Will of Aaron Simpson
280 Jan Court 1833
Aaron Simpson Will
In the name of God Amen.
This 6th day of December in the year
of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Two, I Aaron Simpson being in
common health , of sound mind and memory and knowing the certainty of death and
the uncertainty of life, do hereby make constitute and appoint this my last will
and testement---I will and bequeath my soul to God that gave it, and my body to
the earth to be decently buried at the descretion of my Executors, without pomp,
ceremony or parade , with the firm belief of ressurection of the same, and as to
worldly affairs as to the Lord has lent me here, I mean to dispose of in the
following manner, viz-
First then, I wish I wish all my debts to be
paid, and my just dues collected. Item 2nd, I will and bequeath to
my beloved wife Charlotte, Seven negroe slaves, viz, Old Sampson, a boy young
Sampson, Jerre, Stephen, Rebecca, Vina and Matilda, to have and to hold during
her natural life, together with what of my household and kitchen furniture she
may think proper to choose, also the land and plantation whereon I now live,
also four work horses of her own choosing out of my stock that I may die seized
and possessed of also my waggon, three cows and calves, and as many of the
plantation tools as she may think proper to keep, and at her decease I will all
above named property to be sold; ( the land excepted); and equal distribution
made among all my children, theirs and theirs.
Item 3rd, I will and bequeath to my
son Joseph, the tract of land on which I now live, to have and to hold at the
decease of his mother, I also give to him now a negro man, John, and his
smithing tools, a bed and furniture, one cow and calf, six sheep and six hogs,
in order to make him equal with my other children.
I will and bequeath to the heirs of my son,
Moses,deceased the nineth part of the estate I may die seized and possessed of,
of not otherwise diverged, I will and bequeath to my daughter, Kitty Bozwell,
the nineth part in like manner as above stated, I will and bequeath to my son,
Roger, the nineth part as above mentioned after paying to the Estate the sum of
sixty dollars it being a sum received over and above his equal part with my
other children, I will and bequeath to my son, Heydon, the nineth part of my
Estate, not otherwise devised after paying the Estate the sum of three hundred
dollars, which has been received by him in property. I will and bequeath to my
daughter Penelope Graves, the nineth part of my Estate after paying the sum of
three hundred dollars to the Estate it being for a negro girl which she now has
in possession named Jemima. I will and bequeath to my daughter Nancy, the nineth
part of my Estate as above mentioned Except the tract of land which I purchased
from her husband James Bozwell Senr. Which is to be sold and equally divided
amoung my other children, their heirs or assigns etc. I will and bequeath to my
daughter Priscilla, the nineth part of my Estate as above named, I will and
bequeath to my son, Enoch, The nineth part of my Estate as above stated with the
addition of two hundred dollars to be received out of the above named Estate it
being due to him in consequence of him having received no land.:- I will an
bequeath to my son Joseph, the nineth part of my Estate as before stated,
making it equal to them all.
Furthermore, before the division takes place
among my children, One Hundred Dollars, A good bed and furniture, The divisional
part of the Estate, that I may die seized and possessed of be sold by the
Executors, and divided as I before devised, and do here appoint my son Joseph
and my son in law Francis Simpson
Executors of this my last will and testement
revoking and annulling all other will or wills here to fore made by me, In
Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this day and
date before mentioned,
Test,
Aaron Simpson [seal]
Azareah Morton
William Hasten
State of North Carolina of Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions, Caswell County, January Court 1833
The Execution of the Foregoing last will and testement of
Aaron Simpson dec'd, was duly proved in open court by the oaths of Azariah
Morton and William Hastin the subscribing witnesses thereto and in motion
ordered to be recorded.
And at the same time Joseph Simpson and Francis S Simpson the
Executors named in Said will came into open court and duly qualified to execute
the same and letters of testmony were ordered to be issued which did you
accordingly Test. Paul A Haralson, Clk
