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378 jN'oBTfi. Carolina Wills,
nor in any wise subject to his Debts, my meaning in this devise
being no more than to vest ye said two tracts of land & Ne-groes
last mentioned in ye sd. Frederick Gregg & Richard
Lyon as Trustees for ye use of ye sd. Esther Rowan, so as to
bar any rights to ye sd. lands & Negroes last mentioned which
ye said Robert Rowan might Claim as Husband to ye sd.
Esther Rowan.
Also, I Give ye Sum of twenty six Pounds, thirteen shillings,
and four pence, proclamation money, a year, to be paid Annu-aly
out of my Estate not heretofore disposed of, unto ye said
Frederick Gregg & Richard Lyon, in Trust for my Daughter
in Law, Elizabeth Maclaine, Wife of Archibald Maclaine, of
Wilmington, Mercht. to be paid annually to ye said Elizabeth
Maclaine, to her sole use, free from ye powre of her husband,
Archibald Maclaine, nor in any wise Sibject to his debts.
Also, I Give and devise all my three parcels of land ye. one
being on ye South West Side of ye. N. West River, Situate on
ye. lower side of land belonging to Henry Simmonds, de-ceased.
Containing 320 acres; ye other on ye No East Side of
sd. River, Situate as aforesaid Containing 640 Acres; ye third
on ye No East Side of sd. River Joyning ye above, 297 Acres,
all in Bladen County, and all that tract on ye No. East Side
of ye No. West River, lying betwixt Judge Lenards Land, &
Nelltown in Bladen County, aforesaid being 640 Acres; & all
that Parcill of Land part of ye Marsh on ye River trent, Oppo-sit
to Newbern, in Craven County, containing 197 acres unto
my Executors hereafter Mentioned, to sell and dispose of
in ye best maner they can, & to apply ye money arising by
such Seale in discharge of ye Legacies heretofore given, and
lastly, I give & devise all my Estate of what kind soever, both
real & personal, not heretofore disposed of after my Death, to
John, ye Son of Jane Stubbs, of Bath town, in ye Province
aforesaid, & Commonly Called & known by the Name of
John Rowan, now of ye Island of Barbadoes, Mariner. & ye
Heirs of his body lawfully begotten; and in default of such Is-sue,
then to ye said mentioned Mathew Rowan, son of my brother
Atcheyson Rowan, & his Heirs and Assigns. And I do make
John Rowan, Frederick Gregg, & Richard Lyon, Executors
of this my last will, hereby revocking all iormer Wills by me
heretofore made.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seale
this 18th Day of April, in ye year of our lord, 1760.
Matt. Rowan, (seal)
Signed, Sealed Published and
declared in ye Presence of us,
whose Names is hereunto affixed,
Sam"^. Watters.
Geo: Gibbs.
Thos: Clark.
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| Full Text | 378 jN'oBTfi. Carolina Wills, nor in any wise subject to his Debts, my meaning in this devise being no more than to vest ye said two tracts of land & Ne-groes last mentioned in ye sd. Frederick Gregg & Richard Lyon as Trustees for ye use of ye sd. Esther Rowan, so as to bar any rights to ye sd. lands & Negroes last mentioned which ye said Robert Rowan might Claim as Husband to ye sd. Esther Rowan. Also, I Give ye Sum of twenty six Pounds, thirteen shillings, and four pence, proclamation money, a year, to be paid Annu-aly out of my Estate not heretofore disposed of, unto ye said Frederick Gregg & Richard Lyon, in Trust for my Daughter in Law, Elizabeth Maclaine, Wife of Archibald Maclaine, of Wilmington, Mercht. to be paid annually to ye said Elizabeth Maclaine, to her sole use, free from ye powre of her husband, Archibald Maclaine, nor in any wise Sibject to his debts. Also, I Give and devise all my three parcels of land ye. one being on ye South West Side of ye. N. West River, Situate on ye. lower side of land belonging to Henry Simmonds, de-ceased. Containing 320 acres; ye other on ye No East Side of sd. River, Situate as aforesaid Containing 640 Acres; ye third on ye No East Side of sd. River Joyning ye above, 297 Acres, all in Bladen County, and all that tract on ye No. East Side of ye No. West River, lying betwixt Judge Lenards Land, & Nelltown in Bladen County, aforesaid being 640 Acres; & all that Parcill of Land part of ye Marsh on ye River trent, Oppo-sit to Newbern, in Craven County, containing 197 acres unto my Executors hereafter Mentioned, to sell and dispose of in ye best maner they can, & to apply ye money arising by such Seale in discharge of ye Legacies heretofore given, and lastly, I give & devise all my Estate of what kind soever, both real & personal, not heretofore disposed of after my Death, to John, ye Son of Jane Stubbs, of Bath town, in ye Province aforesaid, & Commonly Called & known by the Name of John Rowan, now of ye Island of Barbadoes, Mariner. & ye Heirs of his body lawfully begotten; and in default of such Is-sue, then to ye said mentioned Mathew Rowan, son of my brother Atcheyson Rowan, & his Heirs and Assigns. And I do make John Rowan, Frederick Gregg, & Richard Lyon, Executors of this my last will, hereby revocking all iormer Wills by me heretofore made. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seale this 18th Day of April, in ye year of our lord, 1760. Matt. Rowan, (seal) Signed, Sealed Published and declared in ye Presence of us, whose Names is hereunto affixed, Sam"^. Watters. Geo: Gibbs. Thos: Clark. |
