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Surname: Cain, Hendricks, Beeman, Frost, Reavis, Cheshire, Giles
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Will of Thomas H. Cain of Rowan/Davie County, NC - 1832
In the name of God Amen,
I, Thomas H. Cain of Rowan County, State of North Carolina being Very Sick
and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, Calling to mind the mortallity
of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do
make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say first of
all.
I give and recommend my soul to God who gave it and recommend my body to
the earth from whence it came to be buryed with a decent Christian buryal
at the discresion of my friends, and as touching such worldly estate as
it has pleased God to bless me in this life with, I give demise and dispose
of the same in the following manner and form to within-.
I give to my beloved son John Linster Cain too adjoinin tracks of land
lying and being in the County of Rowan ajoining Henry Hendricks, Daniel
Cain (Sen) on the waters of Dutchmans creek.
To Daniel J. Cain my beloved son one track of land lying on the waters
of Dutchmans Creek ajoining Daniel Cain & Samuel Beeman in the county of
Rowan known formerly by Thomas Beemans place.
I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Nancy Cain My home plantation, one
negro girl named Sarah, All my Horses Cattle Sheep and Hogs, all the grain
on hand, waggon gearing farming tools, Household & kitchin furniture after
paying my just debts to have and hold the balance during her Natural life
and at her deseas, the above property to be sold at publick sale and the
money Equally divide between My three beloved Daughters Namely Lizus Jane
Cain, Lewesor Marian Cain, Elizabeth Haden Cain.
I appoint my trusty friends William Cain & James Frost My sole Exetors
to this my last will and testament and desire that they rent the too plantations
until my too sons become of age and The products applyd to the schooling
of My Sons & Daughters.
I do hereby revok and disanul all former wills by me made, and acknowledge
this to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal this 10th day of November 1832
Interlend before signed................Thomas Cain (Seal)
Signed in the presence of us.
Jesse Ravis
John Chesheir
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Thomas H. Cain Will
November 1832
Rowan County November Session 1832.
I hereby certify that the within will was duly proven in open Court by
the Oath of John Cheshir one of the subscribing witnesses and registered
in Book H page 556.
Jno Giles
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This will was transcribed from a copy of the original. BCH