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Linda:
Are you trying to figure out if the Daniel Alexander who moved to Hardeman Co, TN was the 'same' Daniel Alexander who was married to Prudence [unknown surname] who also lived in Mecklenburg Co, NC?? If so, I am pasting in below, the will of the Daniel married to Prudence. That Daniel died in 1777, so he can't be the same Daniel who moved to Hardeman and it doesn't appear that he had a son named Daniel. I have tried to figure out where the Daniel who moved to Hardeman Co, TN belongs in that very large Mecklenburg group of ALEXANDERs too. Carol Vass
In the name of God Amen. I DANIEL ALEXANDER
of Mecklenburg County in the province of North Carolina,
being sick and weak in body, but of sound memory,
blessed be God for it, and expecting my devolution to be
nigh, do make, ordain, and publish this my last will and
testament which is as follows,
First, I order all my just debts to be paid....
Item- I give and bequeath unto my dear and beloved
wife Prudence her horse and saddle and her bed and
bed clothes and all her other cloaths which she own,
and two cows and calves and six sheep and my negro
wench named Moll and the shelf plenishing between
her and my daughter Margaret and her spinning
wheel...
Item- I give and bequeath unto my son James a negro
child which my wench Moll is with if it lives...
Item- I give and bequeath unto my son William a
negro child named Zilf.
Item- I give and bequeath unto my son Stephen a
negro girl named Kett.
Item- I give and bequeath unto my son Matthew the
plantation on which I now live with all the building
and appurtenance thereof, only my wife Prudence
shall have a room secured to her and her maintenance
of the plantation while she remains a widow, and
likewise I give to him a piece of land containing 56
acres, lying between my son William's and James
Scott's land, and his horse and saddle, and two cows
and calves, and a feather bed and bed cloaths, and
his body cloaths and a plow and tackling, and a
negro boy named Jack...
Item- I give and bequeath unto my son Josiah one
hundred pounds to be paid him out of my estate,
and my black mare, and his saddle and cloaths, and
a negro girl named Tandy...
Item- I give and bequeath unto my son Hezekiah
one hundred and fifty acres of land joining my son
Stephen's plantation and a negro boy named Frank
and I leave him in care of his mother and his
brother Matthew who is to school him and cloathe
him, and is to have his work and the work of his
negro boy until he arrives at the age of 20 years.
That his brother Matthew shall give him a horse valued
by my executor to twenty pounds price and a new
saddle and two cows and calves and a set of new plow
iron...
My will further is that the remainder of my goods and
chattles be sold and my debts collected and after the
one hundred pounds is raised which I bequeath to my
son Josiah, I order that my wife Prudence get the third
part of the remainder, and the other two parts to be
equally divided between my son Matthew, Josiah,
Margaret, and Hezekiah.
Lastly, I do ordain and appoint my two sons James
Alexander and Stephen Alexander to be the above
executors of this my last will and testament and to take
care that this my will be performed according to the
true interest and meaning thereof. In witness whereof
I the said Daniel Alexander have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 25th day of March in the year of our Lord
1776. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us
Benjamin Alexander [signed] Daniel Alexander
Edward Giles, Jurat
Andrew Alexander
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