General Notes

records indicate anannias as being on gaurd at macgruders warehouse
(rev war)               (MARYLAND)
  ALSO ANNANIAS LEFT A WILL IN ROCKINGHAM CO NC
IN THE NAME OF GOD ,AMEN
  I ANNANIAS GREER OF THE COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM HAM AND STATE OF
NORTH  CAROLINA
BEING VERY SICK AND WEAK OF BODY BUT BUT OF PERFECT MIND AND MEMORY
CALLING TO MIND THE MORTALITY OF MY BODY AND KNOWING THAT IT IS
APPOINTED
ONCE AND FOR ALL MEN TO DIE
  DO MAKE AND ORDAIN THIS , MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
THAT IS TO SAY PRINCEPALLY FIRST OF ALL I GIVE   AND BEQUEATH
MY SOUL INTO THE HANDS OF ALMIGHTY GOD,WHICH GIVE HE AND MY BODY I
RECOMENCE TO THE EARTH TO BE BURRIED IN A DECENT CHRISTION BURIAL AT
THE DISCRETION OF MY EXECUTORS
THE FIRST I WISH ALL MY JUST DEPTS BE PAID OUT OF MY PERSONAL PROPERT=
SECOND I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY WELL BELOVED WIFE "ANN GREER"ALL MY
PROPERTY REAL AND PERSONAL FOR HER TO FREELY  TO HAVE DURING HER
NATURAL LIFE
FOR HER BODILY SUPPORT THERE IS 48 ACRES LAND ADJOINING THE LAND OF
"JAMES
BARBER"AND OTHERS , ON THE WATERS OF "WOLF ISLAND CREEK " WHICH I
GIVE TO MY
SON "LUKE GREER"FOR HOM TO FREELY TO BE IN POSSESION AT THIS TIME AN
ANY OTHER TIME WHEN HE CARES FOR AND AFTER THE DEATH OF MY WIFE , I
DESIRE
ALL THE PROPERTY THAT IS BOTH REAL AND PERSONEL TO BE EQUALLY
DIVIDED BETWEEN
SIX  CHILDREN ,THOMAS,MARGET,ELIZEBETH,LUKE,TRUMAN AND BENJAMIN.
THOMAS AND TRUMAN I MAKE AND APPOINT THE SOLE EXECUTOR OF THIS MY
LAST WILL
  AND TESTAMENT
SATISFYING AND CONFIRMING ,THIS TO BE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
,AND IT IS
TO BE UNDERSTOOD THAT I ANNANIAS GREER IN THE PRESENCE OF THESE
PEOPLE
HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND SEAL
THIS BEING THE MARCH 14 AD 1824
     SIGNED                            ANNANIAS GREER  (SEAL)
J. PORTER
CHARLES RABERY
ELIZEBETH CARTER