Will of Peter Efland, Orange Co. NC 1793
In the name of God Amen I Peter EFLAND of the County of Orange in the State of North Carolina, being weak in body and understanding do make this my Last will and Testament First of all I recomend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it to me hopeing through the merisi of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to receive Full pardon for all my sins, and as for my Body I Commit it to the Earth to be Decently buried at the Descretion of my Executors herein after mentioned and as for what worly Goods it hath pleased God to bestow on me I give devise and dispose of in the following manner and form
Item I give and bequeath to Catharena EFLAND my Dearly beloved Wife Twenty five pounds One Cow One bed bed stead and Furniture my Will and Desire is that it be the bed that we Lie on One Large Skillet One Iron pot Rack allso What She pleases to Take out of the Dresser allso it is my Will and Desire that she shall have all that is made off of the Orchard and from the Cows and Out of the garden, and further it is my Will and Desire that She Shall have all that She Brought with her to me , and it is allso my Will and Desire that She keep all that I have given her Dureing her Natural Life and to Dispose of them at her Deceas as She thinks Proper, and Further my will and Desire is that What Ever is Laid in for Our years provision and Cloathing be my Wifes and that None of it be Taken from her
Item I give to my son David EFLAND Five Shillings Sterling it being all that Ever I intend he shall have of my Estate.
Item I give and Bequeath to my Son John EFLAND Catharena NOE Mary GIBS Elezabeth HANIE Sarah GRAVES and Philis SHARP an Equal Shear Each of them of all that part of my Estate which is not allready given
Item I do hereby Appoint my Friends John ALLBRIGHT & Obed GREEN my hole and sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby Revoakeing all Other wills by me here to fore made and do acknowledge
this and this Only to be my Last will and Testament in Witness Whereof I have here Unto Set my hand and Seal this 4 Day of January 1793
Signed Sealed acknowledged
and Pronounced by me to be his
my Last will and Testament PeterXEfland
In the presence of mark
John BULLOCKJurat
James HOLMES
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