Will of Peter Carpenter
dated 7 November 1816

In the Name of God Amen. I peter Carpenter of Lincoln County State of North Carolina being of Sound mind and understand & memory, But Concidering the uncirtinty of Humanlife thought fit and Propper to make this my Last Will & Testament in the following manner. Viz.

I recomend my Soul unto the Hands of God and my Bodey to the Earth to be bureyed in a Christian manner and as tuching such worldley Estate where with It hath Pleased god to Bless one in this life. I give devise & Dispose of the Same in the folowing manner & form, that is I give and bequath unto my Beloved Sons Samuel and unto my beloved Son William my Smith Tools in Eaqual share by them to be Double posessed and also unto my Son William my Still and all the vessels that belong to it, also all my Houshold furniture and farming utintiels and wagon including colocks and vash and a large Brass kittle & all my efects, notes, bonds, and Cash Excepted that belong to me to be by him posessed that is if the Provided he the Said William gives me a good and sufition mantainess During my life.

itam give and bequath unto my Beloved Daughter Anna Crouse two Hundred and fifty Dollars out of my money that is if there is so much at hand after my Death.

Itam I give and Bequath unto my beloved Daughter Fanna Eaker two Hundred and fifty Dollars to be Paid out of my money that is if there is so much at hand after my Death.

Itam I give & bequath an my Beloved Son Christian and my beloved Son John and my Beloved Son David and my beloved Son Jacob and my beloved Son Joseph and my beloved Son Henrey and my beloved Son Frederic & my beloved Son Abraham and my beloved Son Sammuel and my beloved Son William all and Each of them Eaqual share in all the money that ma be left after all and Each of them Settle there acompts that the are Charged with in my Books to be Divided betwen them.

I Likewise Constitute make and ordain my Son Saml. Jacob & William and Danniel Eaker to Execute this my Last will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this 7th Day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Sixteen Signed Sealed and acknoledged In Presence of us by the Said Peter Carpenter as his Last will and testament.

Signed and aknoledged in
Presens of us                                                                               his 
Jacob Aderhold Jurat                                                     Peter p. Carpenter 
Jos. Carpenter                                                                          mark 

State of North Carolina April Sessions 1817 
Lincoln County

    The written will was produced in Court & proved by the oath of Jacob Aderhold & admitted to Record
Witness. Vardry McBee  C.C.

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