Dorcas Swindell Will Transcription
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Location: Hyde County, North Carolina, United States
Surname/tag: Swindell
Source
1854 Dorcas Swindell Will. North Carolina, Hyde County, Probate Court, Wills, Vol. 8, p. 205, 4 April 1854, digital image 130 of 535, FamiySearch.org ([1]: accessed 23 August 2022).
Transcription
In the name of God, Amen.
I Dorcas Swindell of the County of Hyde and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory but considering the uncertainty of life do make ordain and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following --
Imprimis - My will and desire is that after my decease my Executor hereinafter named shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my friends and relatives pay my funeral expenses and also all my just debts out of the money that may first come into his hands in virtue of his Executorship.
Item - I give and bequeath to my son Marcus Swindell the following negro slaves (viz) Eupheme & her child Elisa, Mosella & her two children, Vilet & her child Warren, Aaron and Annis to him his heirs and assigns forever.
Item - I give and bequeath to my grand children Joel Swindell, Dixon Swindell, Cornelius Swindell, Dorcas Hodges, David D. Swindell, Morde? Gibbs, Hardy Swindell, Solomon F. Swindell and Sally Ann Swindell the following negroe slaves (viz) Nance and child, Dinar and Willis to their heirs and assigne forever.
Lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend and son Marcus Swindell my Executor to this my Last Will & Testament to have the same executed according to its full intent and purpose thereby revoking all others by me heretofore made.
In witness whereof I the said Dorcas Swindell do hereunto set my hand and affix my seal the 4th day of April A.D. 1854.
Signed sealed published and declared by the said Dorcas Swindell to be her Last Will & Testament in presence of us who at her request and in her presence do subscribe our names thereto.
John H. Litchfield
Dorcas [x] Swindell (Seal)
Jones Boomer
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