran. Moore Cochran, David Cochran,
James Cochran, Stanhope Cochran, two hundred & fifty dollars each. Item. I
Will my Grand Son Samuel H. Cochran & my Grand daughter Margaret Alexander
thirty five Dollars cash.
Item. I will to my Son in law John Cochran Twenty five Dollars.
Item. I will to my Daughter Martha my negro woman Patience, to her & her Heirs
forever.
I also will to my daughter Martha three hundred dollars to be paid one year
after death.
Item. I will to my Daughter Mary Gilmor (My note: Mary Harris married Capt.
John Gilmer) my negro woman Kate, Also three hundred dollars to be paid one
year after death to her & her Heirs forever.
Item I will to my Daughter Margaret Johnson two hundred & Seventy five
Dollars. Also Six Chairs, one feather bed and furniture, two Cows & calves,
two Ewes & Lambs to her & her Heirs forever.
Item. I will to my daughter Evalina Harris (my note married Wiley Harris) two
hundred & seventy five dollars. I also will to my daughter Evalina fifty
dollars in place of the Cattle & Sheep that the rest of my Children has
received to be paid one year after my death to her & her Heirs forever.
Item. I will to my Daughter Jane McConnel, (my note: 2nd marriage Andrew
McConnell) Two hundred & Seventy five dollars, also half dozen chairs, two
Ewes and lambs to her & her Heirs forever.
Item. I will & bequeath to my Grandson Samuel C. Harris my negro girl Betsey
Silina to him & his Heirs forever. The Said Samuel C Harris to pay his Brother
Elam S Harris Eighty dollars one year after my death.
Item. I will to Eliza Ferguson's four children one hundred dollars to be
equally divided among them.
Item I will to my Son Laird H Harris all the plantation I now live on
Excepting the part willed to my wife during her widowhood or natural life to
him & his Heirs forever.
Also my Desk & book case. Also my watch, also my negro woman Rachel to him &
his Heirs forever. Also one hundred Dollars in Cash or notes.
Item. It is my will that my Library of books be divided among my wife & my Own
Children.
Item. It is my will that my wearing apparel be as equally as possible divided
among my male Grand children,
Item. It is my will that the negroes & other property not herein mentioned &
bequeathed be exposed to public Sale & it is my will that the money arising
from Such Sale be equally divided among all my children not including my Son
Cunningham Harris four Children to one tenth part & it is Also my will that my
Daughter Dorcas Children receive one tenth part of the whole of the Ballance
of my Estate after the various bequeaths & one hundred Dollars to some
Charitable use to be applied at the discretion of my Executors. And Lastly I
do appoint my Son Laird H Harris & my Trusty friend Jonathan Harris & John
Gingles to be my whole & sole Executors of this my last will & Testament & I
do hereby disannul & revoke all other wills & Testaments or bequeathments
heretofore made or mentioned, Ratifying & confirming this & no other to be my
last Will & Testament. In Witness hereunto I Set my hand & Seal this 17th day
of June 1824.
In the presence of
John Wilson Senr. }
Samuel Wilson } Sam'. Harris [Seal]
John W Wilson }
Codicil
Item. I will & bequeath to my Grandson Samuel H Smith one hundred Dollars to
him & his Heirs forever
John Wilson Senr }
Samuel Wilson }
John W Wilson }
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