Iredell County NcArchives Wills.....McCollum, James 1846
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Source: Will Book Iii - 6
Written: 1846

WILL OF JAMES MCCOLLUM          4 Nov 1840      
                                Proven Feb. 1846

Will Book III - 6,   Iredell County, N.C.:

"In the name of God Amain. I James McCollum of the State of North Carolina 
being in a state of modrat helth sound in _____ of judgement calling to mind 
the mortality of the body I hereby constitute and disanull and revok and all 
wills and former testements made by me. I comit my soul to God who gave it. I 
comit by body to the erth to be decintly interd.  ITEM. I bequeth to my son 
John McCollum my Negro man Henry. ITEM. I bequeth to my daughter Elisabeth 
Ervin my bay mair (gine) with all my property now under her cair.  ITEM. I 
order that my Executors do sell part of my land by the acer at a reasonable 
price beginning at my first corner then east along my line to white oak thence 
North along my line to a white oak stump in the bough of a branch thence the 
same course to a stake then west by a hickory and a spanish oak growing 
together to fence  _____ then South to the begining corner.

ITEM. I also order that my land on Elk River be sold at a reasonable pris 
(Franklin County Tennessee) and my son Andrew H. to have the one half of the 
proceeds and my son John McCollum and my daughter Pamila Roseman the other 
half by reducting out of said half one hundred dollars to each  of my of my 
son James McCollums two children.  ITEM. I bequeth to my sons John and Andrew 
my wairing apparal _______ and furniture shair & shair alike.  ITEM. I bequeth 
to my Daughter Rebeca Wats my riding horse Tom and _______ furniture and my 
kitchen furniture my Chest and chairs. ITEM. I bequeth to my son John the 
remainder of my land which I have not ordered to be sold.  ITEM. About any 
accounts against me which cause of doubts that I have not ajusted I order that 
such be ______ by disposing or stoping as much of ____________________.

ITEM. I order that the remainder of my property be sold at fair pris privitly 
or publickly with the _____ to ___ to my _______ (To wit) John McCollum, 
Andrew Harris McCollum, Rebeca Wats, Elisabeth Erwin, Mary McHilheney Fleming, 
Pamila Roseman shair and shair alike. ITEM. I order that my Executors make 
deeds of conveyance for all lands sold agreeable to my directions or aney land 
I may sell during my life agreble to my obligations in witness hereof I her 
set my hand and seal onto this fourth day of Novembir one thousand eighteen 
hundred and forty. I apoint John Crawford, Wm. Ros. McClelland and Fergus 
Stephenson my Executers.

                        James McCollum

(From photocopy of will made and handwritten by James McCollum.)

 


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