In the name of God,
Amen. I, James Loftin, of the County Lincoln, State of
North Carolina, being of sound and perfect mind and
memory, do this day of April the fifth in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
(1833), do make and publish this my Last Will and
Testament in the following manner; that is to say,
First, I give and bequeath unto my wife, Susannah
Loftin, the whole of all my land whereon I now live,
with all the buildings and improvement there belonging
to it. I do give unto her, the said Susannah Loftin, my
wife, another tract of land lying in the aforesaid
County of Lincoln, State of North Carolina, on Balls
Creek with all the improvements belonging to the said
land. I do give unto Susannah Loftin, my wife, the
whole of all the above mentioned lands as long as she
lives.
Then after her decease, I do give the whole of the above
mentioned land with every part thereof in the following
manner.
First, I do give unto Edmund Loftin, my son, whereon I
do now live a certain piece or part of the aforesaid
land, containing two hundred acres, taken in my building
and brokered it being marked by bound of unto him.
Seconly, I do give unto James Franklin Loftin, the son
of Thomas Loftin, a certain piece of land whereas the
Thomas Loftin my son now lives, joining of Edmund Loftin
land containing one hundred thirty three acres.
Thirdly, I do give unto John Loftin, a certain piece or
parcel of land where on the said John Loftin now lives,
joining of Edmund Loftin land containing seventy acres
more or less it being marked and bound of unto him.
Fourthly, (marked out) joining of Edmund Loftin land,
it being marked and bound of to him the said (marked
out). I do give unto Ebba Carolina Loftin and Betsy Surlina Loftin the daughters of
Thomas Loftin, a certain
piece of land containing two hundred acres lying on
Balls Creek as above mentioned to be divided equally
between them.
I
do give unto Thomas Loftin, my son, two dollars.
I
do give unto Henderson Loftin, my son, two dollars.
I
do give unto Susanna Loftin, my wife, the whole of
my Nigroes, the first by the name of Fan, second by the
name of Gin, third by the name of Cass, fourth by the
name Andrew, fifth by name of Epps, sixth by the name
Washington, seventh by name Hammilton, as long as she
lives - then after her decease, I do give to John
Loftin, my son, a Nigroe woman by the name of Fan, her
name being above mentioned. I do give unto Edmund
Loftin a Nigroe woman by the name of Gin and also a
Nigroe boy by the name of Hammilton, there names being
above mentioned. I do give to Mary Edwards, my daughter
the wife of John Edwards, a Nigroe girl by the name of
Epps, her name above mentioned. I do give unto
Elizabeth Johnson Edwards Elle, daughter by wife of
James Edwards, a Nigroe boy by the name of Washington,
his name above mentioned. I do give unto Nancey Loftin,
my daughter, a Niegro girl by the name of Cass and a
Niegro my/by the name of Andrew, both of there names
above mentioned.
I
do herby again give unto my wife Susannah Loftin all my
houses and stock of every kind and also my household
furniture of every kind and farming essentials of every
kind.
Lastly I do make and constitute my worthy friends Adam
Sherrill and Nathaneil Edwards Executors of this my Last
Will and Testament in witness whereof I the said James
Loftin have to this my Last Will and Testament set my
hand and seal the day and year first _______ written. Seigned/signed sealed published and declared by the said
James Loftin, the Testator as his Last Will and
Testament acknoledg/acknowledged in the present/presence
of.
Tests Jep Sherrill, Jurat
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