James Carstarphen's Will
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| In the name of God amen, I James Carstarphen of the county of Halifax and the state of North Carolina being of sound mind & perfect memory do make this my last will & testament. First I give (illegible) unto my beloved wife Mary Carstarphen all the property that came by her, also one riding chair, one horse called filey, one mare monkey, two cows & calves, two sows of pigs. I also lend my beloved wife the house wherein I now live together with three hundred acres of land more or less the same being purchased of Ben Cheatham estate during her life or widowhood after which I give the same to my daughter Sarah Rebecca. I also lend my wife during her life or widowhood our negroes named Jim Hail, one other named Phillis with his children Will and Eliza together with his further increase together with Rachael Maria & Abram after his death to be equally divided between her children Sarah Rebecca and William Daniel also two beds of furniture, two negroes (illegible) and Yellow Jim, half dozen chairs, one table, ten silver table spoons after her death or widowhood except Yellow Jim to be equally divided between her children. Secondly I give and bequeath unto my Chapile Carstarphin the land & plantation where in he now lives lying on the west side of Beaverdam Swamp containing two hundred sixty acres more or less also three negroes Will, Joseph & Rachael together with all the stock & furniture he has now in possession to him and his heirs forever. Thirdly, I give and bequeath unto my son Oran D Carstarphen all the negroes which he has in possession to him and his heirs forever. Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Fanny Read the negroes which she has in possession namely Dick, Chartats & Stephen with all other property here fore given to her and her heirs forever. I also give unto my said daughter Nancy one negro called black Ben to her and her heirs forever, Fifthly, I lend unto to my daughter Elizabeth Horn during her life a tract of land which I purchased of William Amis boundary by Tomkins Spring Branch down the branch to Beaverdam Swamp which swamp is to be the dividing line between Chapele & Elisabeth also five negroes Joan, Cree, Moris, Ester & Andrew also one sorrel mare, two bay horses, eleven head of cattle, five beds of furniture, one (illegible) and (illegible) together with all her household & Kitchen furniture now in possession of Henry HORN also one negro named (illegible) the said property until the death of said Elisabeth to be under the direction of Rhesa Read and after her death to be equally divided between said Elizabeth's children. Sixthly, I give unto my said son James H. Carstarphen the lands bought of James & William Winters estate containing three hundred acres more or less also five ewes of lambs, two cows & calves, two sows of pigs one table. Seventhly, I give unto My son Joseph J. Carstarphen the land I bought of Benjamin McCullock also the druid mare, two cows & calves, two sows of pigs, five ewes of lambs, half dozen teaspoons and one bed of furniture, one desk. I also give unto my two sons Jo. & James Jointly one and the mete and the following negroes (illegible), Harry, Jacob, Eli, Maggy, Lucy, Lydia, Peggy, Dorcas, and Aaron to them and their heirs forever. I also give unto my son James mare called (illegible). Eighthly, I give unto my daughter Martha Carstarphen one track of land lying on Rocky Swamp which I purchased of Jefre Davidson also four negroes Patia, Kinchin, Jim Green & Lucy, one bed of furniture, one chest of drawers, one mare called mouse, one sorrel filly, two cows & calves, two sows of pigs, one pair of cartwheels together with the tools belonging to the aforesaid plantation, also one saddle & bridle to her and her heirs forever, — 8 July 1815 after the death of my wife or widowhood I give Yellow Jim to Chapel Carstarphen children. |
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