GATES COUNTY, NC - Will - Sarah (Hinton) Blanchard, 1782

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Gates Co. Courthouse; Gatesville, NC.

                Sarah (Hinton) Blanchard, March 8, 1782

In the Name of God Amen the Eighth day of March one thousand Seven 
Hundred & Eighty Two I Sarah Blanshard of Gates County being Sick & 
weake but of sound dispose of mind & memory do make and ordain this my 
last will & Testament and as to my worldly Estate which it has Please 
God to Bestow on me. I give and Dispose in the following manner first I 
give to my Son Absalam Blanshard one feather bed & funniture there to 
belonging with all my Cider Casks two Iron Pots two Puter Dishes Two 
Buter Basons also one half of my Hogs, also one yoak of oxen to him and 
his Heirs forever Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Absila my 
negro man named Brutus also one feather bed and furniture thereto 
belonging and one mare and womans Saddle also one Horse with all my 
Cattle and sheep and half my Hogs with all my Household furniture of 
every kind not otherwise given by this my last Will with one half of my 
wareing apparrill to hur and hur Heirs for ever Item I give to my 
Daughter Milisent Jones one half of my wearing apparrill to hur and hur 
Heirs Item I give to my Granddaughter Bathaney Bond one feather bed and 
furniture to hur & hur Heirs forever 

Lastly I do appoint my Son Absolam Blanshard and my Brother William 
Hinton Excutors to this my Last will and do hereby Revoak and make void 
all wills and Testaments by me before made and this only to be taken for 
my Last will and Testament in Witnys where of I have hereunto set my 
hand and fixed my seal the day and year first above written 

                           Sarah (hur X mark) Blanshard (Seald)

Signed Sealed Pronounced and acknowledged in Presents of us
Jacob Hunter
Abner (His X mark) Blanshard

State of North Carolina Gates County (illegible) May Inferior Court of 
Pleas and Quarter Sessions 1782 the above and within will was exhibited 
into Court by Absolom Blanshard &William Hinton Executors thereto 
appointed and proved by the oath of Jacob Hunter Esq. one of the 
Subscribing Witnyses thereto. Then the said Will was Ordered to be 
Recorded at the same time the said Excutors came into Court and 
Qualified themselves for that office and prayed an order for Letters 
Testamentory thereon which was accordingly Granted. 

Teste Law Baker (initials illegible)