Wayne County, NC - Will & Estate Records

              Will of David McKinne - 1800

In the name of God Amen I David McKinne of the state of North
Carolina & County of Wayne Being of sound & perfect mind & memory
blessed be God, do this 25th Day of September in the year of our
Lord 1800 make and publish this my last Will & Testament in manner
following (that is to say)

First, I lend unto my beloved wife Polly McKinne the whole of my
Negroes, Household and Kitchen furniture until she marrys, or my 
two children arives to the age of twenty one years or marrys or
until my wife marrys or during her natural life for the Benefit
of her and my two children, namely Billy & Polly

Secondly, I give & bequeath to my beloved wife my one eyed mare 
by name Fly, and enough of my Estate taken by my executors to buy
my wife a good reding chair and also one womans saddle

Thirdly, that the whole of my horses except the one willed away 
to be sold at six months Cridet by my executors to pay my just
Debts also fifteen head of cattle and the whole of my Stock of
Hogs and the whole of my crop of corn & Plantation tools if the
Property which I leave to be sold at six months Cridet amount to
more than a sufficient sum to pay my just debts the ballance of
the money to be put out in Interest for the use of my children 
and my wife Polly McKinne

The whole of my land I wish to be sold at two years Cridet and the
money to be put out on Interest for the use of my two children 
before mentioned and my wife Polly McKinne

My will is further that when my wife marrys and my two children
comes of age or marrys then the whole of the property willed away
and the money, that the money put out on Interest to be equally
divided between my wife and two children by my excecutors
hereafter named

I do hereby make and ordain my worthy friends John McKinne, 
Ezekiel Slocumb & William McKinne executors to this my last Will
and Testament in witness whereof I the said David McKinne have
here unto set my hand and affixed my seal the Day and year above
Written

                                 Dd McKinne  {Seal}

Signed Sealed Published and
declared by the said Testaments as
his last will and testament in presence
of us who were present at the time of 
signing and dealing thereof

J Slocumb
Rd Bass                          In'd Wm McKinne __ Excors
Nimrod Clayton                   Oct Co 1800

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