Re: William and Thomas Blackwood
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Re: William and Thomas Blackwood
mary stuart 9/25/08
From the Gardner records, which can be confusing, there are two Hannah Gardners, both of whom married men named Giles.These Wills are both written by women named Mary Ann Gardner, one in Cabarrus one in Sumner.The Wills sound similar, but they are two different people.Love the confusion.What is your documentation that shows Hannah Blackwood married Nathaniel Giles?
In the Name of God Amen.I Mary Ann Gardner being in common health and of a sound judgement and ____ but colling to mind my mortality do make and ordain this my las will and testament in the form and manner following.And First I do leave and bequeth unto my grand daughter Mary Ann Sloan my Bed, one sheet, one Bolster, & two pillows. -- And Secondly I leave and bequeth unto Mary Ann Kelough one bed, one sheet, one Bolster, & two pillows.And Thirdly I leave My Saddle to Margaret Kelough.And fourthly I leave to my grand daughter Mary Ann Giles one coverlet and drawer upon the loom, and one of the blankets. -- And Fifthly I leave to my Grand daughter Mary Ann Harris one single coverall, one coverlet drawn up with needle.And Sixthly I leave to my daughter Ann Bradley, one double coverlet and one stand of white curtains.And Seventhly I leave one black habit to my daughter Mary Sloan.And Eighthly I leave one calico habit to Nancy Bradley.And Ninthly I leave one ____ cotton habit to Hannah Giles. And Tenth I leave one ____ _____ bed quilt to my daughter Abigail Clark and Elizabeth I leave one Sundry bed quilt and one Blanket to my Grand daughter Mary Ann Harris.And I further leave to Racheal Harris one Pewter Basin and one pewter dish and four chairs, one large dutch oven and hooks.And I further leave the ________ of ______ furniture and one large pot with its hooks and my weaving loom with all its furniture and one set of spools and one _____ loom and one coffee mill to Abby Clark.And I further leave to Racheal Harris one Pot Rack and I leave my flax ______ to Mary _____ .And I further leave my cooking ____ to my daughter Abigail Clark.And I further order that my negro woman Phillis with all my horses, cattle, hogs, and articles of every kind not mentioned by name in my will be sold and after paying my just debts and giving Jane Read five dollars and Eliza Bradley five dollars, then the amount of said ____ to be equally divided among my daughters and all my clothing not mentioned in my will by name I order to be divided among my daughters equally as they may see fit.And I do further appoint John Barr and John Sloan Executors wholly and solely of this my last will and testament, signed with my own hand & seal affixed theretoJun 26th day In the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve.
Mary AnnXGardner
Proven in Sumner County, TNduring the Nov 1815 term.
In the name of God, Amen.I Mary Gardner of the County of Cabarrus & State of North Carolina, being in perfect health and sound mind & memory do this 11th day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirteen constitute make publish & declare this to be my last Will & Testament in manner & form following:
1st I give & Bequeath unto my daughter Mary Clark a blue & white Calico Habit also one pair cotten stockings.
2nd I give & Bequeath unto my daughter Hanah Giles my Blue silk umbrella.
3rd I give & bequeath unto my daughter Susannah Parks all my homespun wearing cloaths also one pair cotton Stockings with one blued & white double coverlet & one blankits & sheets.
4th I give & Bequeath unto John Gardner my son, my Negro Woman Sall.
5th item I give & Bequeath unto my grand daughter Mary Gardner, daughter to John Gardner, my side saddle & black silk habit & her choiceof my two feather beds with one pair coton stockings.
6th item I give & Bequeath unto my daughter-in-law Elisabeth Gardner my dark ground callico habit, also my black silk bonnet
Item, I also five my walnut chest to Mary Gardner, daughter to John Gardner
Item, I give and Bequeath unto my daughter Susannah Park my other feather bed not willed to my grand daughter Mary Gardner;Item I give & Bequeath to my son John Gardner the residual & remainder of my estate not willed And I do hereby appoint & ordain my son John Gardner my legal Executor to Execute this my last Will & Testament in witness whereof I the said Mary Gardner hath hereunto set my hand & seal this 11th day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirteen.-----------1813
Jno. Kirk Juner her
Samuel Houghton Mary X Gardner
Matthew Wallace Jurat mark
Mecklenburg County
February Term 1821
I hereby certify that the foregoing will proved in open court by Matthew Wallace ____ the subscribing witness and ______ ______
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