created 1997
Will of Christopher Barbee
"In the name of God amen the eight day of November in the year of our lord and Savior one thousand seven hundred and seventy five I Christopher Barbee of the County of Wake in the Province of North Carolinea Being very sick and low in health but in my perfect senses and memory thank be to god for it and c---ling to mind the mortality of my body and being it now once appointed for all men to die Do make constitute and ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and forme following first Recommend my sole into the hands of Almity God that gave it me and my body to be ... (difficult to read but has to do with revoking all other wills made) This to be my last will and testament to wit And what worldy estate it hath Pl: god to bestow on and after my just debts are paid and my funeral charge is discharged to dispose of the same in maner and forme following to wit
Item I give to my dear and loving dauter Marthey Wimberly one Negro boy named Dick during her lifetime and after her desease then to be sold and the money to be equally divided amongest her children I giv that and no other parte of my estate to her
Item I give to my dear and loving dauter Anney Barbee one Negro boy named ------ to her during of her life time and after her decease for the negro to be sold and the money to be equally divided amonst her children I give that and no other part of my estate to her
Item I give to my loving son Thomas Barbee one Negro boy named P---- to him and his heirs for ever it being the last parte of my estate that I have to give
Item I give to my loving son Joseph Barbee one Negro boy named Samson to him and his heirs for ever it being the last parte of my estate that I have to give to him
Item I giv to my loving daugter Saryan Beazly one Negro fellow named Jack and the first child that Rachal brings during of her life time and after her decease to be sold and the money to be equally divided amonst her children and if she should die without an heir for the Negro to fall to her sisters Rose Barbee and Suckey Barbee it being the last parte of my estate that I have to giv her
Item I giv to my dear and loving wife Margit Barbee all the rest of my estate both personal and perishable to her during of her life widowhood and after her decease for the land to be equally divided between Christopher Barbee and Belidg Barbee and Beledge Barbee to have the uper end of the land and Christopher Barby the lower end of the land and the rest of my estate negroes stock hourse hold goods to be equally divided between Christopher Barbee Bemelege Barbee Rosey Barbee and Suckey Barbee and if Rosey should die without here for their part of the estate to fall to Suckey Barbee and if Suckey dies without here for her part to be divided between Christopher Barbee and Bemeldg Barbee and if Christopher Barbee should die without here for his parte of the land and estate to fall to Bemeledg Barbee and Bemeldg Barbee should die without here for his part of the land negroes and all other parte of the estate to fall to Christopher Barbee
And I choose for my exet'r Samuel Saxon & Thomas Barbee His Mark
Wake County June Term 1777
Then was the within last will and testament of Christopher Barbee in open court duly proved by --- of Thomas Barbee & Samuel Saxon subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Wake County The within last will and testament of Christopher dec'd was recorded in the clerks office of Wake County in Book A and pages 97 and 98 this 12th day of July 1772."
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