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Gerhard Will, last will and testament, 3 July 1778, Troyon County, N.C.

In the name of God Amen I Gerhard Will of Troyon County and province of North Carolina farmer. Being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God: calling unto mind and mortality of my body do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following. I recommend my Soul to the Almighty God, that gave it; and my Body I recomment it to the Earth to be buried in the Christian Burial at the descretion of Executor and in teaching such word by estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life. I give, divide and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

First I give and bequeath to Mary Barbara my dearly beloved wife, all my money, household goods, debts, notes and bonds and moveable estate, but in case she doth marry again she is to have her thirds and no more and if she remains the widow she is to have her living of the plantation her life time. I also give and bequeath to my son Daniel, the sum of ten pounds and to my son Jacob, ten pounds, I also give and bequeath to my daughters Eve, Christina and families, two cows and calfs and a bed each, also a frying pan, a pot and some pewter each, also to my youngest son, Conrad, I give and bequeath to him his heirs and assigns for ever the plantation I now live on and the trace of land I bought of Adam CLONINGER and when he is at the age of sixteen years he is to have two horses, creatures, wagon, plow and Laclans.

I likewise constitute make and ordain John WILL, Jacob LEITS, Adam CLONNINGER the sole executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow and revoke all former testaments, wills, lagues and executors retifimy and confirming this and no other to by my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of July in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said GERHARD WILL at his Last Will and Testament in presence of us.

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