Will of Rachel Jackson - 29 Jul 1861 Original Will, on file in Raleigh, NC Archives CR 073.801 I Rachel Jackson of County of Orange & State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this to be my last will and Testament hereby disan nulling and revoking all others by my made Item After the payment of my Just debts and the decent Burial of my body I give & bequeath to my Father the sum of one dollar to be paid by executor herein after named also the sum of one dollor to my mother ["and the sum of one dollar to" crossed out] Item I give to my Brother William a Black mare to be his and his heirs forever also my cow Item I give to my sister Sarah a calf now with the cow herein before disposed of to be hers & her heirs forever Item my will and desire is that my Brother Paychal shall have a colt from the mare heretofore given to William to be his in fee simple forever And I do hereby appoint my trusty friend William Jackson my true and lawful exec utor to execute this my last will and testam ent according to the true intent and meaning of the same and every clause thereof In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this the 13th day of April A.D. 1848 Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of her Rachel (X) Jackson (seal) Jno C Douglas Jurat mark William A Scarlett Transcription by Ben Franklin of Durham, NC 12 Dec 2009. Please credit me if you use this. This information is in the public domain.