The Will of Jean Rankin
dated 27 August 1835

In the Name of god Amen I Jean Hartgrove of the County of Mecklinburg and State of North Carolina being sound in mind and memory but of a weekli Situation Calling to mind the unserty of Life Doe make this my Last will and testament

my I commit to the Dust from whence it Came and my [Sul] Soul I freely Surrender to god who gave it me and as such worly property as it has pleased god to Bless me with in this Life I will and bequeath in manor and form here after mentioned

I will to my Daughter Sarah Walker one doller

I will to my Daughter Ann Rankin one doller

I will to my Daughter Polly Taylor one doller

I will to my Daughter Nelly willson thirty dollers

I will to my Son Ephraim Hartgrove two hundred and fifty dollers fifty dollers to be paid to him yearly by my exetor

I will to my Son Bengemin Hartgrove three hundred Dollers fifty dollers to be paid to him Every Year by my Exetor

I will to my Daughter Sarah Walker daughter Jean twenty dollers

[I all the] I allow the Balance of my mone and my Land and Hous Hold and Citchten furnity and all my state of Every kind to be Sold and the money to go to the use of my Son Bengemin Hartgrove Children

all but twenty Dollers and that is to go to Polly taylor Daughter Jean

I apoint Robert Willson my Exetor of this my Last wil and testament in witness here of I have here unto Set my hand and Seal this twenty Seven Day of August Eighteen Hund? and thirty five

James A. Rudisell                                                          her
Stephen Wilson, jurat                                           Jean X Hartgrove {Seal}
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State of North Carolina
Mecklenburg County October Term 1836
I certify that the examination of the within will was duly proved and was seconded.
B. Oates, ?

Jean Hartgrove's Will
October Term 1836
Registered in Book E Page 141

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For the sake of clarity I have inserted paragraphs at logical breaks in the text and put names in bold, but in no way have I changed the spelling or grammar of the original. Words in brackets [] appear to be crossed out in the original. The original loose will from which this was transcribed was found at the Division of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina.