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- Notes: James Jamison Will:
"In the Name of God, Amen: This third day of July, in th e year of our
Lord 1778, I, James Jamison, of Rowan County , in the state State of
North Carolina, being sick and wea k of body, but of sound mind and
memory, thanks be given un to God; Therefore calling to mind the
mortality of the body , and that it is appointed for all men once to
die, do mak e and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to
sa y, principally, and first of all, I give and bequeth my sou l to
almighty God, who gave it, and my body I recommend t o the earth to be
buried in a Christian like and decent man ner at the discretion of my
Executors, nothing doubting bu t I shall again be reunited to my body
at the general Resur rection by the mighty power of God, and as
touching such wo rldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with
in thi s life, I give and dispose of the same in the following man ner
and form. First: I allow all my lawful debts and funera l charges to
be paid out of the whole of my estate. Second : I give and bequeth
unto Isabel, my dearly beloved wife, h er horse and saddle, her bed
and it's furniture, together w ith her wearing apparel and spinning
wheel. Third: I give a nd bequeth unto Eleanor, my oldest daughter,
her saddle an d bridle and her wearing apparel. Fourth: I give and
bequet h unto my two sons, William Jamison and David Jamison, al l my
right and title to the plantation whereon I now dwell , to be equally
divided between them, and it is my will tha t each of my sons have a
grant for his own part, so as the y do not disturb their mother during
her widowhood, with wh o I allow them to live, in the fear of God,
until they com e to age or marry. Fifth: It is my will that all the
remain der of my personal estate (consisting of the crop and two s
ows, which I allow for the support of the family), to be so ld at
public auction, and the money thence arising to be eq ually divided
between my wife and my seven children, each o f them to have
one-eighth part thereof. Sixth: I nominate , constitute and appoint my
dearly beloved wife, Isabel Jam ison, and my beloved son, William
Jamison, Executors of thi s my last Will and Testament, and my trusted
friends Rober t Cochran and John Briley, Guardians of my children,
with w hom I allow my Executors to advise and be directed in all m
atters concerning the children's estate, ratifying and conf irming
this and no other to be my last will and Testament . In witness
whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal . John Briley Robert
Cochran Allison Fleming"
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Abt 1730 - Yes, date unknown