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Facts and Events
Will Transcript
- Item: Will of Francis Turner, being on perfect sense but weak in body... I give and lend unto my beloved wife during her natural lifetime, the land and plantation I now live on lying below a line beginning at a small branch south of Smith River at Thomas Flower's corner to Burnetts Santee place, also all the slaves and their increase excepting Bolin.
- To my daughter Esther Pilson to have the twenty two pounds her husband William Pilson owes me for a mare, also to have a hundred pounds bond due me from Rowan and Scott. If Bolin is living at my death, he is to be sold and the price of him equally divided between the children of the said daughter.
- Son Adam Turner, one negro, my still and all vessells and at his mother's death one negro girl. I lend him a negro boy until his son Francis arrives at the age of 21, then to him. If Francis should die, then sell him and divide the money amongst his brothers and sisters. To son James Turner, the original survey he now lives on (175 acres) also 2 tracts in Montgomery County containing 399 acres, and at his Mother's death three slaves. To my son John Turner, the part of the tract I now live on lying above the line described earlier, two negros at his mother's death, and I lend him 1 negro until his son Francis reaches age 21.
- To my sons Adam, James, and John Turner and my son in law Robert Rowan all that part of land lying on the Blue Ridge except 250 acres belonging to Robert Rowan. This contains 1223 acres and to be equally divided.
- To my daughter Betsy Rowan at her mother's death all the part of the plantation that was to my wife.
- To my dear wife during her natural lifetime all the house furniture, farming tools with all stock that be on hand after Ester Pilson is paid.
- I leave ten pounds cash to support supplies or members of the Old Presbyterian Denomination at $4.00 per year.
- Executors: sons Adam, James and John Turner
- (Signed) Francis Turner
- Witness: William J. Mayo, Bennet Houchins, William Hancock, Richard Thomas, and Alexander Lackey
- Returned October court 1804
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