Edmond Browning
Caswell County, North Carolina
Will Book E, pgs. 347-348
In the Name of God Amen I Edmond Browning of Caswell County being very weak
of body but of Sound and perfect Memory do make this my last Will and Testament
disannulling and revoking all other Wills & bequeaths heretofore made by me
and calling to mind the Mortality of my body Knowing it is once appointed for
all men to die I commit my Body to the earth from whence it came to [be] buried
at the discretion of my Executors and my soul to god who first gave it &
existance hoping and Trusting at the great day of Accounts to meet a joyful
resurrection And as Touching my Worldly Goods (or estate) as it has been please
God to bless me with I give and bequeath to my son John Browning an equal
proportion of all my estate that is to be sold___
Item I give to my son Calebs Heirs an equal proportion likewise of what is to be
sold of my Estate___
Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Haney McReynolds an equal
proportion likewise___
I give and bequeath unto my Son Joshua Brownings two Sons Beedy & Joshua
Browning an equal proportion of their Fathers proportion is equal to the others
above___
Item I give unto my Daughter Elizabeths Children her proportion with the others
as above to be equally divided among all that is living ___
Item I give unto my Daughter Mary Culberson One Negro Boy named Guilford which
She has now in her possession___
Item I give unto my Son Robert Browning an equal proportion as my Other sons
above mentioned___
Item I give unto my Son Nimrod Browning an equal proportion with
the rest above mentioned of my Sons Item I give unto my Daughter Racheal
Browning one Negro boy named Jack and one Cow and Calf out of my Stock of her
choice & one Bed and Bolster & two pillows & four Sheets One
Counterpain two Bed quilts & two Blankets Item I desire that my Grand
Daughter Nancy Bowring Shall have Twenty pounds Virginia Money to be raised out
of my Estate Item I give unto my Wife Mary Ann Browning one Bed and two Sheets
Counterpain & two bed Quilts & One Bolster & two pillows Cow and
Calf the price of one when Sold at her own Choice and her Riding Saddle and a
pewter Dish & Bason three Spoons & two plates and one pot and the third
part of the price of my land when Sold and one Horse by the Name of Fanfair Now
my Will is that my land of five Hundred Acres with all and every of my property
of every Kind with Negroes and Stock of all Kinds to be sold only what I have
bequeathed to my two Daughters Racheal and Mary and my Wife and divided as
before mentioned___
Now I constitute and Ordain my son Robert Browning & Alexr. Murphey my whole
and Sole Executors In Testemony whereof I have Set my hand
and affixed my seal this the 19th day of April and in the year of Our Lord
1807
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Edmond X Browning
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J. ZACHARY
Thomas Browning
State of North Carolina
Caswell County \\ July Court 1807
The Execution of this Will was duly proved in Open Court by the Oath of Thomas
Browning one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto and on motion Ordered to be
recorded_______ at the same time the Executors therein mentioned qualified &
letters
Testamentory issued accordingly ___
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Ad. Murphey