North Carolina Archives

Written 31 Jul 1816 - Recorded November Term 1816

In the Name of God Amen I Barnaby McKinne Senr. of Wayne County in the state of North Carolina, being of sound and perfect mind and memory Do make ordain and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to wit.

First My will and desire is that all my just debts be paid out of my property by my executors herein after named.

Secondly I lend to my wife Mary McKinne during her natural life or widowhood, all my lands on the east side of Walnut Creek being that part of my lands on that side of the Creek that is on the north side of the road leading from my Mill towards Newbern including the Mill and six acres of land on the West side of the Creek joining the Mill - also seven Negroes to wit, Old Tom and Sally his wife, Ailce, Amey, Abraham & Tener his wife & my negro boy Reddick - also my horse called Doctor and my young bay mare & bay horse called Barton, six cows and calves and four ews & lambs and my stock of hogs called Peters Hogs, two feather beds & furniture, two narrow axes, two fluke plow hoes & two cutters, and Toms broad axe, two weeding hoes, two grubing hoes and two sets of plough gear and all the saw & grist mill utencials - also one half of my household and kitchen furniture and one yoke of oxen and one ox cart, and the log carriage for the use of the Mill.

Thirdly I give to my son Richard McKinne the land and plantation called the Green Place after the leace expires which I gave to Aron F. Moses - also two Negroes called Toney and Lucy to him and his heirs forever also fifty pounds per year for the time the above named land is held by Aron F. Moses under the leace which I gave him.

Forthly I give to my son Barnaby McKinne after the death or widow hood of his mother, all my land on the east side of Walnut Creek that lies on the north side of the road leading from the Mill towards Newbern including the Mills and six acres of land on the west side of the Creek joining the Mills - also two negroes called Ginny and John to him and his heirs forever.

Fifthly I give to my son James McKinne all my lands on the west side of Walnut Creek not before given away and two Negroes called Phillis and little Tom to him and his heirs forever.

Sixthly I give to my son Henry McKinne all my lands on the east side of Walnut Creek that lies on the South side of the road leading from the Mill towards Springhill and Newbern, also two Negroes called Handy and Margaret, to him and his heirs forever.

Seventhly I give to my daughter Elizabeth Washington one Negro man called George and one boy called Randol, one Negro woman called Patty, and one Negro girl called Hannah and one Negro girl called Cass and one boy called Simon and their increase and one Negro boy Ben to her and her heirs forever.

Eightly I give to my daughter Mary Moses, one Negro woman called Poppy, one woman called Lettice, one man called Sam, one girl called Sofee, one boy Ellick and their increase also one girl called Piercey to her and her heirs forever.

Ninethly My will and desire is that all my Negroes not herein given away shall be divided equally between my daughters, Kiziah McKinne, Charaty McKinne and Nancy McKinne.

Tenthly My will and disire is that after the death or widow hood of my wife that all the property which I have lent to her should be equally divided between all my children - also my desire is that after the sale of my property at my death by my executors and thus payment of my debts, should there be any thing left that my executors pay to the guardian of my son Henry McKinne for the use of my said son fifty pounds, and then if any thing left to be divided between my sons.

Lastly I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my two friends & son in laws, Nicholson Washington and Aron F. Moses my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament utterly alnuling and revoking all other wills by me heretofore made. In testimony whereof and in confirmation of the same, I have here with set my hand and seal the thirty first day of July one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.

Witnesses: Graddy Herring and Ichabod Herring

November Term 1816 Graddy, Bud Herring and Nicholson Washington qualified as executors.

Slave names mentioned in will: Ailice, Amey, Abraham, Ben, Cass, Ellick, George, Ginny, Handy, Hannah, John, Lettice, Lucy, Margaret, Patty, Phillis, Piercy (girl), Poppy, Randol, Reddick, Sam, Simon, Sofee, Tener, Tom (Little), Tom (Old) & Sally his wife and Toney