Malcom McNeill, Robeson
County, NC, Feb 8, 1833.
To wife Catherine during her lifetime 100
acres joining Widow Galbreath with improvements thereon and mansion house;
kitchen & household furniture; all stock of cattle, sheep and hogs, the
profit arising from said stock for the support of the family as they require;
Gig and horse; Negroes Buck
and Cort to wait on her
during her life.
To son James McNeill Negroes Bill and George and a note of hand drawn on his own name against
Jesse Ford and William Ford of $200.
To daughter Eleanor McDuffy 800 acres of
land in Cumberland County joining Hugh Gilmore and Widow Buie during her life;
after her death to be equally divided between her three sons Nathan, Malcom and
Hector McDuffy.
To daughter Sally McArthur Negro Sealy.
To his two grandchildren Cyrus and Ann
Eliza Harrington Negro Fanny
and her increase; if said Cyrus and Ann Eliza removed by death without issue,
said Fanny to be returned to
be equally divided between his two sons John D. and Hector G. R. McNeill; in
case of the death of only one child, then said Fanny to descend to surviving heir, Cyrus or Ann Eliza.
To daughter Elizabeth Negro Martha and $100 to be made up to
her out of my stock or any other way as Exrs decide within 18 months.
To daughter Mary Jane Negro Delphy and $100 to be given by
Exrs within 3 years.
To son John D. McNeill Negroes Dan, Flory and Tom with the increase of Flory; 640 acres lying on both
sides of the Taft?/Raft? Swamp including his mother’s 100 acres after her
death, joining his brother Hector G. R. as the dividing line in the plat will
show; said John D. and Hector G. R. to continue with their Negroes till Hector
comes of age and to support each other and to be educated through the Latin
language, Arithmetic and such part of mathematics as opportunities permit. Isaac
and Tabb to continue on the
plantation during life.
To son Hector G. R. Negroes Mike, Buck and
Cort after his mother’s death; 400 acres of land east of the Cypress Pond as
the plat will show.
Also to two sons John D. and Hector G. R.
his mules, horses, wagon and oxcart; when Hector comes of age his Library of
Books to be equally divided between them.
D. McAlpin, D. McNeill and his three sons
James A. McNeill, John D. McNeill and Hector G. R. McNeill Executors.
Wit:
Duncan McBryde, Malcom McEachern, R. McNair
Codicil: To son John D. McNeill 60 acres Graham and
the heirs of Alexander McNeill decd, being the undivided interest of Daniel
McNeill Sen.[?] and to his mother’s dower in the lands of her decd husband
Alexander McNeill which land was purchased by him (Malcom McNeill) at a
sheriff’s sale.
Signed 7 Apr 1833.
Wit:
Peter W. McArthur, Malcom McEachern, Neill McAlpin Jr.
Recorded
Book D pages 281-282 Robeson County Aug Term 1833: Then was this will proven.
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