- In the name of God Amen, I James Linn of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, being very sick and weak in body, but in perfect mind and memory and sound judgment, knowing that is appointed for all men to die, do make this my Last Will and Testament, desiring it may be received by all as such. First, I give my soul to God my Maker and my body to the earth from whence it was taken, in full assurance of its resurrection at the Last Day through the Almighty Power of God my Maker. I desire that my just debts and funeral expenses be first pai dand as for my worldly estate which it has pleased God to bless me with, I will and order as follows (viz) --
Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved son, James Linn, one hundred and fifty acres of land, joining to the land of Aaron Houston's Orphans on the west side of Six Mile Creek, to him, his heirs and assigns, forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved son, John Linn, one hundred and fifty acres of land joining James Paxton's line and on the east side of the Six Mile Creek, the creek being the line -- between him and his brother, James, to him, his heirs and assigns, forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved son, Adley Linn, one hundred and fifty acres of land joining and between his brother, James, and the wagon Road, to him, and his heirs and assigns, forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved son, William Miller Linn, one hundred and seventy acres of land, including my dwelling house and improvements, to him, his heirs and assigns, forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, one mare, a natural pony of a brown clour -- I leave two white horses and a small black mare for the use of working the plantation for the maintenance of the family.
Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved son, James Linn, one bay mare and colt which was heretofore called his property. Item, it is mydesire that my beloved wife have the dwelling house and furniture where I now live during her widow hood for the support of the family and lifewise what plantation tools shall be thought sufficient by my Executors to carry on the plantation business.
Item, it is my will that the wheelwright tools and smith tools b edivided among my four sons as my Executors in their discretion shall think best.
Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved children, Elener Linn, James Linn, John Linn, Sarah Linn, Adley Linn, William linn, Prudence Linn,to each one, a cow or heifer as my Executors thinks best and the rest of my cattle to be disposed of for the use of my family.
Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter, Elizabeth Linn, abed and other articles which is now called her property.
Item, I give to my beloved daughter, Catherine Gillaspie, five shillings.
Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughters, Margret Wallace, Mary Paxton, and Jane Prichard, each five shillings. And all the rest of my Estate to be equally divided as my Executors thinks proper and I hereby appoint my beloved wife, Sarah Lynn and James Paxton as my Executors. Given under my hand and seal, this seventeenth day of February, 1779.
Signed, sealed, pronounced and
declared in the presence of:
Henry Downs)
William Matthews) his
J James Linn (Seal)
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It is assumed that James died sometime between the date on his will and the second Wednesday in April, 1779 when his will was proved in court by Henry Downs.
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1725 - 1779 (54 years)
