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Can someone please tell me more about this Malcom McNeill whose will is listed below?
Robeson County, North Carolina--Wills--Malcom McNeill, 1833
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Malcom McNeill In the name of God Amen.
I Malcom McNeill being of sound and perfect mind and
memory (blessed be to God) do this the eighth day of
February, One Thousand eight hundred and Thirty Three make and publish
this my last will and testament in the manner following, that is to say
1st I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Catherine to have and to
hold during natural life One hundred acres of Land Joining Widow
(?)albrestts with all the improvements thereon, and the mansion house
and kitchen household furniture and all my stock of Cattle, Sheep and
hogs but the profit arising from the said stock for the support of the
family as they require, a Gig and horse for her and also negroes Beck
and (?)ort to wait on her during life. 2nd I give and bequeath to my
son James A McNeill negroes Bell and George and a note of hand drawn in
his own against Jesse(?) Ford and William Ford of two hundred and forty
dollars. 3rd I give and bequeath to my daughter Eleanor McDuffy eight
hundred acres of land in Cumberland County joining Hugh Gilmore and
Widow Buie's (?) during her life; after her death to be equally divided
between her three sons, vz., Nathan Malcom and Hecter McDuffy share and
share alike. 4th I give and bequeath to my daughter Sally McArthur
negroe Sealy. 5th I give and bequeath to my two grandchildren Cyrus
and Ann Eliza Harrington negroe Fanny(?) and her increase Share and
Share alike. If the said Cyrus and Ann Eliza be removed by death
without heirs, the said Fanny and her increase to return and be equally
divided between my two sons John D and Hector G.R McNeill. In case of
the death of one, either Cyrus or Ann Eliza (?) the said Fanny and
her increase to descend to the surviving heir, either Cyrus or Ann
Eliza. 6th I give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret Brown, negroes
Dinah and Henry.- 7th I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann McNeill,
Negroes Aliloe and Hugh. 8th I give and bequeath to my daughter
Elizabeth Negro Martha and One Hundred Dollars to be made up to her out
of my Stock or any other way as my Executors Shall See cause within
eighteen months after they qualify to this Will. 9th I give and
bequeath to my daughter Mary Jane Negroe Duffy and One hundred dollars
to be given to her by the Executors in three years after they qualify
to this Will. 10th I give and bequeath to my son John D. McNeill,
Negroes Dan, Flory and Tom with the increase of Flory. Also Six
hundred and forty acres of land lying on both sides of the Raft Swamp
including his mothers One Hundred Acres to be his after her death,
joining his brothers Hector G. R. as the dividing line in the Plat will
Show and the said John D. and Hector G. R. to continue together with
their Negros til Hector come of age and to support each other and to be
educated to read through the Latin language arithmetic and Such part of
Mathematics as opportunity ??? ???. (???) and Tabb to continue on the
Plantation during like. 11th. I give and bequeath to my son Hector G.
R. Negroes Mike Bick and Port after his mothers death, also four
hundred acres of Land East of the Cypress Pond as the Plat will Show &
also give to my two sons John D and Hector G.R my Mules and horses,
Waggons & Ox cart and ? Share and Share alike when Hector G. R comes of
age my Library of Books to be equally divided between them after all my
Just debts are Satisfied and paid. And I hereby constitute D. McA(??),
D. McNeill Jun. and my true sons James A McNeill John D. and Hector G.
R. Executors of this my last Will and testament revoking(?) all other
heretofore by me made. In witness whereof I Malcom McNeill have to
(?) my last Will and testament set my hand and Seal the day and year
aabove written.
Signed, Sealed and published and declared by
the said Malcom McNeill (?) Testator as his last M. McNeill (Seal)
Will and testament in presence of
(?) Duncan McBryde
Malcom McEachern
R. McNair
Codicil first, I Malcom McNeill of Robeson
County (?) State of North Carolina do make and append this codicil to
my Last Will and testament, viz, Item, I give and bequeath unto my son
John D. McNeill in addition to that given him Sixtry Acres of Land
adjoining Grahams and the heirs of Alexander McNeill (?) being the un
divided interest of Daniel Mcneill in and to his mother's dower in the
Lands of her deceased husband Alexander McNeill, which land was
purchased by me at Sheriff's Sale as may more fully appear by a deed
from the Sherriff to me for the Same which was not heretofore (???).
In testimony whereof I the said McNeill have hereunto set my hand and
affixed My Seal, this Seventh day of April in the year of our Lord One
Thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Signed, Sealed published and declared by the Said
Malcom McNeill and Codicil to his last Will & M. McNeill (Seal)
testement in presence of & who have Signed in presence of
each other
Test. Peter McArthur
Malcom McEachern
Neill McAlpin(?) Jr.
Robeson County August Term 1833
Then was this Will duly proven in Open Court by the Oath of Robert
McNair and the Codicil by the Oath of N.A. Mc Alpin subscribing
Witnesses to the Same and Ordered to be Recorded
A. McEchern Clk
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