Will of Lemuel Alston Senior - 18 Jun 1818 Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801 In the name of God Amen, I Lemuel Alston of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina being of Sound mind and disposing memory but calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed to man to die do make constitute and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form follow ing (Viz.) Item my will and desire is that all my estate both real and personal be sold to the highest bidder (by my Executors hera -fter to be mentioned as named) on a credit of not less than Six months on my personal and twelve months on my real estate, and out of the money arising therefrom my wish is that all my Just debts be paid: and satisfyed, And the ballance of the money arising from such a Sale, my wish is should be distribu -ted as follows (Viz.) Item I give and bequeath to my Sister Christian Jones wife of Soloman Jones Five hundread dollars which sum I give to her and her heirs forever Item I lend to My Sister Patsey Alston Five hundread doll -ars during her natural live, which, sum my will and desire is should be placed in the hands of Soloman Jones to be by him lent out on proper security at interest, which interest I wish ["I" crossed out] laid to out by him towards the support of my said Sister Patsy Alston, and in case he should die first that my Sister Christian Jones should have charge of the money also to do with as named before by using the int. towards her the said Patseys support, And after the death of my said stister[sic] Patsey Alston my will I desire is that the above named five hundr- -ead dollars be equally divided between my sister Christian Jones Absalom Alston Philip Alston Alfred Alston my brothers and my Sister Mary Scott wife of Robert Scott [page 2] And asto the residue of my estate or the money which it may be sold for my will and desire is that it be ["divided" crossed out] equally divided between my brothers George L Alston Absalom Alston & Philip Alston & my Sister Sally Pic -kett wife of Matthew Picket and my neffew Lemuel Alston son of my brother James Alston, ---------------------- And I hereby appoint my worthy friends & brothers Solomon Jones & George L Alston Executors to this my last Wwill[sic] and Testament hereby revoking all other wills, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal to this my last will and Testament this Eighteenth day of June in the year of Our Lord one thous -and eight Hundred and Eighteen 1818 Signed sealed published & delivered in the presence of us W E Roberts } J????? Boadwell } Jurat L Alston (seal) Exr qualified Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC 2 Dec 2009. Please credit me if you use this. This information is in the public domain.