Will of John Garrard - 19 Feb 1859 Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801 I John Garrard Senr of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina Being of Sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of my earthly Exist= =ance do make this my last will and testament, in man ner and form, that is to say 1st first my Executors here in after naimed, shall provide for my body a decent burial Suitable to the wishes of [my] relations and friends, and pay all my Just debts & funeral Expenses, 2nd I give and devise to my three sons Joseph Samuel and Lumsden Garrard One hun dred & fifty six acres of land including the dwelling House where I now live, and every other improvement all the crops[?] that may be on the land at my death or on hand at my death, all my stock of Horses, cows, Hogs, sheep, tools, one wagon, one half of thrashing machine, they paying all my debts, but in the event that either Joseph Samuel or Lumsden Garrard should refuse to accept of What I have given them in this Will in the [page 2] manner above stated. If either of them refusing to pay my debts the ones paying my debts of the three shall be intitle to all my property, which I have willed to them after the death of my wife. also. my three sons are to take their mother and keep her during her life time, all remaining together as one family-- 3rd I give to my Daughter Ann Garrard one bed & furniture four of my chill[?] bed quilts - two Whelt[?] counter pairs one bureau and table stand, she and her Mother dividing the remainder of the bed clothes to their notion, 4th I give and bequeth to my beloved Wife Nancy Garrard my Negro Woman Mary all my House hold and Kitchen furniture, to be her own property & at her death to be eaqually divided between Joseph Garrard & Lumsden Garrard 5th I do hereby appoint my three sons Joseph Samuel & Lumsden Garrard my lawful Executors to all intents and purposes to Execute this my last Will [page 3] and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same, and every clause thereof, hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other will & testaments by me made heretofore. In witness whereof I the said John Garrard do here unto set my hand & seal this the 19 day of Feb. A.D 1859. Signed sealed published and declared by the said John Garrard to be his last Will and testament in the presence of us Witness Willis Mangum John Garrard (seal) D. C. Parrish Jurat Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC 7 Dec 2009. Please credit me if you use this. This information is in the public domain.