1804 - RICHARD BRACEWELL'S WILL

RICHARD IS THE SON OF SOLOMON BRACEWELL.

In the Name of God amen I Richard Bracewell

of the County of Edgecombe & State of North Carolina

calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing

that its once appointed for all men to die do make

& ordain this my last Will and Testament

First I wish all my just debts to be paid, after

which the whole of my property both real and personal

to be equally divided between my loving wife Char

lotta & her heir or heirs begotten by me for her if

I leave no heir lawfully begotten then I leave the

whole of my property to my said wife Charlotta to her

and her heirs forever

In Witness whereof I have set my hand & Seal

disallowing all others ~ dated twenty seventh day of

August one thousand eight hundred & four

I further nominate & appoint my friends Joseph

Bell & James Southerland my Executors of this my

last Will & Testament

Sighned Sealed & pronounced to}

be my last Will & Teastament who} Rich Bracewell {Seal}

in presence of each other have}

subscribed have subscribed our names}

Malachi Penny}

David Randolph}

Edgecombe County February Court 1807

The within last Will & Testament

of Richard Bracewell decd was exhibited by the

Executors for probate and was proven by the oath

of David Randolph one of the subscribing witnesses

thereto ~ And the executors therein named at the

same time qualified thereto ~ ordered that the same

be certified & the will recorded

Test ~Hall CC ? (hard to read)