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[31]I give to my daughter, Sally Dardin, one negro boy, now in her care, named Warren.
I give to my daughter Winney Golightly, two negroes, Nancy and Paster, with their increase, to her and her heirs forever.
I give to my son, Stephen Bobbitt, one negro fellow called Lem, now in his possession and five cows and calves.
I lend to my son, Isham Bobbitt, during his life, two negroes, Alice and Abbey and at his decease the said negroes with their increase to be equally divided between all of his children and their representatives.
I give to my daughter, Amy James, during her life one negro, Violet and at her decease to go to her son Willie James.
I give to my son, William Bobbitt, one negro man by the name of Okey, together with a parcel of land adjoining him above my old line to the mill path, supposed to be about fifty acres.
I give and bequeath to my son Randolph Bobbitt, all that tract of land, I live on, after the use, lent to his mother, supposed to be about three hundred acres and about fifty acres of pine woods. Also one negro fellow named Jesse, also one sorrell horse, five cows and calves, and two other young cattle of his choice, and one bed and furniture, and all the residue of my estate, hogs and cattle not herein given away, to be sold and the money to be equally divided amongst all my children, and lastly I appoint my two sons, Drury and Stephen to be my executors of this my last will and testament, in witness whereof, I have set my hand and seal this SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER 1789.
Signed in presence of:
Wm. Johnson, Jurat
Benj. Kimball Junior, Jurat
February 10, 1791
Warren County Court, November 1791, This last will and testament of John Bobbitt, deceased, was presented in court and proved by the oaths of William Johnson and Benjamin Kimbell, justified and ordered to be recorded and Drury Bobbitt and Stephen Bobbitt, the executors named in the said will, qualified.
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