Person:Aaron Burleson (5)

Name	Aaron Burleson
Gender	Male
Birth?	1695	Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Marriage	1710	Monmouthshire, Wales - Sarah would have been just 12 years old - needs research/correction to Sarah Camp
Residence	1726	Baltimore, Maryland, AmericaArrival in American Colonies with Sarah Camp
Death?	1763	Yancey, North Carolina

WILL OF AARON BURLESON II

State of North Carolina Sullivan Co. (later in Tenn.)

I, Aaron Burleson being in perfect mind and memory considering the uncertainty of life and being desirous of settling of my affairs in a regular manner before I depart this life I do hereby give and bequeath all my possessions as followeth (viz) first I commit my Soul to God that gave it my body I commit to the dust from whence it came and my worldly estate real and personal I give and bequeath to my beloved wife all my real and personal estate during her life except three mares which I give to my son John one to my son Jonathon one to my son Joseph and each of the said sons a good rifle gun which my widow is to give out of the estate to the three sons when they come of suitable age and further I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth on shilling sterling and to my son Thomas on shilling sterling and to my daughter Sarah one shilling sterling and to my son Aaron one shilling sterling and to my daughter Rachel on eshilling sterling and to my daughter Nancy on eshilling sterling and to my daughter Abegail and Mary and Rhoda each one cow the whole to be paid by my widow out of my estate and to the remainder of all my estate real and personal I give to my son James at the death of my beloved wife or at her next marriage. In witness whereof I hereunto set myhand and seal this sexteenth of November 1781. I do hereby before sealing of the above last will and testament constitute and appoint my beloved wife executrix and my son Aaron Burleson executor to the above will.

Aaron Burleson (seal) Witness Thomas Shields Patrick Shields Henry Clark

The foregoing will was proven in Court by the oath of Thomas Williams one of the subscribing witnesses thereto at May Sessions 1782 and ordered recorded.