North Carolina Archives

Written 25 Sep 1800 - Proved October Court 1800

In the name of God Amen I David McKinne of the state of North Carolina & County of Wayne Being of sound & perfect mind & memory blessed be God, do this 25th Day of September in the year of our Lord 1800 make and publish this my last Will & Testament in manner following (that is to say).

First, I lend unto my beloved wife Polly McKinne the whole of my Negroes, Household and Kitchen furniture until she marrys, or my two children (Polly & William) arives to the age of twenty one years or marrys or until my wife marrys or during her natural life for the Benefit of her and my two children, namely Billy & Polly.

Secondly, I give & bequeath to my beloved wife my one eyed mare by name Fly, and enough of my Estate taken by my executors to buy my wife a good reding chair and also one womans saddle.

Thirdly, that the whole of my horses except the one willed away to be sold at six months Cridet by my executors to pay my just Debts also fifteen head of cattle and the whole of my Stock of Hogs and the whole of my crop of corn & Plantation tools if the Property which I leave to be sold at six months Cridet amount to more than a sufficient sum to pay my just debts the ballance of the money to be put out in Interest for the use of my children and my wife Polly McKinne.

The whole of my land I wish to be sold at two years Cridet and the money to be put out on Interest for the use of my two children before mentioned and my wife Polly McKinne.

My will is further that when my wife marrys and my two children comes of age or marrys then the whole of the property willed away and the money, that the money put out on Interest to be equally divided between my wife and two children by my executors hereafter named.

I do hereby make and ordain my worthy friends John McKinne, Ezekiel Slocumb & William McKinne executors to this my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I the said David McKinne have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal the Day and year above Written.

Witnesses: J. Slocumb, Rd. Bass and Nimrod Clayton