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Gates County Wills
Abselam Blanshard, December 6, 1784
In the Name of God Amen I Abselam Blanshard of Ga
tes
County in the Provence of North Carolina and bein
g weak
in body but of a sound mind and thanks to God fo
r the
same. I do make this my last Will and Testament as
followeth Imprimes I give and Bequeath unto my Son
Fedrick Blanshard his heirs and assignes for eve
r my
Plantation and all the Lan this side of the Rod
e and all
the Land this side of the Pond Brance Itm. I giv
e and
Bequeath unto my Son William Blanshard his Heir
s and
assignes for ever all the Land on the other sid
e of the
Rode and all the Land other side of the Pond bran
ce Itm
I give and bequeath unto my beloving wife Mary Bl
anshard
Two Negro men Gem and Chance and all my House hold
funerture and all my Stock Hoses Cattels Hogs and
Sheapes Likewise as long as She live a widow an
d if She
mearrias or at her Death then all my movelble Est
ate
shall be Equeal Deviding Between my fore Children
Fedrick William Sarah and Mary and my Deare Wif
e Equeal
Child sheare with them all and giving her my Horse
Bridel and Sadel of she mearreas Ñ I do Constitut
e and
appoint my wife Mary Blanshard and Moses Hill m
y sole
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament Desi
ring
them to se the same fully Executed and Performe
d in
Witness where of I the said Abselom Blanshard have
hereunto set my hand and fixt my seal this Six da
y of
December on thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty for
e.
Absolom Blanshard (Seal)
Signed Sealed published & Declared to be the Las
t Will
and Testament of the Testator in the Presents of
Kadah Hill
Amariah Blanshard
Bond Minshew
State of North Carolina Gates County (illegible)
February Inferior Court of (illegible, Pleas) and
Quarter Sessions 1785 the within Will was exhibit
ed into
Court by Mary Blanshard Executrix therein Appoint
ed and
was proved by the oaths of Kedar Hill and Ameriah
Blanshard two of the Subscribing Witnesses theret
o then
the said Will was Ordered to be Recorded at the s
ame
time the said Executrix came into Court and quali
fied
herself for that office and prayes an order of Le
tters
Testamentry thereon which was Granted
Teste Law Baker (initials)
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Transcribed and contributed by Renee Blanchard Haynes
. Gates Co.
Courthouse; Gatesville, NC.
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